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2020 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal) was the fifteenth and final round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fourteenth and final round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão on 22 November 2020.

Portugal  2020 Portuguese Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date22 November 2020
Official nameGrande Prémio MEO de Portugal
LocationAutódromo Internacional do Algarve
Portimão, Algarve, Portugal
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.592 km (2.853 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Time 1:38.892
Fastest lap
Rider Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Time 1:39.855 on lap 9
Podium
First Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Second Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Third Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:42.592
Fastest lap
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:42.504 on lap 23
Podium
First Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Second Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Third United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 1:48.051
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 1:47.858 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Raúl Fernández KTM
Second Italy Dennis Foggia Honda
Third Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda

Enea Bastianini and Albert Arenas clinched the world championship title in Moto2 and Moto3 category respectively after a dramatic finale in both classes. Both riders secured their respective first world championship title in their career on Grand Prix motorcycling level.

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 Portugal

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 opening round in Qatar was halted, prompting the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme to draft a new calendar. A new calendar based exclusively in Europe was announced on 11 June. The Portuguese Grand Prix, absent from the calendar since 2012 (when it took place at the Autódromo do Estoril), was introduced as the last stage of the championship; this is the first time the season finale has not been held in Valencia since 2001. The race is held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, which has served as MotoGP's reserve track since 2017; it is the first time that this circuit hosts a Grand Prix and is the seventy-third circuit which hosts a World Championship race.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race edit

After having achieved the arithmetic certainty of winning the World Championship, Joan Mir leads the riders' standings with 171 points, 29 more than Franco Morbidelli who won the previous Grand Prix and gained three positions in the general classification. Álex Rins is third with 138 points, followed by Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo with 127 and 125 points, respectively.

In the constructors' standings, Suzuki and Ducati are leading with 201 points, followed by Yamaha and KTM with 13 and 26 points behind. Honda is fifth at 133 points, while Aprilia closes the standings at 43 points.

In the team championship standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar took the title and leads with 309 points, 79 more than Petronas Yamaha SRT. KTM Factory Racing outstripped Ducati Team for third position (209 vs 203 points), with Monster Energy Yamaha fifth at 169 points.

Moto2 and Moto3 Championship riders' standings before the race edit

In the intermediate class, four riders are still fighting for the title, with Enea Bastianini leading with 194 points, followed by Sam Lowes with 180 points. Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi are third and fourth at 176 and 171 points respectively.

In the lightweight class, there are still three drivers in the running with Albert Arenas first at 170 points, followed by Ai Ogura and Tony Arbolino with respectively 8 and 11 points behind.

MotoGP entrants edit

Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes

Free practice edit

MotoGP edit

In the first session, home rider Miguel Oliveira was the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró. In the second session Johann Zarco took the lead, with Viñales and Espargaró confirming themselves as second and third. In the third session Jack Miller finished ahead of everyone, followed by Oliveira and Álex Rins. In the combined standings, the new world champion Joan Mir and the winner of the previous race Franco Morbidelli remain excluded from Q2.

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[3] FP2[4] FP3[5]
1 43   Jack Miller Ducati 1:41.271 1:39.820 1:39.205
2 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:40.122 1:39.946 1:39.330
3 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:40.960 1:40.213 1:39.355
4 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:40.961 1:39.741 1:39.404
5 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:40.878 1:39.939 1:39.411
6 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:41.181 1:39.417 1:39.801
7 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:40.877 1:39.692 1:39.480
8 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1:40.680 1:39.783 1:39.513
9 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:40.162 1:39.536 1:39.693
10 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:40.920 1:39.909 1:39.569
11 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:41.167 1:39.888 1:39.619
12 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:40.236 1:39.645 1:39.732
13 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:42.082 1:39.697 1:40.030
14 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:40.695 1:39.966 1:39.717
15 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:40.856 1:39.732 1:39.951
16 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:40.297 1:40.085 1:39.934
17 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:41.433 1:39.977 1:40.448
18 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:41.228 1:40.338 1:40.005
19 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:41.928 1:40.547 1:40.484
20 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:41.946 1:41.279 1:40.722
21 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:43.154 1:41.256 1:41.256
22 82   Mika Kallio KTM 1:43.920 1:41.826 1:42.468
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session Pol Espargaró was the fastest ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Takaaki Nakagami.[6]

Moto2 edit

In the combined free practice times table, Remy Gardner was the fastest ahead of Luca Marini and Héctor Garzó. Sam Lowes is fifth, championship leader Enea Bastianini is ninth while Marco Bezzecchi is fifteenth and does not enter directly into Q2.[7]

Moto3 edit

In the free practice combined, Jaume Masiá was the fastest ahead of Albert Arenas and Jeremy Alcoba. Arenas 'opponents for the drivers' title, Ai Ogura and Tony Arbolino, are fifteenth and twenty-two and does not enter directly into Q2.[8]

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid 		Row
Q1[9] Q2[10]
1 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:38.892 1 1
2 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:39.276 1:38.936 2
3 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.038 3
4 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:39.250 1:39.156 4 2
5 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.199 5
6 6   Stefan Bradl Honda Qualified in Q2 1:39.204 6
7 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.238 7 3
8 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.260 8
9 44   Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q2 1:39.284 9
10 42   Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:39.467 10 4
11 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:39.531 11
12 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.587 12
13 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:39.390 N/A 13 5
14 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:39.762 N/A 14
15 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:40.019 N/A 15
16 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:40.049 N/A 16 6
17 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:40.058 N/A 17
18 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:40.091 N/A 18
19 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 1:40.174 N/A 19 7
20 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:40.290 N/A 20
21 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:40.427 N/A 21
22 82   Mika Kallio KTM 1:41.753 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Moto2 edit

