2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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Flag of France.svg   2020 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Bugatti Circuit.svg
Date11 October 2020
Official name SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France
Location Bugatti Circuit
Le Mans, France
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:31.315
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati
Time 1:43.301 on lap 24
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati
Second Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Honda
Third Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts Kalex
Time 1:36.256
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex
Time 1:37.011 on lap 22
Podium
First Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex
Second Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex
Third Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá Honda
Time 1:41.399
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti KTM
Time 1:41.690 on lap 10
Podium
First Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti KTM
Second Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Honda
Third Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM
MotoE Race 1
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres Energica
Time 1:43.843
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli Energica
Time 1:43.696 on lap 4
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres Energica
Second Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Energica
Third Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli Energica
MotoE Race 2
Pole position
Rider Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres Energica
Time Winner of race 1 [N 1]
Fastest lap
Rider Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli Energica
Time 1:43.465 on lap 6
Podium
First Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli Energica
Second Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio Energica
Third Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Hook Energica

The 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France) was the tenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, the ninth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship and the last race of the 2020 MotoE World Cup, which represent the end of the season for the MotoE class. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 11 October 2020.

Contents

Spaniard Jordi Torres won the MotoE World Cup in the second race.

Italian Danilo Petrucci won the MotoGP with a time of 45:54.736 on his Ducati. Notably, Spaniard Joan Mir, during a practice session, lost his balance on entering a left turn and slid on his side for about 50 metres before managing to use the momentum as he entered the gravel pit to seamlessly regain his footing and fluidly transfer his momentum into a running action. [1] Mir's smooth recovery became a popular internet meme in various incarnations. [2] [3] [4]

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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 French Grand Prix, originally scheduled for May 17 as the sixth Grand Prix of the season, was placed on October 11.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After his victory in the Catalan Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo climbed to the top of the drivers' standings with 108 points, 8 points ahead of Joan Mir and 18 over Maverick Viñales. Andrea Dovizioso, previous leader of the classification, due to the accident with Johann Zarco in the Catalan race, fell to fourth place with 84 points, followed by Franco Morbidelli with 77 points.

In the team championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 185 points leads the Suzuki Ecstar Team Championship with 160. Monster Energy Yamaha is third with 148 points, followed by the Ducati Team and Pramac Racing with 123 and 118 points respectively.

MotoGP Entrants

Free practice

MotoGP

The first session took place in wet conditions and saw Bradley Smith as the fastest ahead of Johann Zarco and Danilo Petrucci. [7] The second session was held in changing and mixed conditions between wet and dry, with Jack Miller the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Takaaki Nakagami. [8] The third session had dry track conditions with Fabio Quartararo the fastest ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Franco Morbidelli. [9]

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

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

Pos.No.BikersConstructorFree practice times
FP1FP2FP3
120 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:46.4941:35.4891:32.319
288 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:46.5181:35.8371:32.449
321 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:44.4411:35.3691:32.476
443 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati 1:44.1321:34.3561:32.503
535 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:44.6541:35.1411:32.558
65 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati 1:43.9581:35.4081:32.631
746 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:44.5111:35.7671:32.640
812 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:44.1801:34.5001:32.648
944 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró KTM 1:44.7601:35.3741:32.660
104 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:44.1481:38.7261:32.686
1133 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 1:46.2451:40.4251:32.739
1236 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Suzuki 1:44.9801:35.3851:32.792
1342 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suzuki 1:44.8461:35.8381:33.204
1463 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:44.7831:36.0121:33.290
1553 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Ducati 1:46.8561:40.1651:33.293
169 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:44.0241:35.0541:33.297
1773 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Honda 1:44.9811:35.3371:33.376
1841 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:45.0921:39.3611:33.470
1930 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:46.4741:34.8571:33.482
2027 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 1:46.6181:36.1901:33.499
216 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Honda 1:36.4781:33.686
2238 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:43.8041:36.9821:33.757
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session, Quartararo was the fastest ahead of Morbidelli and Viñales. [10]

