2020 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

  2020 Valencian Community Grand Prix

Race details
Race 14 of 15 races in the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	15 November 2020
Official name	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
Location	Circuit Ricardo Tormo Cheste, Valencia, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position Rider Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Time 1:30.191 Fastest lap Rider Jack Miller Ducati Time 1:31.378 on lap 17 Podium First Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Second Jack Miller Ducati Third Pol Espargaró KTM
Moto2
Pole position Rider Stefano Manzi MV Agusta Time 1:34.418 Fastest lap Rider Héctor Garzó Kalex Time 1:35.291 on lap 9 Podium First Jorge Martín Kalex Second Héctor Garzó Kalex Third Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position Rider Darryn Binder KTM Time 1:38.286 Fastest lap Rider Sergio García Honda Time 1:38.858 on lap 6 Podium First Tony Arbolino Honda Second Sergio García Honda Third Raúl Fernández KTM

The 2020 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the fourteenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the thirteenth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 15 November 2020.

The race was won by Franco Morbidelli, whilst Joan Mir claimed the premier class title after securing seventh place with just 0.026s ahead of Ducati's Andrea Dovizioso. It was Mir's first premier class title in his career and his second championship overall after previously winning the 2017 Moto3 World Championship, which also made him the first Moto3 World Champion to win the premier class title since the introduction of the Moto3 category in 2012. This success also marked the first rider's title for Suzuki since Kenny Roberts Jr. in 2000 and the maiden teams' championship title for the Japanese manufacturer respectively.

Background

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

See also: 2020 MotoGP season § Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic, and COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Valencian Community Grand Prix, scheduled in the original calendar on November 15 as the twentieth and final stage of the season, was postponed by one week for the initial shift of the Grand Prix of the Americas (later cancelled on July 8) to the third Sunday in November (it was scheduled for April 5 as the third race of the championship). After the postponement of the Argentine Grand Prix (initially classified as the fourth Grand Prix of the season on April 19) to November 22, the Valencia stage was moved back by another week (the Argentine race was later cancelled on July 31). 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 Valencian Community Grand Prix is classified as the fourteenth Grand Prix of the new calendar (the thirteenth for the MotoGP class) on November 15, as planned in the original one. It is preceded by the introduction of the European Grand Prix, which is also held on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, after the organizers of the Valencian Community Grand Prix signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the sport's commercial rights, to host a double grand prix in the Valencia circuit. With the inclusion of the Portuguese Grand Prix, which will be held on 22 November at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve as the last race of the season, this also marks that for the first time since 2001 the championship finale will not be held in Valencia.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the victory in the European Grand Prix, Joan Mir confirmed himself at the top of the drivers' classification with 162 points. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins are 37 points behind the leader, with the Frenchman second due to the victories won this season (3 vs 1) compared to the Spaniard, who nevertheless gained three positions in the overall standings. Maverick Viñales and Franco Morbidelli are fourth and fifth, with 121 and 117 points respectively.

In the constructors' standings, Suzuki climbs to the top of the standings with 181 points, overtaking Ducati (now at 181 points). Yamaha is third with 163 points, just 4 points ahead of KTM. Honda is fifth at 130 points, while Aprilia closes the standings at 36 points.

In the team championship standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar is confirmed first at 287, increasing its lead by 82 points over Petronas Yamaha SRT. Ducati Team and KTM Factory Racing are third and fourth with 194 and 182 points respectively, with Monster Energy Yamaha fifth at 159 points.

MotoGP entrants

Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes

• Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the eleventh straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash. ^{[1] [2]}
• Iker Lecuona, after missing the Valencian Community Grand Prix due to Andorran quarantine rules, as his brother and assistant had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was entered into the event and was due to compete from Saturday practice onwards; ^[3] however, he tested positive on entry to the paddock and was subsequently withdrawn. ^[4]

Free practice

MotoGP

The first session ended with Takaaki Nakagami in the lead ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Maverick Viñales. In the second, Jack Miller was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Francesco Bagnaia. In the third Morbidelli took the lead, followed by Pol Espargaró and Johann Zarco.

