2020 MotoGP World Championship explained

The 2020 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 72nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

The season was notably characterized by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence of perennial title favourite and defending champion Marc Márquez due to a serious arm injury, the high number of wins from different riders, teams and constructors, and the Yamaha engine controversy.

Joan Mir secured his maiden MotoGP title and Team Suzuki Ecstar secured their first and only team championship at the penultimate round. Mir's championship was the first for a Suzuki rider since 2000.^[1] Mir won the title by 13 points ahead of Franco Morbidelli. Ducati won the constructors' championship following a 50-point deduction for Yamaha, despite having no riders in the championship's top three.

Season summary

Marc Márquez and Repsol Honda started the season as the defending World Champion and World Constructors' champions respectively, after they both won their championships in 2019 for the fourth consecutive season. After an opening round crash resulting in a fractured humerus,^[2] and an aborted return attempt the following week,^[3] Márquez sat out the remainder of the season, meaning he could not win the title for a fifth consecutive time.^[4] Former premier class world champion Valentino Rossi had a career-low season, finishing the championship outside of the top 7 for the first time in his career, ending 15th.

By mid-November, Joan Mir secured the riders' title with one win and seven podiums and Team Suzuki Ecstar clinched the teams' championship.^[1] Ducati took the constructors' championship in the final round in Portugal, helped by the 50-point penalty handed to Yamaha earlier in the season. This was Ducati's first constructors' title since Casey Stoner's dominant 2007 season.

Riders Fabio Quartararo, Brad Binder, Miguel Oliveira, Franco Morbidelli and Joan Mir won their first premier class victories during the season and KTM took their first wins as a constructor. Five riders taking their inaugural victories in the season surpassed the record set in the 2016 season. In addition, three teams (Petronas SRT, KTM Factory Racing and Tech3, respectively) won their first races in the premier class.^{[5] [6] [7] [8] [9]} Between the Czech Republic and Aragon Grands Prix, different riders won in eight successive races, equalling the previous record set between the 2016 Italian and San Marino Grands Prix.^[10] A total of 9 different riders won a race in the season, also matching the record set in 2016.^[11] Morbidelli and Quartararo won three races each, Oliveira two, with Binder, Andrea Dovizioso, Maverick Viñales, Danilo Petrucci, Álex Rins and champion Mir (in chronological order) each having won a single race.

When Joan Mir secured the riders' championship title, he became the first Suzuki rider to win the title since Kenny Roberts Jr. in 2000, the first non-Honda or non-Yamaha rider to win the title since Ducati rider Casey Stoner in 2007, as well as the first Moto3 world champion to win the premier class title.

COVID-19 pandemic

The season calendar was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season. On 11 June, the rescheduled calendar was confirmed, with the season beginning on 19 July with the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez. On 31 July, the FIM announced that the remaining flyaway races were to be cancelled, marking the first time since 1986 that the premier class was held entirely within Europe.^[12] With a total of only 14 rounds, it was the shortest season of 500cc/MotoGP since 1998.

Affected riders

• In mid-October, Valentino Rossi became the first premier class rider to test positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, forcing him to miss the Aragon and Teruel rounds due to Italian quarantine regulations.^{[13] [14]} A longer-than-expected recovery put his return in Valencia into question, but a pair of negative tests allowed Rossi to rejoin the paddock for the Saturday sessions of the European Grand Prix.^[15]
• Iker Lecuona missed the European Grand Prix due to Andorran quarantine rules for close contact with positive-tested individuals, after his brother and assistant both tested positive for the virus.^[16] Lecuona later tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus himself, forcing him to miss the Valencian and Portuguese Grands Prix.^{[17] [18]}

Yamaha engine controversy

Before the European Grand Prix in Valencia, Yamaha and its teams were handed penalties for disregarding the protocol which requires obtaining unanimous approval from the Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association (MSMA) for engine technical changes. Yamaha allegedly changed the specification of engine valves between the homologation freeze just before the abandoned Qatar round and the opening round in Jerez, claiming "an internal oversight". As a result, Yamaha was docked 50 points in the manufacturers' championship and the Yamaha factory team and Petronas SRT lost 20 and 37 points respectively, equal to the points scored using the non-compliant engines. No penalty was applied to individual riders' points totals.^{[19] [20]} Yamaha made an official statement accepting the FIM's sanctions and confirmed it would not appeal the decision.^[21]

