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2020 European motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 European motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio de Europa) was the thirteenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the twelfth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste on 8 November 2020.

Europe  2020 European Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date8 November 2020
Official nameGran Premio de Europa
LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo
Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Pol Espargaró KTM
Time 1:40.434
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:31.884 on lap 22
Podium
First Spain Joan Mir Suzuki
Second Spain Álex Rins Suzuki
Third Spain Pol Espargaró KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex
Time 1:38.936
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex
Time 1:35.584 on lap 4
Podium
First Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Second Spain Jorge Martín Kalex
Third Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider United Kingdom John McPhee Honda
Time 1:52.252
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Albert Arenas KTM
Time 1:39.030 on lap 7
Podium
First Spain Raúl Fernández KTM
Second Spain Sergio García Honda
Third Japan Ai Ogura Honda

Background edit

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

See also: 2020 MotoGP season § Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic, and COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several Grands Prix were cancelled or postponed after the aborted opening round in Qatar, prompting the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to draft a new calendar. A new calendar based exclusively in Europe was announced on 11 June. The organizers of the Valencian Community Grand Prix have signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the commercial rights of the sport, to host a double stage at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, becoming the fifth circuit to host two consecutive races of the World Championship, and is the third time it takes place in Spain. But unlike the other double events of the season, the original Grand Prix will be preceded by the round introduced by the new calendar. The name chosen is that of the European Grand Prix, which returns to the world championship for the first time since 1995.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race edit

After the eleventh round at the Teruel Grand Prix, Joan Mir leads the drivers' standings with 137 points, 14 more than Fabio Quartararo and 19 more than Maverick Viñales. Franco Morbidelli, after the victory in the Teruel stage, gains two positions and is fourth with 112 points and has three points against Andrea Dovizioso, now fifth.

In the constructors' classification, following the 50-point penalty imposed on Yamaha for failing to comply with the protocol that requires unanimous approval from the Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association (MSMA) for technical modifications (Yamaha would have changed valve specifications between the freezing of the homologation just before the abandoned round in Qatar and the opening round at Jerez), Ducati is the new leader with 171 points, followed by Suzuki at 163 points and Yamaha, which has lost the championship lead and now third at 158 points. Honda and KTM are fourth and fifth respectively at 143 and 117 points, while Aprilia closes the standings with 36 points.

In the team standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar leads with 242 points. Petronas Yamaha SRT and Monster Energy Yamaha, following the penalties of 37 and 20 points for technical modifications on their bikes, are respectively second (with 198 points) and fifth (with 156 points), the latter relegated by one position and overtaken by KTM Factory Racing by only one point. Ducati Team is third with 180 points.

MotoGP Entrants edit

Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes
  • Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the tenth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[1][2]
  • Aprilia test rider and former World Superbike rider Lorenzo Savadori has been announced to replace Bradley Smith for the final three rounds in Valencia and Portugal, subsequently excluding Andrea Iannone from a start in 2020.
  • Iker Lecuona is forced to miss the European Grand Prix due to Andorran quarantine rules, after his brother and assistant both tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice.
  • After delays to Valentino Rossi's SARS-CoV-2 recovery, Yamaha World Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff was announced initially to replace Rossi at the European Grand Prix. Gerloff completed the Friday sessions of free practice, before two subsequent negative tests from Rossi allowed him to return to the paddock beginning with the third practice session on Saturday.

Free practice edit

MotoGP edit

The first session, held in wet conditions, Jack Miller was the fastest ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Stefan Bradl.[3] In the second session, on a dry track, Miller confirmed his leadership in the standings ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Morbidelli.[4] The third session, held in wet conditions, Johann Zarco set the best time ahead of Maverick Viñales and Takaaki Nakagami.[5]

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 edit

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.

Pos. No. Bikers Constructor Free practice times
FP1[6] FP2[7] FP3[8]
1 43   Jack Miller Ducati 1:42.063 1:32.528 No time
2 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:43.461 1:32.620 1:42.957
3 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:42.530 1:32.804 1:42.831
4 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:43.230 1:32.866 1:41.071
5 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1:42.841 1:32.952 1:42.506
6 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:43.521 1:33.157 1:41.779
7 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:42.584 1:33.259 1:43.534
8 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:42.959 1:33.292 1:42.009
9 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:44.791 1:33.337 1:43.234
10 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:43.728 1:33.405 1:41.864
11 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:43.009 1:33.410 1:40.743
12 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:43.925 1:33.463 1:41.285
13 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:42.877 1:33.483 1:41.352
14 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:42.566 1:33.504 1:41.884
15 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:43.572 1:33.515 1:41.193
16 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:42.654 1:33.570 1:41.589
17 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:42.639 1:33.739 1:40.007
18 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:42.700 1:33.775 1:42.824
19 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:44.527 1:35.661 1:42.301
20 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:44.448 1:36.690 1:42.547
21 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha No time No time 1:41.642
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

Notes
  • Garrett Gerloff participated in the first two sessions having been initially chosen by Yamaha as a replacement for Valentino Rossi (his best times were in FP1 1:43.645, in FP2 1:34.107).

