2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of Austria.svg   2020 Austrian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 5 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Circuit Red Bull Ring.svg
Date16 August 2020
Official namemyWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
Location Red Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.318 km (2.683 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Time 1:23.450
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suzuki
Time 1:24.007 on lap 7
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Suzuki
Third Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:28.681
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Kalex
Time 1:29.102 on lap 2
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Kalex
Second Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex
Third Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 1:36.277
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder KTM
Time 1:36.670 on lap 4
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM
Second Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá Honda
Third Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda

The 2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fourth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 16 August 2020. Brad Binder was the defending MotoGP race winner who aimed for his second consecutive Grand Prix win, having won his and KTM's first race at the previous round.

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Andrea Dovizioso was the defending race winner, having won the race in 2019. [1] [2] [3] The race was won by Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso with Joan Mir in second for Suzuki, his first podium in MotoGP, while Jack Miller finished third for Pramac Racing.

The race day was notable for an unprecedented series of accidents in the MotoGP and Moto2 category respectively. On lap 4 of the Moto2 race, Enea Bastianini, who was fifth at the moment, suffered a huge highside on the exit of turn 1. Several backmarkers behind Bastianini were able to avoid his stranded bike, which was laying across the circuit on the approach to the back straight into turn 2. However, Hafizh Syahrin, who was running in seventeenth at the moment, came out of the slipstream of Jake Dixon and hit Bastianini's bike at over 200 kph. As a result, Syahrin was sent airborne and landed a further fifty metres ahead of the circuit. Edgar Pons and Andi Farid Izdihar were also involved in this accident. Syahrin was taken to the medical center with the suspicion of a leg injury and was therefore ruled out of the Styrian Grand Prix the next weekend.

The second crash occurred on lap 9 of the MotoGP race involving Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli, who came together on the approach to turn 3. By making contact with each other, Morbidelli and Zarco fell off their bikes, with Morbidelli's bike sliding across the grass on the outside of the track in full speed, then slightly taking-off before somersaulting multiple times before flying straight back on track onto the apex of turn 3 and narrowly missing out both Yamaha factory riders Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi, who were running in sixth and seventh place respectively. After missing both, the bike itself somersaulted a further multiple times before it came to a rest on the tarmac run-off, being completely destroyed. Zarco's bike however tangentially hit the safer barrier at high-speed and flew above the circuit, also narrowly missing out Viñales.

Both races were immediately red-flagged due to respective track-cleaning actions.

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship was 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. However, the Austrian Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the third round at the Czech Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo on 59 points, leads the championship by 17 points over Maverick Viñales, with Franco Morbidelli a further 28 points behind. In Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 90 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha, who have 69. KTM Factory Racing sit 22 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and are only 5 points ahead of fourth-placed Ducati Team, who have 42 points, while Esponsorama Racing sit 5th on 35 points.

MotoGP Entrants

Qualifying

MotoGP

Q1

Johann Zarco and Valentino Rossi qualified for Q2.

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerTime
15 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.865
246 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.891
39 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'23.915
441 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1'24.151
535 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'24.228
627 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 1'24.405
733 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 1'24.485
873 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Honda 1'24.490
96 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Honda 1'24.662
1038 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia 1'24.831
1153 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Ducati 1'25.287
1251 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro Ducati 1'25.431
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 1 REPORT

Q2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerTime
112 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'23.450
243 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati 1'23.518
320 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1'23.537
44 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'23.606
544 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró KTM 1'23.612
636 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Suzuki 1'23.673
721 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1'23.719
842 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suzuki 1'23.731
95 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.828
1030 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1'23.872
1188 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 1'23.939
1246 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.995
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 2 REPORT

Race

MotoGP

The race, scheduled to be run for 28 laps, was red-flagged after 8 full laps due to an accident involving Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli. The race was later restarted over 20 laps with the starting grid determined by the classification of lap 8.

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
14 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 2028:20.853425
236 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20+1.377620
343 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 20+1.549216
433 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20+5.5261713
546 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+5.8371211
630 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 20+6.4031010
79 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 20+12.498139
820 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 20+12.53438
927 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 20+14.117167
1012 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20+15.27616
1141 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20+17.772145
1251 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Pirro Pramac Racing Ducati 20+23.271224
1338 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20+24.868203
1473 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20+24.943182
1535 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 20+27.435151
1653 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 20+28.50221
176 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 20+28.60919
Ret42 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10Accident8
Ret44 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 8Collision5
Ret88 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 8Collision11
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 0Did not restart7
Ret5 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 0Did not restart9
Fastest lap: Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins (Suzuki) – 1:24.007 (lap 7)
Sources: [5] [6] [7]

Moto2

The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 3 full laps due to an accident involving Enea Bastianini, Hafizh Syahrin, Edgar Pons, and Andi Farid Izdihar. The race was later restarted over 13 laps.

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
188 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Kalex 1319:24.723225
210 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex 13+2.195820
323 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13+4.782316
422 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 13+7.249613
597 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Kalex 13+7.3251611
672 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 13+7.7711010
712 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 13+9.40599
837 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex 13+9.598128
944 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Speed Up 13+10.02357
1016 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts Kalex 13+10.890116
117 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 13+11.170135
1277 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter NTS 13+11.803244
1335 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Kalex 13+13.002173
1496 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dixon Kalex 13+13.385152
1540 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Garzó Kalex 13+15.865211
1611 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega Kalex 13+15.89714
1762 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 13+15.91319
1842 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Kalex 13+16.22226
1919 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 13+18.83027
2024 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi MV Agusta 13+22.61428
2121 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 13+25.07923
2264 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder NTS 13+29.30029
2399 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kasma Daniel Kalex 13+36.64830
Ret87 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex 4Accident1
Ret45 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 3Accident18
Ret9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Speed Up 0Accident7
Ret33 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Kalex 0Did not restart4
Ret55 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 0Did not restart20
Ret57 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Kalex 0Did not restart22
Ret27 Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 0Did not restart25
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
175 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM 2337:25.323225
25 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá Honda 23+0.049420
317 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 23+0.447316
4 [N 1] 79 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura Honda 23+0.1211313
5 [N 1] 13 Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti KTM 23+0.292511
6 [N 2] 40 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder KTM 23+0.2752210
714 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Honda 23+0.48789
853 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü KTM 23+1.083108
925 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández KTM 23+1.13617
1024 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 23+1.17766
112 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23+2.22175
12 [N 1] 16 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 23+1.924124
1371 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23+2.596163
1452 Flag of Spain.svg Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23+2.228182
1582 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Nepa KTM 23+2.609191
1611 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Honda 23+2.86620
1755 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23+2.92030
1854 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Rossi KTM 23+3.4869
1923 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 23+4.276 [N 3] 15
2027 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba KTM 23+4.30917
217 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia Honda 23+5.77611
2299 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Tatay KTM 23+8.48525
2321 Flag of Spain.svg Alonso López Husqvarna 23+10.963 [N 3] 31
246 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 23+23.56321
2573 Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Kofler KTM 23+23.81426
2692 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii Honda 23+23.97024
27 [N 1] 9 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Pizzoli KTM 23+23.92927
28 [N 1] 50 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jason Dupasquier KTM 23+24.06429
Ret12 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salač Honda 22Retired14
Ret70 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Barry Baltus KTM 6Accident23
DNS89 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 0Did not start28
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

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. 2-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  3. 1 2 3-second penalty.

References

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  2. "motogp.com · myWorld MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH · MotoGP Race Classification 2019". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "2020 Austrian MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  6. S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2020 MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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