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle Rider Rounds Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 38 Bradley Smith^[22] ^[23] 1–11 32 ^[24] 12–14 41 Aleix Espargaró^[25] All Ducati Team Ducati 04 Andrea Dovizioso^[26] All 9 Danilo Petrucci^[27] All Pramac Racing 43 Jack Miller^[28] All 63 nowrap Francesco Bagnaia^[29] align=center style="background:#ccccff;" 51 Michele Pirro^[30] 4–5 Hublot Reale Avintia Racing Hublot Reale Avintia Esponsorama Racing Desmosedici GP19 5 Johann Zarco All 53 Tito Rabat^[31] All LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol Honda RC213V 30 Takaaki Nakagami^[32] All 35 Cal Crutchlow^[33] 1–6, 8–14 Repsol Honda Team 73 Álex Márquez^[34] All 93 Marc Márquez^[35] 1–2 align=center style="background:#ccccff;" 6 Stefan Bradl^[36] 3–14 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 33 Brad Binder^[37] All 44 Pol Espargaró^[38] All Red Bull KTM Tech3 27 Iker Lecuona 1–11, 13 align=center style="background:#ccccff;" 82 Mika Kallio 14 88 Miguel Oliveira^[39] All Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 36 Joan Mir^[40] All 42 Álex Rins^[41] All Yamaha YZR-M1 12 Maverick Viñales^[42] All 46 Valentino Rossi^[43] 31 Garrett Gerloff^[44] 12 Petronas Yamaha SRT 20 Fabio Quartararo^[45] All 21 Franco Morbidelli All Source:^[46]

All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres.^[47]

Rider changes

• Johann Zarco and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing announced midway through the 2019 season that they would end their relationship prematurely. Zarco was originally contracted through the end of 2020.^[48] His seat was taken by 2016 Moto3 champion Brad Binder, who moved up to MotoGP from KTM's Moto2 program. Binder was originally slotted to replace Hafizh Syahrin at Red Bull KTM Tech3. Instead, fellow KTM Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona was promoted to the MotoGP class to replace Syahrin, who returned to Moto2.^{[37] [49]}
• Three-time MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo retired at the conclusion of the 2019 season, after 12 seasons in the premier class.^[50] He was replaced at Repsol Honda by 2019 Moto2 champion Álex Márquez, alongside his brother Marc Márquez.^{[34] [51]} On 30 January 2020, Jorge Lorenzo was confirmed to be returning to Yamaha as a part of the manufacturer's European testing team.^[52] Before the start of the season, Lorenzo confirmed that he would make a wildcard entry for Yamaha at the Catalunya round.^[53] Due to the COVID-19 response, wildcard entries were later forbidden to minimize paddock personnel.^[54]
• Between the Valencia and Jerez 2019 post-season tests, it was announced that Reale Avintia had elected to prematurely terminate Karel Abraham's contract which would have seen him with the team through the end of 2020. Abraham confirmed his retirement from MotoGP after 8 years in the premier class.^[55] Johann Zarco joined Reale Avintia in Karel Abraham's place.^[56]
• Andrea Iannone was handed a provisional suspension from all FIM-sanctioned events on 17 December 2019 for a failed doping test after the Malaysian Grand Prix. On 31 March 2020, the FIM International Disciplinary Court upheld the suspension and commuted it to an 18-month ban from the beginning of the provisional suspension.^[57] Bradley Smith replaced him beginning with the first 2 rounds of 2020, as Iannone awaited the results of his appeal. By mid-August, Iannone's appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was postponed until 15 October, meaning Smith would continue as replacement rider at least until the French Grand Prix. On 15 October, the CAS announced that the final decision would be made by mid-November, casting doubts on any return for Iannone before the season finale on 22 November.^[58] On 10 November, the CAS announced its decision to extend Iannone's ban from 18 months to a 4-year period.^[59]

