2020 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix
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The 2020 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal) was the fifteenth and final round of the
Enea Bastianini and Albert Arenas clinched the world championship title in Moto2 and Moto3 category respectively after a dramatic finale in both classes. Both riders secured their respective first world championship title in their career on Grand Prix motorcycling level.
Background
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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
MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After having achieved the arithmetic certainty of winning the World Championship, Joan Mir leads the riders' standings with 171 points, 29 more than Franco Morbidelli who won the previous Grand Prix and gained three positions in the general classification. Álex Rins is third with 138 points, followed by Maverick Viñales and Fabio Quartararo with 127 and 125 points, respectively.
In the constructors' standings, Suzuki and Ducati are leading with 201 points, followed by Yamaha and KTM with 13 and 26 points behind. Honda is fifth at 133 points, while Aprilia closes the standings at 43 points.
In the team championship standings,
Moto2 and Moto3 Championship riders' standings before the race
In the intermediate class, four riders are still fighting for the title, with Enea Bastianini leading with 194 points, followed by Sam Lowes with 180 points. Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi are third and fourth at 176 and 171 points respectively.
In the lightweight class, there are still three drivers in the running with Albert Arenas first at 170 points, followed by Ai Ogura and Tony Arbolino with respectively 8 and 11 points behind.
MotoGP entrants
- Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the twelfth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[1][2]
- Iker Lecuona, after having tested positive at the entrance to the Valencia paddock before the Valencian Community Grand Prix, is also forced to miss the Portuguese Grand Prix, being replaced by the official KTM test driver Mika Kallio.
Free practice
MotoGP
In the first session, home rider Miguel Oliveira was the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Aleix Espargaró. In the second session Johann Zarco took the lead, with Viñales and Espargaró confirming themselves as second and third. In the third session Jack Miller finished ahead of everyone, followed by Oliveira and Álex Rins. In the combined standings, the new world champion Joan Mir and the winner of the previous race Franco Morbidelli remain excluded from Q2.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Pos. | No. | Bikers | Constructor | Free practice times | ||||
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FP1[3] | FP2[4] | FP3[5] | ||||||
1 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | 1:41.271 | 1:39.820 | 1:39.205 | ||
2 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | 1:40.122 | 1:39.946 | 1:39.330 | ||
3 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1:40.960 | 1:40.213 | 1:39.355 | ||
4 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1:40.961 | 1:39.741 | 1:39.404 | ||
5 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | 1:40.878 | 1:39.939 | 1:39.411 | ||
6 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | 1:41.181 | 1:39.417 | 1:39.801 | ||
7 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1:40.877 | 1:39.692 | 1:39.480 | ||
8 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | 1:40.680 | 1:39.783 | 1:39.513 | ||
9 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | 1:40.162 | 1:39.536 | 1:39.693 | ||
10 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 1:40.920 | 1:39.909 | 1:39.569 | ||
11 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:41.167 | 1:39.888 | 1:39.619 | ||
12 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1:40.236 | 1:39.645 | 1:39.732 | ||
13 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:42.082 | 1:39.697 | 1:40.030 | ||
14 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1:40.695 | 1:39.966 | 1:39.717 | ||
15 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:40.856 | 1:39.732 | 1:39.951 | ||
16 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:40.297 | 1:40.085 | 1:39.934 | ||
17 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:41.433 | 1:39.977 | 1:40.448 | ||
18 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:41.228 | 1:40.338 | 1:40.005 | ||
19 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 1:41.928 | 1:40.547 | 1:40.484 | ||
20 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1:41.946 | 1:41.279 | 1:40.722 | ||
21 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 1:43.154 | 1:41.256 | 1:41.256 | ||