Remy Gardner took pole position with a time of 1:42.592, with Luca Marini second at +0.118 sec. and Fabio Di Giannantonio at +0.129 sec.. Enea Bastianini is fourth, followed by Sam Lowes. Marco Bezzecchi, after passing Q1, qualifies twelfth.[11]

Moto3 edit

Raul Fernandez takes pole position with a time of 1:48.051, followed by Jeremy Alcoba at +0.185 sec. and from Ayumu Sasaki to +0.240 sec.. Among the contenders for the bikers' title, Ai Ogura beats Q1 and in Q2 qualifies fifth ahead of Albert Arenas, while Tony Arbolino does not exceed Q1 (thirteenth time) and finishes in twenty-seventh place.[12]

Warm up edit

MotoGP edit

In the warm up, Cal Crutchlow was the fastest ahead of teammate Takaaki Nakagami and Brad Binder.[13]

Moto2 edit

Remy Gardner was the fastest biker also in the warm up, ahead of Jorge Martin and Luca Marini.[14]

Moto3 edit

Jaume Masiá was placed in front of everyone, followed by Tony Arbolino and Dennis Foggia.[15]

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 25 41:48.163 1 25
2 43   Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 25 +3.193 3 20
3 21   Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 25 +3.298 2 16
4 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 25 +12.626 9 13
5 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 25 +13.318 11 11
6 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 25 +15.578 12 10
7 6   Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 +15.738 6 9
8 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 25 +16.034 14 8
9 73   Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 25 +18.325 16 7
10 5   Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 25 +18.596 7 6
11 12   Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 +18.685 8 5
12 46   Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 25 +18.946 17 4
13 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 25 +19.159 4 3
14 20   Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 25 +24.376 5 2
15 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 25 +27.776 10 1
16 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 25 +34.266 18
17 82   Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 25 +48.410 22
18 53   Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 25 +48.411 21
Ret 32   Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 22 Accident 19
Ret 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 15 Electronics 20
Ret 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 2 Accident 13
Ret 63   Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 0 Arm Pain 15
Fastest lap:   Miguel Oliveira (KTM) – 1:39.855 (lap 9)
Sources:[16][17][18]

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 23 39:35.476 1 25
2 10   Luca Marini Kalex 23 +1.609 2 20
3 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 23 +3.813 5 16
4 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 23 +8.437 12 13
5 33   Enea Bastianini Kalex 23 +8.646 4 11
6 88   Jorge Martín Kalex 23 +8.899 6 10
7 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 23 +8.956 18 9
8 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 23 +9.568 8 8
9 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 23 +10.367 17 7
10 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 23 +11.084 13 6
11 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 23 +11.199 9 5
12 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 23 +16.864 21 4
13 64   Bo Bendsneyder NTS 23 +16.998 16 3
14 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 23 +18.550 10 2
15 44   Arón Canet Speed Up 23 +20.169 15 1
16 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 23 +22.918 24
17 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 23 +27.141 20
18 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 23 +27.303 27
19 62   Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 23 +27.340 19
20 77   Dominique Aegerter NTS 23 +44.924 22
21 55   Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 23 +51.163 28
Ret 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 20 Mechanical 25
Ret 27   Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 17 Accident 26
Ret 57   Edgar Pons Kalex 12 Mechanical 23
Ret 99   Kasma Daniel Kalex 10 Accident 29
Ret 9   Jorge Navarro Speed Up 5 Accident 14
Ret 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 5 Accident 11
Ret 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 0 Accident 3
Ret 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 0 Accident 7
Fastest lap:   Remy Gardner (Kalex) – 1:42.504 (lap 23)
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 21 38:06.272 1 25
2 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 21 +5.810 8 20
3 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +5.866 2 16
4 11   Sergio García Honda 21 +6.447 12 13
5 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 21 +12.998 27 11
6 40   Darryn Binder KTM 21 +13.065 18 10
7 13   Celestino Vietti KTM 21 +13.907 14 9
8 79   Ai Ogura Honda 21 +13.929 5 8
9 17   John McPhee Honda 21 +13.945 19 7
10 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 21 +14.438 11 6
11 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 21 +14.487 7 5
12 75   Albert Arenas KTM 21 +14.708 6 4
13 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +19.285 3 3
14 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 21 +23.195 29 2
15 27   Kaito Toba KTM 21 +24.233 17 1
16 70   Barry Baltus KTM 21 +24.260 13
17 6   Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 21 +24.321 31
18 31   Adrián Fernández Honda 21 +24.425 20
19 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +24.625 22
20 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +24.672 23
21 16   Andrea Migno KTM 21 +27.637 16
22 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +34.490 15
23 50   Jason Dupasquier KTM 21 +34.884 30
24 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +35.003 25
25 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 21 +35.092 24
26 9   Davide Pizzoli KTM 21 +35.216 28
27 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 21 +40.329 10
28 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 21 +46.973 21
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 19 Accident 4
Ret 5   Jaume Masiá Honda 17 Accident 9
Ret 21   Alonso López Husqvarna 14 Accident 26
Fastest lap:   Raúl Fernández (KTM) – 1:47.858 (lap 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.[19][20][21]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Yamaha scored 254 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[22]
  2. ^ Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 285 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[22]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 2020-08-22.
  3. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  4. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  5. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  6. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 4 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  7. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto2 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto3 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  9. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  10. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto2 OFFICIAL MOTO2 UALIFYING RESULTS TIMES REPORT 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  12. ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto3 OFFICIAL MOTO3 UALIFYING RESULTS TIMES REPORT 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  13. ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  14. ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto2 Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  15. ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto3 Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  16. ^ "2020 Portuguese MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  17. ^ Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal
  18. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
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