Mid-season changes

• Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in an opening round crash at the Spanish Grand Prix. Márquez did not return for the remainder of the season.
• Ducati test rider Michele Pirro replaced Francesco Bagnaia in both Austrian rounds while Bagnaia recovered from injuries sustained in a crash during practice at the Czech Republic Grand Prix.
• Valentino Rossi tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on 15 October, requiring him to quarantine for a minimum of 10 days according to Italian law and forcing him to miss the Aragon and Teruel rounds. Yamaha confirmed that they would not field a replacement for Rossi at the Teruel round on 25 October. 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.
• Aprilia test rider and former World Superbike rider Lorenzo Savadori was announced to replace Bradley Smith for the final three rounds in Valencia and Portugal, subsequently ruling Andrea Iannone out of a start in 2020.
• Tech3 rider Iker Lecuona was forced to sit out of the European Grand Prix in Valencia, due to Andorran quarantine rules for close contact with individuals who tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. His brother – with whom he lived in Andorra – and his personal assistant both tested positive for the virus on 3 November, meaning Lecuona was forced into a mandatory quarantine of 10 days minimum. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice. Lecuona also missed the Valencian Grand Prix after he subsequently tested positive for the virus shortly before the beginning of the race weekend, and subsequently the Portuguese Grand Prix on the following weekend. KTM factory test rider Mika Kallio replaced Lecuona in Portugal.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2020:^[60]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	19 July	Gran Premio Red Bull de España^[61]	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
2	26 July	Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía
3	9 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky^[62]	Brno Circuit, Brno
4	16 August	myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich^[63]	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
5	23 August	BMW M Grand Prix of Styria
6	13 September	Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini^[64]
7	20 September	Gran Premio TISSOT dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini^[65]
8	27 September	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya^[66]	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
9	11 October	SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France^[67]	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
10	18 October	Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón^[68]	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
11	25 October	Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel
12	8 November	Gran Premio de Europa	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
13	15 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana^[69]
14	22 November	Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal^[70]	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão

Cancelled Grands Prix

The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:^[71]

Original Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
8 March	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix^[72]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
31 May	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
21 June	German motorcycle Grand Prix^[73]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
28 June	Dutch TT^[74]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
12 July	Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix^[75]	Kymi Ring, Iitti
30 August	British motorcycle Grand Prix^[76]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
22 March 4 October	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix^[77]	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
18 October	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
25 October	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix^[78]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
1 November	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix^[79]	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
5 April 15 November	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas^[80]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
19 April		Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo

Calendar changes

• The Finnish Grand Prix was planned to be reintroduced to the calendar after a 37-year absence. The venue hosting the round was planned to be the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982.^[75]
• The Aragon Grand Prix was moved from the last week of September to the first week of October. It was later returned to its original schedule to allow for the rescheduled Thailand Grand Prix.^[81]

Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic

The season calendar was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.