22 | 82 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 1:43.920 | 1:41.826 | 1:42.468 | ||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT |
Fastest session lap |
Personal Best lap
In the fourth session Pol Espargaró was the fastest ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Takaaki Nakagami.[6]
Moto2
In the combined free practice times table, Remy Gardner was the fastest ahead of Luca Marini and Héctor Garzó. Sam Lowes is fifth, championship leader Enea Bastianini is ninth while Marco Bezzecchi is fifteenth and does not enter directly into Q2.[7]
Moto3
In the free practice combined,
Qualifying
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid |
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Q1[9] | Q2[10] | |||||||
1 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:38.892 | 1 | 1 | |
2 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | 1:39.276 | 1:38.936 | 2 | ||
3 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.038 | 3 | ||
4 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1:39.250 | 1:39.156 | 4 | 2 | |
5 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.199 | 5 | ||
6 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.204 | 6 | ||
7 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.238 | 7 | 3 | |
8 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.260 | 8 | ||
9 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.284 | 9 | ||
10 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.467 | 10 | 4 | |
11 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.531 | 11 | ||
12 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1:39.587 | 12 | ||
13 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1:39.390 | N/A | 13 | 5 | |
14 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | 1:39.762 | N/A | 14 | ||
15 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | 1:40.019 | N/A | 15 | ||
16 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1:40.049 | N/A | 16 | 6 | |
17 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1:40.058 | N/A | 17 | ||
18 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 1:40.091 | N/A | 18 | ||
19 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1:40.174 | N/A | 19 | 7 | |
20 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | 1:40.290 | N/A | 20 | ||
21 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 1:40.427 | N/A | 21 | ||
22 | 82 | Mika Kallio | KTM | 1:41.753 | N/A | 22 | 8 | |
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS |
Moto2
Remy Gardner took pole position with a time of 1:42.592, with Luca Marini second at +0.118 sec. and Fabio Di Giannantonio at +0.129 sec.. Enea Bastianini is fourth, followed by Sam Lowes. Marco Bezzecchi, after passing Q1, qualifies twelfth.[11]
Moto3
Warm up
MotoGP
In the warm up, Cal Crutchlow was the fastest ahead of teammate Takaaki Nakagami and Brad Binder.[13]
Moto2
Moto3
Race
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 25 | 41:48.163 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 25 | +3.193 | 3 | 20 |
3 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 25 | +3.298 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 25 | +12.626 | 9 | 13 |
5 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 25 | +13.318 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 25 | +15.578 | 12 | 10 |
7 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +15.738 | 6 | 9 |
8 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 25 | +16.034 | 14 | 8 |
9 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 25 | +18.325 | 16 | 7 |
10 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 25 | +18.596 | 7 | 6 |
11 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 25 | +18.685 | 8 | 5 |
12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 25 | +18.946 | 17 | 4 |
13 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 25 | +19.159 | 4 | 3 |
14 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 25 | +24.376 | 5 | 2 |
15 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 25 | +27.776 | 10 | 1 |
16 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Team | Ducati | 25 | +34.266 | 18 | |
17 | 82 | Mika Kallio | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 25 | +48.410 | 22 | |
18 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 25 | +48.411 | 21 | |
Ret | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 22 | Accident | 19 | |
Ret | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 15 | Electronics | 20 | |
Ret | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 2 | Accident | 13 | |
Ret | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 0 | Arm Pain | 15 | |
Fastest lap: Miguel Oliveira (KTM) – 1:39.855 (lap 9) | ||||||||
Sources:[16][17][18] |
Moto2
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 23 | 39:35.476 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 10 | Luca Marini | Kalex | 23 | +1.609 | 2 | 20 |