Qualifying

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Row
Q1 [11] Q2 [12]
120 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q21:31.31511
243 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q21:31.5372
39 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:31.9521:31.6743
435 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow Honda Qualified in Q21:31.68642
512 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q21:31.7195
64 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Qualified in Q21:31.7226
763 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:32.0541:31.75273
844 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q21:31.7958
95 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q21:31.8329
1046 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q21:31.889104
1121 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q21:31.89111
1288 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q21:32.00912
1330 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:32.179N/A135
1436 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Suzuki 1:32.187N/A14
1541 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:32.539N/A15
1642 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Suzuki 1:32.757N/A166
1733 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder KTM 1:32.766N/A17
1873 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Honda 1:32.774N/A18
1938 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:32.833N/A197
2027 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona KTM 1:32.859N/A20
216 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Honda 1:32.861N/A21
2253 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Ducati 1:33.610N/A228
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Warm-up

MotoGP

In the warm-up, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Cal Crutchlow. [13]

Race

MotoGP

Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Flag of Italy.svg Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 2645:54.736325
273 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 26+1.2731820
344 Flag of Spain.svg Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26+1.711816
44 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 26+3.911613
55 Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 26+4.310911
688 Flag of Portugal.svg Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26+4.4661210
730 Flag of Japan.svg Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 26+5.921139
86 Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 26+15.597218
920 Flag of France.svg Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 26+16.68717
1012 Flag of Spain.svg Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26+16.89556
1136 Flag of Spain.svg Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26+16.980145
1233 Flag of South Africa.svg Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26+27.321174
1363 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 26+33.35173
1441 Flag of Spain.svg Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 26+39.176152
1527 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26+51.087201
NC 1 42 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26+1:14.19016
Ret43 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 19Engine2
Ret21 Flag of Italy.svg Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 18Accident Damage11
Ret35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 17Accident4
Ret53 Flag of Spain.svg Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 14Accident Damage22
Ret38 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 8Accident19
Ret46 Flag of Italy.svg Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0Accident10
Fastest lap: Flag of France.svg Johann Zarco (Ducati) – 1:43.301 (lap 24)
Sources: [14] [15] [16]
Notes

Moto2

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Lowes Kalex 2541:27.648225
287 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Remy Gardner Kalex 25+3.822320
372 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25+4.184516
437 Flag of Spain.svg Augusto Fernández Kalex 25+5.8841413
512 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Thomas Lüthi Kalex 25+21.6681311
616 Flag of the United States.svg Joe Roberts Kalex 25+29.197110
721 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 25+32.249119
87 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 25+34.376258
935 Flag of Thailand.svg Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25+35.392237
1023 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25+35.521186
1133 Flag of Italy.svg Enea Bastianini Kalex 25+37.720 [N 2] 95
1240 Flag of Spain.svg Héctor Garzó Kalex 25+37.910154
1342 Flag of Spain.svg Marcos Ramírez Kalex 25+38.423163
1462 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 25+43.464102
1555 Flag of Malaysia.svg Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 25+44.036221
1624 Flag of Italy.svg Simone Corsi MV Agusta 25+44.21712
1710 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Marini Kalex 25+59.5506
1819 Flag of Italy.svg Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25+1:09.73520
1957 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Kalex 25+1:09.75124
2064 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bo Bendsneyder NTS 25+1:12.93026
2145 Flag of Japan.svg Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 25+1:14.15821
2274 Flag of Poland.svg Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 24+1 lap29
Ret96 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jake Dixon Kalex 20Accident8
Ret9 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Navarro Speed Up 18Accident17
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Nicolò Bulega Kalex 15Handling19
Ret27 Flag of Indonesia.svg Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 5Accident27
Ret97 Flag of Spain.svg Xavi Vierge Kalex 4Accident7
Ret88 Flag of Spain.svg Jorge Martín Kalex 2Accident4
DSQ99 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kasma Daniel Kalex 22Disqualified [N 3] 28
DNS44 Flag of Spain.svg Arón Canet Speed Up Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
113 Flag of Italy.svg Celestino Vietti KTM 2237:37.3841025
214 Flag of Italy.svg Tony Arbolino Honda 22+0.142720
375 Flag of Spain.svg Albert Arenas KTM 22+0.198216
45 Flag of Spain.svg Jaume Masiá Honda 22+0.336113
516 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea Migno KTM 22+0.5691311
671 Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Sasaki KTM 22+0.834810
725 Flag of Spain.svg Raúl Fernández KTM 22+1.36149
82 Flag of Argentina.svg Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 22+1.62568
979 Flag of Japan.svg Ai Ogura Honda 22+15.003177
1099 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Tatay KTM 22+15.139156
1111 Flag of Spain.svg Sergio García Honda 22+15.26955
1212 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Filip Salač Honda 22+15.381214
137 Flag of Italy.svg Dennis Foggia Honda 22+15.574113
1454 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Rossi KTM 22+15.729262
1582 Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Nepa KTM 22+17.743141
1670 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Barry Baltus KTM 22+18.99131
1750 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jason Dupasquier KTM 22+19.17329
186 Flag of Japan.svg Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 22+25.14818
1989 Flag of Malaysia.svg Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 22+26.18928
2092 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Kunii Honda 22+26.36024
2173 Flag of Austria.svg Maximilian Kofler KTM 22+26.95930
2253 Flag of Turkey.svg Deniz Öncü KTM 22+30.30627
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18Accident19
Ret17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John McPhee Honda 17Accident3
Ret52 Flag of Spain.svg Jeremy Alcoba Honda 17Accident25
Ret27 Flag of Japan.svg Kaito Toba KTM 17Accident16
Ret40 Flag of South Africa.svg Darryn Binder KTM 15Electronics12
Ret9 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Pizzoli KTM 12Accident22
Ret24 Flag of Japan.svg Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7Accident20
Ret55 Flag of Italy.svg Romano Fenati Husqvarna 6Accident9
Ret21 Flag of Spain.svg Alonso López Husqvarna 6Accident23
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE

Race 1

The race, scheduled to be run for 7 laps, was red-flagged after a first-lap accident involving Mattia Casadei. [17] The race was later restarted over 5 laps with the original starting grid.

Pos.No.RiderLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
140 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres 58:43.391125
263 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio 5+0.116320
366 Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli 5+0.5571016
416 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Hook 5+1.925413
570 Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Marcon 5+4.29614 [N 4] 11
651 Flag of Brazil.svg Eric Granado 5+4.590910
76 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera 5+6.514119
8 [N 5] 55 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Medina 5+6.20178
961 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zaccone 5+11.875137
1035 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Tulovic 5+12.419156
1118 Flag of Andorra.svg Xavi Cardelús 5+13.262125
1215 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis 5+14.087174
1384 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil 5+23.207 [N 2] 163
1477 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter 5+59.64352
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrari 0Accident2
Ret7 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Canepa 0Collision6
Ret10 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon 0Collision8
Ret27 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Casadei 0Did not restart18
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 1 REPORT

Race 2

Pos.No.RiderLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
166 Flag of Finland.svg Niki Tuuli 712:09.631325
263 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio 7+0.166220
316 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joshua Hook 7+1.294416
477 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter 7+2.3531413
511 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrari 7+6.0171511
640 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres 7+6.490110
77 Flag of Italy.svg Niccolò Canepa 7+10.066169
810 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Siméon 7+10.472178
96 Flag of Spain.svg María Herrera 7+10.66377
1018 Flag of Andorra.svg Xavi Cardelús 7+11.101116
1135 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Tulovic 7+11.298105
1261 Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Zaccone 7+12.32794
1327 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Casadei 7+20.842183
1415 Flag of San Marino.svg Alex de Angelis 7+20.954122
1584 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jakub Kornfeil 7+24.376 [N 2] 131
Ret70 Flag of Italy.svg Tommaso Marcon 0Accident5
Ret51 Flag of Brazil.svg Eric Granado 0Accident6
Ret55 Flag of Spain.svg Alejandro Medina 0Accident8
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 2 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. [18] [19] [20] [21]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

MotoE

Pos.RiderPoints
1uparrow green.svg 21 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres 114
1downarrow red.svg 12 Flag of Italy.svg Matteo Ferrari 97
1downarrow red.svg 13 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dominique Aegerter 97
1uparrow green.svg 44 Flag of France.svg Mike Di Meglio 75
1downarrow red.svg 15 Flag of Italy.svg Mattia Casadei 74

Notes

  1. Statistic not officially recorded for the rider
  2. 1 2 3 3-second penalty for shortcutting the track and gaining an advantage.
  3. Disqualified for exceeding the pit lane speed limit during a ride through.
  4. 3-place grid penalty.
  5. 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  1. Yamaha scored 170 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. [22]
  2. Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 192 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. [22]
  3. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 154 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. [22]

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