• The Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled to be the first round, was cancelled after Qatari quarantine measures were put in place. Travelers coming from Italy or having recently been in Italy would be required to quarantine for two weeks, creating difficulties for the many teams, riders, and suppliers based in Italy. However, the Moto2 and Moto3 races proceeded as planned, as the teams and riders were already in Qatar for their final pre-season test before the quarantine measures were implemented.^[82]
• The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns.^[83] It was later planned to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.^[84]
• The Grand Prix of the Americas was postponed from 5 April to 15 November after the City of Austin implemented a state of emergency. The Valencian Grand Prix was subsequently shifted back by one week to 22 November to accommodate the Austin rescheduling.^[85]
• The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.^[86]
• The Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March.^[87]
• The French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April.^[88]
• The Italian and Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April.^[89]
• The German Grand Prix was postponed on 17 April after the German government announced a ban of all large gatherings until at least 31 August.^[90]
• The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.^[91]
• The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.^[92]
• The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April.^[93] For the first time in the championship's history, the Dutch TT was absent from the calendar.
• The British and Australian rounds were cancelled on 29 May.^[94]
• The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.^[95]
• The Italian round was officially cancelled on 10 June.^[96]
• On 11 June, a new schedule based solely within Europe was announced. The season would contain 5 "double-headers" on consecutive weekends at Jerez, Austria, Misano, Aragon, and Valencia to achieve a minimum of 13 races.^[60]
• The European Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time since 1995, held at Ricardo Tormo Circuit as the first round of the Valencian double-header.
• The Grand Prix of the Americas was officially cancelled on 8 July.^[97]
• The Argentine, Thai and Malaysian rounds were officially cancelled on 31 July.^[98]
• On 10 August, the Portuguese Grand Prix was announced to be staging the final race of the 2020 season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. It marked the first Portuguese Grand Prix since 2012, when it was held at the Autódromo do Estoril. Portimão has been MotoGP's reserve track since 2017. It also marked the first time since 2001 that the season finale was not held in Valencia.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="MAR"	Marc Márquez	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
2	Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
3	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="ZAR"	Johann Zarco	data-sort-value="BIN"	Brad Binder	data-sort-value="BIN"	Brad Binder	data-sort-value="RED"	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	data-sort-value="KTM"	KTM	Report
4	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="VIN"	Maverick Viñales	data-sort-value="RIN"	Álex Rins	data-sort-value="DOV" nowrap	Andrea Dovizioso	data-sort-value="DUC"	Ducati Team	data-sort-value="DUC"	Ducati	Report
5	Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="ESP"	Pol Espargaró	data-sort-value="ESP"	Pol Espargaró	data-sort-value="OLI"	Miguel Oliveira	data-sort-value="RED"	Red Bull KTM Tech3	data-sort-value="KTM"	KTM	Report
6	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="VIN"	Maverick Viñales	data-sort-value="BAG" nowrap	Francesco Bagnaia	data-sort-value="MOR"	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
7		data-sort-value="VIN"	Maverick Viñales	data-sort-value="BAG"	Francesco Bagnaia	data-sort-value="VIN"	Maverick Viñales	data-sort-value="MON" nowrap	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
8	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="MOR"	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
9	French motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="ZAR"	Johann Zarco	data-sort-value="PET"	Danilo Petrucci	data-sort-value="DUC"	Ducati Team	data-sort-value="DUC"	Ducati	Report
10	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="QUA"	Fabio Quartararo	data-sort-value="RIN"	Álex Rins	data-sort-value="RIN"	Álex Rins	data-sort-value="TEA"	Team Suzuki Ecstar	data-sort-value="SUZ"	Suzuki	Report
11	data-sort-value="ter"	Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="NAK" nowrap	Takaaki Nakagami	data-sort-value="MOR"	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="MOR" nowrap	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
12	European motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="ESP"	Pol Espargaró	data-sort-value="BIN"	Brad Binder	data-sort-value="MIR"	Joan Mir	data-sort-value="TEA"	Team Suzuki Ecstar	data-sort-value="SUZ"	Suzuki	Report
13	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="MOR"	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="MIL"	Jack Miller	data-sort-value="MOR"	Franco Morbidelli	data-sort-value="PET"	Petronas Yamaha SRT	data-sort-value="YAM"	Yamaha	Report
14	Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix	data-sort-value="OLI"	Miguel Oliveira	data-sort-value="OLI"	Miguel Oliveira	data-sort-value="OLI"	Miguel Oliveira	data-sort-value="RED"	Red Bull KTM Tech3	data-sort-value="KTM"	KTM	Report

Riders' standings

Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos. Rider Bike Team SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR Pts 1 Joan Mir Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar Ret 5 Ret 2 4 3 2 2 11 3 3 1 7 Ret 171 2 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 5 Ret 2 Ret 15 1 9 4^P Ret 6 1^F 11 1^P 3 158 3 Álex Rins Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar DNS 10 4 Ret^F 6 5 12 3 NC 1^F 2 2 4 15 139 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 3 6 11 1 5 7 8 Ret 4 7 13 8 8 6 135 5 Pol Espargaró KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 6 7 Ret Ret 3 10 3 Ret 3 12 4 3^P 3 4 135 6 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 2 2 14 10^P Ret 6^P 1^P 9 10 4 7 13 10 11 132 7 Jack Miller Ducati Pramac Racing 4 Ret 9 3 2 8 Ret 5 Ret 9 Ret 6 2^F 2 132 8 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 1^P 1 7 8 13 Ret 4 1^F 9^P 18^P 8 14 Ret 14 127 9 Miguel Oliveira KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 8 Ret 6 Ret 1 11 5 Ret 6 16 6 5 6 1 125 10 Takaaki Nakagami Honda LCR Honda Idemitsu 10 4 8 6 7 9 6 7 7 5 Ret^P 4 Ret 5 116 11 Brad Binder KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 13 Ret 1^F 4 8 12 Ret 11 12 11 Ret 7^F 5 Ret 87 12 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Ducati Team 9 Ret 12 7 11 16 10 8 1 15 10 10 15 16 78 13 Johann Zarco Ducati Esponsorama Racing 11 9 3^P Ret 14 15 11 Ret 5^F 10 5 9 Ret 10 77 14 Álex Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 12 8 15 14 16 17 7 13 2 2 Ret Ret 16 9 74 15 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Ret 3 5 5 9 4 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 12 66 16 Ducati Pramac Racing 7 Ret DNS 2^F Ret^F 6 13 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 47 17 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Ret Ret 10 11 12 13 Ret 12 14 13 Ret Ret 9 8 42 18 Cal Crutchlow Honda LCR Honda Castrol DNS 13 13 15 17 DNS 10 Ret 8 11 Ret 13 13 32 19 Stefan Bradl Honda Repsol Honda Team 18 17 18 18 DNS 17 8 17 12 12 14 7 27 20 Iker Lecuona KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 Ret Ret Ret 9 10 14 Ret 14 15 14 9 WD 27 21 Bradley Smith Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 15 12 17 13 19 19 13 16 Ret 19 15 12 22 Tito Rabat Ducati Esponsorama Racing 14 11 16 16 21 Ret Ret 15 Ret 20 14 Ret 17 18 10 23 Michele Pirro Ducati Pramac Racing 12 20 4 24 Mika Kallio KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 17 0 25 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Ret 18 Ret 0 Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team Ret^F DNS 0 Garrett Gerloff Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP WD 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team SPA ANC CZE AUT STY RSM EMI CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL POR Pts Source:^[99]

Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR	Pts
1	Ducati	3	6	3	1	2	2	8	5	1	7	5	6	2	2	221
2		1	1	2	5	9	1	1	1	9	4	1	11	1	3	204
3	Suzuki	Ret	5	4	2	4	3	2	2	11	1	2	1	4	15	202
4	KTM	6	7	1	4	1	10	3	11	3	11	4	3	3	1	200
5	Honda	10	4	8	6	7	9	6	7	2	2	11	4	13	5	144
6	Aprilia	15	12	10	11	12	13	13	12	14	13	15	Ret	9	8	51
Pos.	Constructor	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR	Pts
Source:

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders.

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR	Pts
1	Team Suzuki Ecstar	36	Ret	5	Ret	2	4	3	2	2	11	3	3	1	7	Ret	310
	42	DNS	10	4	Ret^F	6	5	12	3	NC	1^F	2	2	4	15
2	Petronas Yamaha SRT	20	1^P	1	7	8	13	Ret	4	1^F	9^P	18^P	8	14	Ret	14	248
	21	5	Ret	2	Ret	15	1	9	4^P	Ret	6	1^F	11	1^P	3
3	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	33	13	Ret	1^F	4	8	12	Ret	11	12	11	Ret	7^F	5	Ret	222
		44	6	7	Ret	Ret	3	10	3	Ret	3	12	4	3^P	3	4
4	Ducati Team	04	3	6	11	1	5	7	8	Ret	4	7	13	8	8	6	213
	9	9	Ret	12	7	11	16	10	8	1	15	10	10	15	16
5	Pramac Racing	43	4	Ret	9	3	2	8	Ret	5	Ret	9	Ret	6	2^F	2	183
	51				12	20
	63	7	Ret	DNS			2^F	Ret^F	6	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret
6		12	2	2	14	10^P	Ret	6^P	1^P	9	10	4	7	13	10	11	178
		31												WD
		46	Ret	3	5	5	9	4	Ret	Ret	Ret			Ret	12	12
7	Red Bull KTM Tech3	27	Ret	Ret	Ret	9	10	14	Ret	14	15	14	9		WD		152
	82														17
	88	8	Ret	6	Ret	1	11	5	Ret	6	16	6	5	6	1
8	LCR Honda	30	10	4	8	6	7	9	6	7	7	5	Ret^P	4	Ret	5	148
	35	DNS	13	13	15	17	DNS		10	Ret	8	11	Ret	13	13
9	Repsol Honda Team	6			18	17	18	18	DNS	17	8	17	12	12	14	7	101
	73	12	8	15	14	16	17	7	13	2	2	Ret	Ret	16	9
	93	Ret^F	DNS
10	Esponsorama Racing	5	11	9	3^P	Ret	14	15	11	Ret	5^F	10	5	9	Ret	10	87
	53	14	11	16	16	21	Ret	Ret	15	Ret	20	14	Ret	17	18
11	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	32												Ret	18	Ret	54
	38	15	12	17	13	19	19	13	16	Ret	19	15
	41	Ret	Ret	10	11	12	13	Ret	12	14	13	Ret	Ret	9	8
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	SPA	ANC	CZE	AUT	STY	RSM	EMI	CAT	FRA	ARA	TER	EUR	VAL	POR	Pts
Source:

