2020 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:Catalan
Flag:Catalonia
Official Name:Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[1] [2]
Location:Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course Mi:2.875
Course Km:4.627
Race No:9
Season No:15
Date:27 September
Year:2020
Pole Rider Motogp:Franco Morbidelli
Pole Rider Motogp Country:ITA
Pole Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Pole Time Motogp:1:38.798
Fast Rider Motogp:Fabio Quartararo
Fast Rider Motogp Country:FRA
Fast Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Fast Time Motogp:1:40.142 on lap 9
First Rider Motogp:Fabio Quartararo
First Rider Motogp Country:FRA
First Rider Motogp Bike:Yamaha
Second Rider Motogp:Joan Mir
Second Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Second Rider Motogp Bike:Suzuki
Third Rider Motogp:Álex Rins
Third Rider Motogp Country:ESP
Third Rider Motogp Bike:Suzuki
Pole Rider Moto2:Luca Marini
Pole Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Pole Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Pole Time Moto2:1:43.355
Fast Rider Moto2:Sam Lowes
Fast Rider Moto2 Country:GBR
Fast Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Fast Time Moto2:1:43.544
First Rider Moto2:Luca Marini
First Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
First Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Second Rider Moto2:Sam Lowes
Second Rider Moto2 Country:GBR
Second Rider Moto2 Bike:Kalex
Third Rider Moto2:Fabio Di Giannantonio
Third Rider Moto2 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto2 Bike:Speed Up
Pole Rider Moto3:Tony Arbolino
Pole Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Pole Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Pole Time Moto3:1:47.762
Fast Rider Moto3:Romano Fenati
Fast Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Fast Rider Moto3 Bike:Husqvarna
Fast Time Moto3:1:48.702 on lap 3
First Rider Moto3:Darryn Binder
First Rider Moto3 Country:ZAF
First Rider Moto3 Bike:KTM
Second Rider Moto3:Tony Arbolino
Second Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Second Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda
Third Rider Moto3:Dennis Foggia
Third Rider Moto3 Country:ITA
Third Rider Moto3 Bike:Honda

The 2020 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya) was the ninth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the eighth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 27 September 2020.

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. The opening rounds of the 2020 championship were 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. On 11 June, a new schedule based solely within Europe was announced. The Catalan Grand Prix, originally scheduled for June 7, was placed on September 27.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the eighth round at the 2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini's Coast Grand Prix, Andrea Dovizioso on 83 points, lead the championship by one point over Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales, with Joan Mir a further 4 points behind.

In the Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 147 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha with 141. Suzuki Ecstar Team is third with 124 points, by 9 points over Ducati Team, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing sat 5th on 110 points.

MotoGP Entrants

Free practice

MotoGP

The first practice session ended with Fabio Quartararo fastest for Petronas Yamaha SRT ahead of Ducati Corse's Andrea Dovizioso and Team Suzuki Ecstar's Joan Mir. The second practice session ended with Franco Morbidelli fastest for Petronas Yamaha SRT, followed by Johann Zarco and Brad Binder.

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

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

BikersConstructor
FP1FP2FP3
120data-sort-value="qua" Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:40.4311:40.8601:39.418
225data-sort-value="vin" Maverick ViñalesYamaha1:41.1051:40.2081:39.462
388data-sort-value="oli" Miguel OliveiraKTM1:41.5921:41.0281:39.507
49data-sort-value="pet" Danilo PetrucciDucati1:42.0591:42.2571:39.702
55data-sort-value="zar" Johann ZarcoDucati1:41.6251:39.8981:39.709
644data-sort-value="esp" Pol EspargaróKTM1:41.8331:40.4741:39.756
721data-sort-value="mor" Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:41.2191:39.7891:39.774
846data-sort-value="ros" Valentino RossiYamaha1:41.5361:40.5021:39.836
933data-sort-value="bin" Brad BinderKTM1:42.3351:40.0081:39.841
1036data-sort-value="mir" Joan MirSuzuki1:41.0601:40.4411:39.862
1163data-sort-value="bag" Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:41.7901:41.3371:39.897
1243data-sort-value="mil" Jack MillerDucati1:42.0261:40.6261:39.919
134data-sort-value="dov" Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:40.8611:41.1241:39.963
1442data-sort-value="rin" Álex RinsSuzuki1:41.3161:40.5381:40.016
1530data-sort-value="nak" Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:41.6091:40.4121:40.023
1635data-sort-value="cru" Cal CrutchlowHonda1:41.5491:40.7541:40.071
1741data-sort-value="esa" Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:41.1951:40.7911:40.133
1838data-sort-value="smi" Bradley SmithAprilia1:41.6431:41.0951:40.226
1973data-sort-value="mar" Álex MárquezHonda1:42.0611:40.4781:40.283
2053data-sort-value="rab" Tito RabatDucati1:42.9921:41.6731:40.341
2127data-sort-value="lec" Iker LecuonaKTM1:41.6401:40.8711:40.977
226data-sort-value="bra" Stefan BradlHonda1:41.9691:41.2601:40.898
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap
Personal Best lap

