DOHA: Pedro Acosta (Red Bull KTM Ajo) won the 2021 FIM Moto3 World Champion on Sunday after a tense thriller at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve.
The rookie sensation sealed the deal with a win as sole remaining rival Dennis Foggia (Leopard Racing) hit some bad luck on the final lap.
Acosta has led the standings since the second Grand Prix of the season – his incredible win from pitlane in Doha – and takes his place in history as the first rookie lightweight class Champion since Loris Capirossi in 1990.
Acosta’s ascent to the crown began at five years old when his family bought him a dirt bike.
But it wasn’t quite love at first sight, although the young Spaniard did have an apt hero: Kevin Schwantz. And he did keep going, starting a path that would really take off in 2017 as he took the pre-Moto3 title in Spain with two races to spare, starting to stand out.