Notes and References

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5. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 19 July 2020. Jerez MotoGP: Quartararo wins as Marquez crashes hard. 21 July 2020. www.motorsport.com. en.
6. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 9 August 2020. Czech Republic MotoGP: Binder stuns for KTM to take maiden win at Brno. 17 August 2020. Autosport.com. en.
7. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 23 August 2020. Styria MotoGP: Oliveira makes last-turn pass to win thriller. 23 August 2020. www.motorsport.com. en.
8. Web site: 13 September 2020. Morbidelli wins first MotoGP race at San Marino. 22 September 2020. ESPN.co.uk. en.
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10. Web site: 18 October 2020. 8 in 8: Rins beats Marquez in magnificent MotorLand battle. 18 October 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en.
11. News: 30 October 2016. Honour roll: the 9 winners – so far. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 31 October 2016. The only other year in the 68 year history of motorcycle grand prix racing that there were eight different winners in a premier-class season was in 2000, when eight riders won 500cc Grands Prix: Kenny Roberts Jnr, Garry McCoy, Valentino Rossi, Max Biaggi, Alex Barros, Alex Criville, Loris Capirossi and Norick Abe..
12. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. Puigdemont. Oriol. 31 July 2020. MotoGP set for Portugal return as flyaway rounds cancelled. 26 August 2020. Autosport.com. en.
13. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 15 October 2020. MotoGP News: Rossi to miss Aragon GP with COVID-19. 16 October 2020. www.motorsport.com. en.
14. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 18 October 2020. Yamaha won't replace Rossi for MotoGP Teruel GP, ending Lorenzo speculation. 18 October 2020. Autosport.com. en.
15. Web site: 6 November 2020. Rossi will take part in the European Grand Prix. 6 November 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en.
16. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 5 November 2020. Iker Lecuona ruled out of European GP due to quarantine rules. 5 November 2020. Motorsport.com. en.
17. Web site: Barstow. Ollie. 14 November 2020. Iker Lecuona out of Valencia MotoGP after COVID-19 diagnosis. 15 November 2020. Crash.net. en.
18. Web site: Barstow. Ollie. 17 November 2020. Lecuona out of Portuguese MotoGP finale, Kallio returns on Tech3 KTM. 17 November 2020. Crash.net. en.
19. Web site: Emmett. David. 5 November 2020. The Irony Behind Yamaha's Punishment For Using An Illegal Engine Spec At Jerez. 5 November 2020. motomatters.com.
20. Web site: Patterson. Simon. 5 November 2020. Heavy points penalty for Yamaha, Petronas but not the riders. 5 November 2020. The Race. en-GB.
21. Web site: Yamaha Motor Racing. 6 November 2020. Yamaha statement following the sanction of the FIM. 6 November 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en.
22. Web site: 23 June 2020. Smith confirmed for opening two rounds of 2020. 23 June 2020. www.motogp.com. Dorna Sports. en.
23. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 13 August 2020. Aprilia MotoGP rider Iannone's anti-doping hearing delayed to October. 26 August 2020. Autosport.com. en.
24. Web site: McLaren. Peter. 27 October 2020. Aprilia replaces Bradley Smith with Lorenzo Savadori. 27 October 2020. Crash.net. en.
25. News: Aleix Espargaro continues with Aprilia for 2019 and 2020. 17 May 2018. 17 May 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
26. News: Dovizioso stays with Ducati for two more seasons. 18 May 2018. 18 May 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
27. News: Petrucci to remain with Ducati Team for 2020. 4 July 2019. 5 July 2019 . MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
28. News: Miller renews with Pramac Racing for 2020. 14 August 2019. 14 August 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
29. News: Bagnaia confirmed in MotoGP in 2019 and 2020. 21 February 2018. 21 February 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
30. Web site: Gugliemetti. Riccardo. 12 August 2020. MotoGP, Michele Pirro reckons Dovizioso and Ducati are not out of the title race yet. 13 August 2020. GPOne.com.
31. News: Tito Rabat re-signs for Avintia, 'factory machines'. 31 July 2019. 9 December 2019. crash.net. Peter. McLaren.
32. News: Nakagami signs one-year extension with HRC. 15 October 2019. 15 October 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
33. News: Crutchlow extends his contract with HRC and LCR until 2020. 23 August 2018. 24 August 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