Qualifying

MotoGP

RiderConstructorRow
Q1Q2
121 Franco MorbidelliYamahaQualified in Q21:38.79811
220 Fabio QuartararoYamahaQualified in Q21:39.0082
346 Valentino RossiYamahaQualified in Q21:39.1293
443 Jack MillerDucati1:39.3991:39.22542
512 Maverick ViñalesYamahaQualified in Q21:39.3715
65 Johann ZarcoDucatiQualified in Q21:39.3786
744 Pol EspargaróKTMQualified in Q21:39.49573
836 Joan MirSuzukiQualified in Q21:39.6288
99 Danilo PetrucciDucatiQualified in Q21:39.6419
1033 Brad BinderKTMQualified in Q21:39.659104
1130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:39.5471:39.71311
1288 Miguel OliveiraKTMQualified in Q21:40.18812
1342 Álex RinsSuzuki1:39.751N/A135
1463 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:39.777N/A14
1541 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:39.973N/A15
1635 Cal CrutchlowHonda1:39.988N/A166
174 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:40.109N/A17
1873 Álex MárquezHonda1:40.164N/A18
1927 Iker LecuonaKTM1:40.490N/A197
206 Stefan BradlHonda1:40.721N/A20
2138 Bradley SmithAprilia1:40.838N/A21
2253 Tito RabatDucati1:41.013N/A228
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 1 REPORT
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 2 REPORT

Race

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
120data-sort-value="qua" Fabio QuartararoPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha2440:33.176225
236data-sort-value="mir" Joan MirTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki24+0.928820
342data-sort-value="rin" Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki24+1.8981316
421data-sort-value="mor" Franco MorbidelliPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha24+2.846113
543data-sort-value="mil" Jack MillerPramac RacingDucati24+3.391411
663data-sort-value="bag" Francesco BagnaiaPramac RacingDucati24+3.5181410
730data-sort-value="nak" Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda IdemitsuHonda24+3.671119
89data-sort-value="pet" Danilo PetrucciDucati TeamDucati24+6.11798
912data-sort-value="viñ" Maverick ViñalesMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha24+13.60757
1035data-sort-value="cru" Cal CrutchlowLCR Honda CastrolHonda24+14.483166
1133data-sort-value="bin" Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM24+14.927105
1241data-sort-value="esp" Aleix EspargaróAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia24+15.647154
1373data-sort-value="már" Álex MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+17.327183
1427data-sort-value="lec" Iker LecuonaRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM24+27.066192
1553data-sort-value="rab" Tito RabatEsponsorama RacingDucati24+27.282221
1638data-sort-value="smi" Bradley SmithAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia24+28.73621
176data-sort-value="bra" Stefan BradlRepsol Honda TeamHonda24+32.64320
Ret88data-sort-value="oli" Miguel OliveiraRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM18Accident12
Ret46data-sort-value="ros" Valentino RossiMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha15Accident3
Ret44data-sort-value="esp" Pol EspargaróRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12Accident7
Ret5data-sort-value="zar" Johann ZarcoEsponsorama RacingDucati0Collision6
Ret4data-sort-value="dov" Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati0Collision17
Fastest lap

Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:40.142 (lap 9)

Sources:[5] [6] [7]