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

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

Pos.	No.	Bikers	Constructor	Free practice times
				FP1 [5]	FP2 [6]	FP3 [7]
1	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'30.944	1'31.125	1'30.168
2	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'31.541	1'30.622	1'31.128
3	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	1'31.052	1'30.821	1'30.636
4	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'31.297	1'30.899	1'30.658
5	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'30.968	1'31.062	1'30.697
6	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'30.829	1'30.713	1'30.785
7	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'31.436	1'31.080	1'30.734
8	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'31.828	1'30.742	1'31.280
9	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'31.486	1'31.330	1'30.849
10	41	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	1'31.170	1'30.989	1'30.865
11	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'31.617	1'31.326	1'30.867
12	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	1'31.805	1'31.230	1'30.926
13	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1'31.410	1'30.926	1'31.235
14	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	1'31.572	1'30.930	1'31.077
15	42	Álex Rins	Suzuki	1'31.528	1'30.947	1'30.956
16	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'31.678	1'31.261	1'31.051
17	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1'31.514	1'31.106	1'31.942
18	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'31.545	1'31.371 1	1'31.372
19	73	Álex Márquez	Honda	1'31.598	1'31.371 1	1'31.540
20	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'32.198	1'32.058	1'31.714
21	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'32.772	1'32.393	1'32.532
	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Notes

• ^1 – Valentino Rossi and Álex Márquez set identical times in FP2; Valentino Rossi was classified ahead as he set his lap time before Álex Márquez.

Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session Álex Rins was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Zarco. ^[8]

Qualifying

MotoGP

Pos.	No.	Biker	Constructor	Qualifying times		Final grid	Row
				Q1 [9]	Q2 [10]
1	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	Qualified in Q2	1'30.191	1	1
2	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	Qualified in Q2	1'30.287	2
3	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	Qualified in Q2	1'30.413	3
4	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	Qualified in Q2	1'30.520	4	2
5	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	Qualified in Q2	1'30.553	5
6	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Qualified in Q2	1'30.645	6
7	41	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	Qualified in Q2	1'30.657	7	3
8	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	Qualified in Q2	1'30.671	8
9	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'30.810	1'30.737	9
10	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	Qualified in Q2	1'30.781	10	4
11	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'30.959	1'30.864	11
12	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	Qualified in Q2	1'30.988	12
13	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	1'31.159	N/A	13	5
14	42	Álex Rins	Suzuki	1'31.594	N/A	14
15	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	1'31.601	N/A	15
16	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'31.604	N/A	16	6
17	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1'31.606	N/A	17
18	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1'31.831	N/A	18
19	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'32.063	N/A	19	7
20	73	Álex Márquez	Honda	1'32.205	N/A	20
21	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'32.237	N/A	21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Warm up

MotoGP

In the warm up, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Pol Espargaró and Takaaki Nakagami. ^[11]

Race

MotoGP

Pos.	No.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	21	Franco Morbidelli	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	27	41:22.478	1	25
2	43	Jack Miller	Pramac Racing	Ducati	27	+0.093	2	20
3	44	Pol Espargaró	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	27	+3.006	5	16
4	42	Álex Rins	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	27	+3.697	14	13
5	33	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	27	+4.127	9	11
6	88	Miguel Oliveira	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM	27	+7.272	10	10
7	36	Joan Mir	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	27	+8.703	12	9
8	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	27	+8.729	17	8
9	41	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	27	+15.512	7	7
10	12	Maverick Viñales	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	27	+19.043	6	6
11	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Pramac Racing	Ducati	27	+19.456	8	5
12	46	Valentino Rossi	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	27	+19.717	16	4
13	35	Cal Crutchlow	LCR Honda Castrol	Honda	27	+23.802	13	3
14	6	Stefan Bradl	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	27	+27.430	18	2
15	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati Team	Ducati	27	+30.570	15	1
16	73	Álex Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	27	+30.619	20
17	53	Tito Rabat	Esponsorama Racing	Ducati	27	+42.365	19
18	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	27	+46.472	21
Ret	30	Takaaki Nakagami	LCR Honda Idemitsu	Honda	18	Accident	3
Ret	20	Fabio Quartararo	Petronas Yamaha SRT	Yamaha	8	Accident	11
Ret	5	Johann Zarco	Esponsorama Racing	Ducati	5	Accident	4
WD	27	Iker Lecuona	Red Bull KTM Tech3	KTM		Withdrew
Fastest lap: Jack Miller (Ducati) – 1:31.378 (lap 17)
Sources: [12] [13] [14]