3 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 23 | +3.813 | 5 | 16 |
4 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 23 | +8.437 | 12 | 13 |
5 | 33 | Enea Bastianini | Kalex | 23 | +8.646 | 4 | 11 |
6 | 88 | Jorge Martín | Kalex | 23 | +8.899 | 6 | 10 |
7 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 23 | +8.956 | 18 | 9 |
8 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 23 | +9.568 | 8 | 8 |
9 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Kalex | 23 | +10.367 | 17 | 7 |
10 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 23 | +11.084 | 13 | 6 |
11 | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 23 | +11.199 | 9 | 5 |
12 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 23 | +16.864 | 21 | 4 |
13 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | NTS | 23 | +16.998 | 16 | 3 |
14 | 45 | Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 23 | +18.550 | 10 | 2 |
15 | 44 | Arón Canet | Speed Up | 23 | +20.169 | 15 | 1 |
16 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 23 | +22.918 | 24 | |
17 | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 23 | +27.141 | 20 | |
18 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 23 | +27.303 | 27 | |
19 | 62 | Stefano Manzi | MV Agusta | 23 | +27.340 | 19 | |
20 | 77 | Dominique Aegerter | NTS | 23 | +44.924 | 22 | |
21 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | Speed Up | 23 | +51.163 | 28 | |
Ret | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 20 | Mechanical | 25 | |
Ret | 27 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Kalex | 17 | Accident | 26 | |
Ret | 57 | Edgar Pons | Kalex | 12 | Mechanical | 23 | |
Ret | 99 | Kasma Daniel | Kalex | 10 | Accident | 29 | |
Ret | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Speed Up | 5 | Accident | 14 | |
Ret | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 5 | Accident | 11 | |
Ret | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Speed Up | 0 | Accident | 3 | |
Ret | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 0 | Accident | 7 | |
Fastest lap: Remy Gardner (Kalex) – 1:42.504 (lap 23) | |||||||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 25 | Raúl Fernández | KTM | 21 | 38:06.272 | 1 | 25 |
2 | 7 | Dennis Foggia | Honda | 21 | +5.810 | 8 | 20 |
3 | 52 | Jeremy Alcoba | Honda | 21 | +5.866 | 2 | 16 |
4 | 11 | Sergio García | Honda | 21 | +6.447 | 12 | 13 |
5 | 14 | Tony Arbolino | Honda | 21 | +12.998 | 27 | 11 |
6 | 40 | Darryn Binder | KTM | 21 | +13.065 | 18 | 10 |
7 | 13 | Celestino Vietti | KTM | 21 | +13.907 | 14 | 9 |
8 | 79 | Ai Ogura | Honda | 21 | +13.929 | 5 | 8 |
9 | 17 | John McPhee | Honda | 21 | +13.945 | 19 | 7 |
10 | 53 | Deniz Öncü | KTM | 21 | +14.438 | 11 | 6 |
11 | 23 | Niccolò Antonelli | Honda | 21 | +14.487 | 7 | 5 |
12 | 75 | Albert Arenas | KTM | 21 | +14.708 | 6 | 4 |
13 | 71 | Ayumu Sasaki | KTM | 21 | +19.285 | 3 | 3 |
14 | 99 | Carlos Tatay | KTM | 21 | +23.195 | 29 | 2 |
15 | 27 | Kaito Toba | KTM | 21 | +24.233 | 17 | 1 |
16 | 70 | Barry Baltus | KTM | 21 | +24.260 | 13 | |
17 | 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | Honda | 21 | +24.321 | 31 | |
18 | 31 | Adrián Fernández | Honda | 21 | +24.425 | 20 | |
19 | 82 | Stefano Nepa | KTM | 21 | +24.625 | 22 | |
20 | 55 | Romano Fenati | Husqvarna | 21 | +24.672 | 23 | |
21 | 16 | Andrea Migno | KTM | 21 | +27.637 | 16 | |
22 | 92 | Yuki Kunii | Honda | 21 | +34.490 | 15 | |
23 | 50 | Jason Dupasquier | KTM | 21 | +34.884 | 30 | |
24 | 54 | Riccardo Rossi | KTM | 21 | +35.003 | 25 | |
25 | 73 | Maximilian Kofler | KTM | 21 | +35.092 | 24 | |
26 | 9 | Davide Pizzoli | KTM | 21 | +35.216 | 28 | |
27 | 2 | Gabriel Rodrigo | Honda | 21 | +40.329 | 10 | |
28 | 89 | Khairul Idham Pawi | Honda | 21 | +46.973 | 21 | |
Ret | 24 | Tatsuki Suzuki | Honda | 19 | Accident | 4 | |
Ret | 5 | Jaume Masiá
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Honda | 17 | Accident | 9 | |
Ret | 21 | Alonso López | Husqvarna | 14 | Accident | 26 | |
Fastest lap: Raúl Fernández (KTM) – 1:47.858 (lap 4) | |||||||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[19][20][21]
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Notes
References
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- ^ "GRANDE PRÉMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto3 OFFICIAL MOTO3 UALIFYING RESULTS TIMES REPORT 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto2 Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
- ^ "GRANDE PREMIO MEO DE PORTUGAL Moto3 Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
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- ^ Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal
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External links
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 19 November 2020.