In the fourth session Miguel Oliveira was the fastest ahead of Joan Mir and Miller.[9]

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[10] Q2[11]
1 44   Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q2 1:40.434 1 1
2 42   Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:40.475 2
3 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:40.530 3
4 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:40.821 1:40.577 4 2
5 36   Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:40.704 5
6 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Qualified in Q2 1:40.8931 92 3
7 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:40.8931 6 2
8 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:40.771 1:41.328 7 3
9 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:41.557 8
10 33   Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:41.781 10 4
11 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:41.943 11
12 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:42.249 12
13 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:41.010 N/A 13 5
14 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:41.276 N/A 14
15 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:41.310 N/A PL3
16 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:41.311 N/A 15 5
17 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:41.395 N/A 16 6
18 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:42.039 N/A 17
19 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:42.244 N/A 18
20 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:42.532 N/A 19 7
21 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:43.030 N/A 20
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Notes
  • ^1 – Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller set identical times in Q2; Aleix Espargaró was classified ahead as he set his lap time before Miller.
  • ^2 – Aleix Espargaró received a 3-place grid penalty for ignoring blue flags.
  • ^3 – Maverick Viñales received a penalty for the start of the pit lane for changing the engine and mounting the sixth of the season.

Warm up edit

MotoGP edit

In the warm up, Joan Mir was the fastest ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Jack Miller.[12]

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 41:37.297 5 25
2 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 27 +0.651 2 20
3 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +1.203 1 16
4 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 27 +2.194 3 13
5 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 27 +8.046 7 11
6 43   Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 27 +8.755 6 10
7 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 27 +10.137 10 9
8 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 27 +10.801 12 8
9 5   Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 27 +11.550 4 7
10 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 27 +16.803 18 6
11 21   Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +17.617 8 5
12 6   Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 27 +24.350 13 4
13 12   Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 27 +25.403 PL 3
14 20   Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 27 +39.639 11 2
Ret 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 Electronics 19
Ret 73   Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 23 Accident 14
Ret 53   Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 13 Mechanical 20
Ret 63   Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 5 Accident 16
Ret 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 5 Accident 15
Ret 46   Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 4 Engine 17
Ret 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 0 Accident 9
Fastest lap:   Brad Binder (KTM) – 1:31.884 (lap 22)
Sources:[13][14][15]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 40:06.441 5 25
2 88   Jorge Martín Kalex 25 +1.941 6 20
3 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 25 +3.553 4 16
4 33   Enea Bastianini Kalex 25 +4.494 15 13
5 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 25 +4.648 8 11
6 10   Luca Marini Kalex 25 +5.142 7 10
7 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 25 +5.224 9 9
8 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 25 +8.104 10 8
9 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 25 +8.746 1 7
10 9   Jorge Navarro Speed Up 25 +11.930 19 6
11 44   Arón Canet Speed Up 25 +12.451 20 5
12 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 25 +13.209 22 4
13 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25 +13.585 16 3
14 64   Bo Bendsneyder NTS 25 +15.528 14 2
15 62   Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 25 +19.284 21 1
16 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 25 +20.085 27
17 57   Edgar Pons Kalex 25 +21.512 23
18 27   Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 25 +22.965 12
19 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 25 +24.769 13
20 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25 +34.173 25
21 99   Kasma Daniel Kalex 25 +44.355 24
22 74   Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 25 +59.450 28
Ret 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 18 Accident Damage 3
Ret 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 9 Accident 26
Ret 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 5 Accident 18
Ret 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 2 Accident 11
Ret 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 1 Accident 2
Ret 55   Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 1 Accident 17
DNS 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex Did not start
DNS 96   Jake Dixon Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Augusto Fernández suffered a foot injury in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
  • Jake Dixon suffered a fractured right wrist in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 23 38:29.140 2 25
2 11   Sergio García Honda 23 +0.703 7 20
3 79   Ai Ogura Honda 23 +1.005 8 16
4 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 23 +1.037 17 13
5 40   Darryn Binder KTM 23 +13.392 9 11
6 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +13.424 13 10
7 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +16.719 24 9
8 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +16.824 29 8
9 12   Filip Salač Honda 23 +16.964 15 7
10 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +17.088 26 6
11 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +17.344 6 5
12 16   Andrea Migno KTM 23 +17.467 11 4
13 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +17.589 16 3
14 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +18.191 27 2
15 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23 +18.358 12 1
16 6   Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 23 +18.441 30
17 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 23 +19.128 18
18 50   Jason Dupasquier KTM 23 +19.583 20
19 9   Davide Pizzoli KTM 23 +27.457 23
20 70   Barry Baltus KTM 23 +27.836 22
21 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 23 +31.328 21
22 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 23 +31.661 25
23 13   Celestino Vietti KTM 23 +1:20.533 3
Ret 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 16 Accident 31
Ret 27   Kaito Toba KTM 16 Power Loss 10
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 13 Accident 19
Ret 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 13 Accident 14
Ret 5   Jaume Masiá Honda 9 Accident 28
Ret 17   John McPhee Honda 4 Accident 1
Ret 21   Alonso López Husqvarna 2 Accident Damage 5
DSQ 75   Albert Arenas KTM 10 Black flag 4
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[16][17][18]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Yamaha scored 213 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[19]
  2. ^ Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 242 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[19]
  3. ^ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 179 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[19]

References edit

  1. ^ "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  9. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 4 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  10. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  12. ^ "GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  13. ^ "2020 European MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  14. ^ S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2020 GRAN PREMIO DE EUROPA MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  15. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  16. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  19. ^ a b c "Yamaha handed penalties, no effect on rider points". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

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