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
110 Luca MariniKalex2238:11.103125
222 Sam LowesKalex22+0.981320
321 Fabio Di GiannantonioSpeed Up22+4.399416
49 Jorge NavarroSpeed Up22+5.608213
516 Joe RobertsKalex22+5.797711
633 Enea BastianiniKalex22+6.0801010
772 Marco BezzecchiKalex22+8.55269
844 Arón CanetSpeed Up22+9.928198
942 Marcos RamírezKalex22+14.87487
1023 Marcel SchrötterKalex22+15.058146
1112 Thomas LüthiKalex22+17.687115
1245 Tetsuta NagashimaKalex22+18.910184
1340 Héctor GarzóKalex22+19.017223
1457 Edgar PonsKalex22+19.315172
1524 Simone CorsiMV Agusta22+20.404211
1687 Remy GardnerKalex22+24.35816
1764 Bo BendsneyderNTS22+27.56128
1855 Hafizh SyahrinSpeed Up22+36.01425
1927 Andi Farid IzdiharKalex22+36.10129
2099 Kasma DanielKalex22+37.65927
2174 Piotr BiesiekirskiNTS22+1:00.25630
Ret7 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex21Accident24
Ret37 Augusto FernándezKalex20Accident12
Ret35 Somkiat ChantraKalex20Accident26
Ret88 Jorge MartínKalex14Mechanical13
Ret97 Xavi ViergeKalex7Accident9
Ret96 Jake DixonKalex5Throttle Cable5
Ret11 Nicolò BulegaKalex3Exhaust15
Ret19 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex2Collision23
Ret62 Stefano ManziMV Agusta2Collision20
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
140 Darryn BinderKTM2138:32.507925
214 Tony ArbolinoHonda21+0.103120
37 Dennis FoggiaHonda21+0.1571316
411 Sergio GarcíaHonda21+0.2321013
521 Alonso LópezHusqvarna21+0.3861611
655 Romano FenatiHusqvarna21+1.4361510
75 Jaume MasiáHonda21+1.21859
813 Celestino ViettiKTM21+1.293178
923 Niccolò AntonelliHonda21+1.92867
102 Gabriel RodrigoHonda21+1.93236
1179 Ai OguraHonda21+2.012245
1212 Filip SalačHonda21+2.53674
1325 Raúl FernándezKTM21+3.57223
1482 Stefano NepaKTM21+4.800252
156 Ryusei YamanakaHonda21+5.042261
1670 Barry BaltusKTM21+5.65631
1771 Ayumu SasakiKTM21+6.72918
1827 Kaito TobaKTM21+13.5568
1952 Jeremy AlcobaHonda21+14.20514
2054 Riccardo RossiKTM21+14.43720
2192 Yuki KuniiHonda21+23.20229
2250 Jason DupasquierKTM21+25.03223
2373 Maximilian KoflerKTM21+35.46930
2489 Khairul Idham PawiHonda21+35.49627
Ret16 Andrea MignoKTM18Handling11
Ret99 Carlos TatayKTM17Clutch21
Ret9 Davide PizzoliKTM11Accident28
Ret53 Deniz ÖncüKTM8Collision22
Ret20 José Julián GarcíaHonda8Collision19
Ret17 John McPheeHonda5Collision12
Ret75 Albert ArenasKTM5Collision4
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8] [9] [10]

MotoGP

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
11 Fabio Quartararo108
22 Joan Mir100
3 Maverick Viñales90
34 Andrea Dovizioso84
5 Franco Morbidelli77
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Ducati126
12 Suzuki113
13 Yamaha113
24 KTM109
5 Honda72
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Team Suzuki Ecstar160
32 Petronas Yamaha SRT148
13 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP128
14 Ducati Team123
15 Pramac Racing118

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
1 Luca Marini150
2 Enea Bastianini130
3 Marco Bezzecchi114
4 Sam Lowes103
5 Jorge Martín79
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Kalex225
2 Speed Up82
3 MV Agusta22
4 NTS9
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Sky Racing Team VR46264
2 Red Bull KTM Ajo151
13 EG 0,0 Marc VDS139
14 Italtrans Racing Team135
5 Liqui Moly Intact GP111

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings
RiderPoints
11 Ai Ogura122
12 Albert Arenas119
3 John McPhee98
24 Tony Arbolino95
15 Celestino Vietti94
Constructors' Championship standings
ConstructorPoints
1 Honda191
2 KTM187
3 Husqvarna61
Teams' Championship standings
TeamPoints
1 Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3144
32 Leopard Racing130
13 Sky Racing Team VR46130
14 Honda Team Asia122
15 Kömmerling Gresini Moto3115

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. www.progcovers.com.
  2. Web site: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. www.progcovers.com.
  3. Web site: 4 August 2020. Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers. 4 August 2020. Honda Racing Corporation.
  4. Web site: Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP. 2020-08-22. BusinessLIVE. en-ZA.
  5. Web site: 2020 Catalan MotoGP | Motorsport Database .
  6. https://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2020/CAT/MotoGP/RAC/Classification.pdf OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  7. Web site: MotoGP RAC Classification 2020. MotoGP. 16 March 2023.
  8. Web site: MotoGP Standings. 27 September 2020. resources.motogp.com. 29 September 2020.
  9. Web site: Moto2 Standings. 27 September 2020. resources.motogp.com. 29 September 2020.
  10. Web site: Moto3 Standings. 27 September 2020. resources.motogp.com. 29 September 2020.

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