34. News: Alex Marquez announced at Repsol Honda for 2020. 18 November 2019. 18 November 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
35. News: Marquez to stay at Repsol Honda in 2019 and 2020. 26 February 2018. 26 February 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
36. Web site: 4 August 2020. Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers. 4 August 2020. Honda Racing Corporation.
37. News: Red Bull KTM MotoGP 2020 line-up confirmed. 24 October 2019. MotoGP.com. 24 October 2019. Dorna Sports.
38. News: Pol Espargaro signs new two-year contract with KTM. 2 May 2018. MotoGP.com. 2 May 2018. Dorna Sports.
39. News: Oliveira extends KTM deal into 2020. 5 May 2019. 5 May 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
40. News: Mir confirmed at Suzuki in 2019 and 2020. 11 June 2018. 12 June 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
41. News: Rins to stay with Team Suzuki Ecstar for two more seasons. 17 May 2018. 17 May 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
42. News: Vinales to remain at Yamaha in 2019 and 2020. 24 January 2018. 24 January 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
43. News: Rossi signs new two year deal with Movistar Yamaha. 15 March 2018. 15 March 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
44. Web site: Patterson. Simon. 6 November 2020. Gerloff replaces Rossi in Valencia practice at least. 6 November 2020. The Race. en-GB.
45. News: Morbidelli, Quartararo revealed in Petronas Yamaha presentation. 24 August 2018. 9 December 2019. Haydn. Cobb. crash.net.
46. News: FIM Grand Prix World Championship 2020 Provisional Entry Lists. 21 November 2019. fim-live.com. Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme. 18 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200118153813/http://www.fim-live.com/fileadmin/user_upload/FIM_Grand_Prix__World_Championship_-_2020_Provisional_Entry_lists__19_November.pdf. dead.
47. Web site: 20 October 2017. Michelin confirmed as MotoGP tyre supplier until 2023. 6 October 2023. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
48. Web site: Zarco and Red Bull KTM announce split. www.motogp.com. en. 12 August 2019.
49. Web site: KTM names Binder as Zarco's MotoGP replacement at KTM in 2020. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. autosport.com. en. 23 October 2019. 21 November 2019.
50. Web site: Three-time champion Lorenzo announces MotoGP retirement. Duncan. Lewis. motorsport.com. en. 14 November 2019. 17 November 2019.
51. Web site: Alex Marquez replaces Lorenzo at Honda, joins brother Marc. Duncan. Lewis. motorsport.com. en. 18 November 2019. 21 November 2019.
52. Web site: Jorge Lorenzo returns to Yamaha. 30 January 2020. motogp.com. Dorna Sports. en. 30 January 2020.
53. Web site: Jorge Lorenzo MotoGP return confirmed with wildcard Catalunya entry. Tobin. Dominic. 5 March 2020. MotorsportMagazine.com. 12 March 2020.
54. Web site: MotoGP News: Jorge Lorenzo won't get wildcard return in 2020. Duncan. Lewis. 15 May 2020. Autosport.com. en. 16 May 2020.
55. Web site: Zarco Avintia MotoGP deal a step closer as Karel Abraham confirms exit. Khorounzhiy. Valentin. Autosport.com. en. 24 November 2019. 25 November 2019.
56. Web site: Johann Zarco reveals Ducati deal, rides for Avintia in MotoGP 2020. Duncan. Lewis. 6 December 2019. Autosport.com. en. 7 December 2019.
57. Web site: Iannone handed 18-month suspension. 1 April 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 1 April 2020.
58. Web site: 16 October 2020. MotoGP, CAS sentence on Andrea Iannone to arrive in mid-November. 25 October 2020. GPOne.com.
59. Web site: Sports. Dorna. Andrea Iannone receives four-year ban after losing appeal. 15 November 2020. www.motogp.com. en.
60. News: MotoGP announces 13-round European calendar. 11 June 2020. 11 June 2020. Crash.net. CMG.
61. News: Jerez, tres años más en el Mundial de MotoGP. 1 August 2018. Mundo Deportivo. 1 August 2018. Mundo Deportivo.
62. News: Dorna extends contract with Brno until 2020. 12 January 2016. 12 January 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
63. News: MotoGP to race at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025. 10 August 2019. 10 August 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
64. News: Misano to host MotoGP until 2021. 6 September 2018. 6 September 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
65. Web site: 27 August 2020. Tissot to be title sponsor of second GP in Misano. 27 August 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en.