Moto2

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	88	Jorge Martín	Kalex	25	40:02.225	5	25
2	40	Héctor Garzó	Kalex	25	+0.072	2	20
3	72	Marco Bezzecchi	Kalex	25	+0.204	3	16
4	23	Marcel Schrötter	Kalex	25	+0.689	7	13
5	10	Luca Marini	Kalex	25	+0.812	10	11
6	33	Enea Bastianini	Kalex	25	+2.329	12	10
7	87	Remy Gardner	Kalex	25	+8.973	19	9
8	64	Bo Bendsneyder	NTS	25	+9.720	9	8
9	11	Nicolò Bulega	Kalex	25	+11.596	14	7
10	7	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Kalex	25	+11.836	8	6
11	16	Joe Roberts	Kalex	25	+12.369	16	5
12	45	Tetsuta Nagashima	Kalex	25	+13.041	23	4
13	97	Xavi Vierge	Kalex	25	+13.495	13	3
14	22	Sam Lowes	Kalex	25	+15.345	18	2
15	37	Augusto Fernández	Kalex	25	+15.577	21	1
16	12	Thomas Lüthi	Kalex	25	+18.954	17
17	24	Simone Corsi	MV Agusta	25	+26.947	11
18	35	Somkiat Chantra	Kalex	25	+36.336	25
19	55	Hafizh Syahrin	Speed Up	25	+42.068	26
20	99	Kasma Daniel	Kalex	25	+46.792	28
21	74	Piotr Biesiekirski	NTS	25	+50.162	29
Ret	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Speed Up	24	Accident	4
Ret	57	Edgar Pons	Kalex	23	Accident	22
Ret	44	Arón Canet	Speed Up	21	Accident	20
Ret	9	Jorge Navarro	Speed Up	17	Accident	15
Ret	19	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Kalex	14	Accident	24
Ret	62	Stefano Manzi	MV Agusta	10	Accident	1
Ret	27	Andi Farid Izdihar	Kalex	8	Accident	27
Ret	42	Marcos Ramírez	Kalex	6	Accident	6
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Tony Arbolino	Honda	23	38:17.462	13	25
2	11	Sergio García	Honda	23	+1.142	17	20
3	25	Raúl Fernández	KTM	23	+1.297	3	16
4	75	Albert Arenas	KTM	23	+2.825	6	13
5	40	Darryn Binder	KTM	23	+2.999	1	11
6	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	23	+3.208	11	10
7	16	Andrea Migno	KTM	23	+9.836	5	9
8	79	Ai Ogura	Honda	23	+9.852	7	8
9	5	Jaume Masiá	Honda	23	+9.864	4	7
10	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	23	+12.802	15	6
11	17	John McPhee	Honda	23	+12.879	16	5
12	55	Romano Fenati	Husqvarna	23	+14.513	14	4
13	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	23	+15.340	19	3
14	23	Niccolò Antonelli	Honda	23	+15.619	10	2
15	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	Honda	23	+24.297	20	1
16	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	23	+24.320	27
17	70	Barry Baltus	KTM	23	+24.666	24
18	92	Yuki Kunii	Honda	23	+24.690	12
19	71	Ayumu Sasaki	KTM	23	+27.484	26
20	9	Davide Pizzoli	KTM	23	+27.754	25
21	99	Carlos Tatay	KTM	23	+28.093	29
22	50	Jason Dupasquier	KTM	23	+28.138	23
23	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	23	+30.718 [lower-alpha 1]	18
24	13	Celestino Vietti	KTM	23	+48.093	9
Ret	89	Khairul Idham Pawi	Honda	21	Accident	28
Ret	2	Gabriel Rodrigo	Honda	7	Accident	30
Ret	21	Alonso López	Husqvarna	7	Accident	21
Ret	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	1	Accident	2
Ret	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1	Accident	8
Ret	73	Maximilian Kofler	KTM	0	Accident	22
DNS	12	Filip Salač	Honda		Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

• Filip Salač suffered a chest injury in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round. ^{[15] [16] [17]}

MotoGP

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Joan Mir 171 3 2 Franco Morbidelli 142 3 Álex Rins 138 4 Maverick Viñales 127 3 5 Fabio Quartararo 125

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Suzuki 201 2 Ducati 201 3 Yamaha 188 [lower-alpha 2] 4 KTM 175 5 Honda 133

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Team Suzuki Ecstar 309 2 Petronas Yamaha SRT 230 [lower-alpha 3] 1 3 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 209 1 4 Ducati Team 203 5 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 169 [lower-alpha 4]

Moto2

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Enea Bastianini 194 2 Sam Lowes 180 3 Luca Marini 176 4 Marco Bezzecchi 171 5 Jorge Martín 150

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Kalex 350 2 Speed Up 117 3 MV Agusta 32 4 NTS 19

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Sky Racing Team VR46 347 2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 243 3 Red Bull KTM Ajo 239 4 Italtrans Racing Team 199 5 Liqui Moly Intact GP 149

Moto3

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Albert Arenas 170 2 Ai Ogura 162 2 3 Tony Arbolino 159 1 4 Jaume Masiá 140 2 5 Celestino Vietti 137

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Honda 306 2 KTM 293 3 Husqvarna 86

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Leopard Racing 209 2 Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3 208 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 197 4 Rivacold Snipers Team 189 5 Red Bull KTM Ajo 174

Notes

1. 3-second penalty for exceeding track limits.
2. Yamaha scored 238 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. ^[18]
3. Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 267 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. ^[18]
4. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 189 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols. ^[18]

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External links

• "MotoGP Official Website" . Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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