66. News: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to host MotoGP until 2021. 9 November 2016. 9 November 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
67. News: French GP held at Le Mans until 2026. 19 May 2018. 19 May 2018. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
68. News: MotoGP at MotorLand Aragon until 2021. 22 September 2016. 22 September 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
69. News: Valencia to host MotoGP until 2021. 20 September 2016. 20 September 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
70. News: Portimao to host 2020 MotoGP season finale. 10 August 2020. 10 August 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
71. News: 23 January 2020. 2020 MotoGP calendar confirmed. Crash.net. CMG. 23 January 2020.
72. News: 14 June 2015. Qatar secures 10-year MotoGP contract. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2015.
73. News: Future of German Motorcycle Grand Prix secured. 17 July 2016. MotoGP.com. 17 July 2016. Dorna Sports.
74. News: Ten more years in Assen. 25 June 2016. MotoGP.com. 25 June 2016. Dorna Sports.
75. News: MOTOGP WILL BE HELD IN 2020–2024 This contract is valid for five years, and the race will be held at KymiRing. Events of the World Championships will come back in Finland after 40 years.. 3 August 2017. Kymiring.. 3 August 2017. Kymi Ring. 30 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190330112722/https://en.kymiring.fi/. dead.
76. News: Silverstone extends MotoGP contract until the end of 2021. 8 May 2019. 8 May 2019. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
77. News: Thailand confirmed on the MotoGP calendar. 31 August 2017. 31 August 2017. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
78. News: Phillip Island is here to stay. 11 April 2016. 11 April 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
79. News: MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit until 2021. 29 October 2016. 29 October 2016. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
80. News: 13 April 2011. MotoGP is Coming to Texas. Cycleworld. Cycleworld. 13 April 2011.
81. News: Argentina to host MotoGP until 2021. motogp.com. 11 December 2018. 17 November 2017.
82. Web site: MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR. 1 March 2020. FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020.
83. News: Buriram MotoGP postponed indefinitely due to coronavirus. 2 March 2020. Bangkok Post. Bangkok Post Public Company Limited. 2 March 2020.
84. Web site: UPDATED: 2020 MotoGP calendar officially confirmed. 5 March 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 March 2020.
85. Web site: Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas rescheduled for November. 10 March 2020. Dorna Sports. 10 March 2020.
86. Web site: Motul Argentina Grand Prix rescheduled for November. 11 March 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 March 2020.
87. Web site: Red Bull Gran Premio de España postponed. 26 March 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 26 March 2020.
88. Web site: SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France postponed. 2 April 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 2 April 2020.
89. Web site: Italian and Catalan Grands Prix postponed. 7 April 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 8 April 2020.
90. Web site: New COVID-19 restrictions forces MotoGP German GP postponement. Leeuwen. Andrew Van. 17 April 2020. Autosport.com. en. 17 April 2020.
91. Web site: MotoGP's Dutch TT at Assen postponed amid coronavirus pandemic. Duncan. Lewis. 23 April 2020. Autosport.com. en. 24 April 2020.
92. Web site: Finnish GP becomes 11th MotoGP race to be scrapped. Duncan. Lewis. 24 April 2020. www.motorsport.com. en. 24 April 2020.
93. Web site: German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix cancelled. 29 April 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 29 April 2020.
94. Web site: 2020 British and Australian Grands Prix cancelled. 29 May 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. en. 29 May 2020.
95. Web site: Motul Grand Prix of Japan cancelled. 1 June 2020. 1 June 2020. MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports.
96. Web site: 10 June 2020. MotoGP: GP d'Italia Oakley at Mugello cancelled. 10 June 2020. www.fim-live.com.
97. Web site: Duncan. Lewis. 8 July 2020. MotoGP cancels 2020 Austin visit. 10 July 2020. www.motorsport.com. en.
98. Web site: Sports. Dorna. UPDATED 2020 MotoGP Calendar with a total of 15 Grands Prix. 31 July 2020. www.motogp.com. en.
99. Web site: 2020 Standings. motogp.com. en. 22 November 2020. 17 April 2023.