2020 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya) was the ninth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the eighth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 27 September 2020.

Catalonia  2020 Catalan Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date27 September 2020
Official nameGran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[1][2]
LocationCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmeló, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.627 km (2.875 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Time 1:38.798
Fastest lap
Rider France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:40.142 on lap 9
Podium
First France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Second Spain Joan Mir Suzuki
Third Spain Álex Rins Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Time 1:43.355
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:43.544
Podium
First Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Second United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex
Third Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Tony Arbolino Honda
Time 1:47.762
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna
Time 1:48.702 on lap 3
Podium
First South Africa Darryn Binder KTM
Second Italy Tony Arbolino Honda
Third Italy Dennis Foggia Honda

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 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 Catalan Grand Prix, originally scheduled for June 7, was placed on September 27.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the eighth round at the 2020 Emilia Romagna and Rimini's Coast Grand Prix, Andrea Dovizioso on 83 points, lead the championship by one point over Fabio Quartararo and Maverick Viñales, with Joan Mir a further 4 points behind.

In the Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 147 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha with 141. Suzuki Ecstar Team is third with 124 points, by 9 points over Ducati Team, while Red Bull KTM Factory Racing sat 5th on 110 points.

MotoGP Entrants
Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes
  • Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[3][4]

Free practice

MotoGP

The first practice session ended with Fabio Quartararo fastest for Petronas Yamaha SRT ahead of Ducati Corse's Andrea Dovizioso and Team Suzuki Ecstar's Joan Mir. The second practice session ended with Franco Morbidelli fastest for Petronas Yamaha SRT, followed by Johann Zarco and Brad Binder.

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

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

Pos. No. Bikers Constructor Free practice times
FP1 FP2 FP3
1 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:40.431 1:40.860 1:39.418
2 25 Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:41.105 1:40.208 1:39.462
3 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:41.592 1:41.028 1:39.507
4 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:42.059 1:42.257 1:39.702
5 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1:41.625 1:39.898 1:39.709
6 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM 1:41.833 1:40.474 1:39.756
7 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:41.219 1:39.789 1:39.774
8 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:41.536 1:40.502 1:39.836
9 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1:42.335 1:40.008 1:39.841
10 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 1:41.060 1:40.441 1:39.862
11 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:41.790 1:41.337 1:39.897
12 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 1:42.026 1:40.626 1:39.919
13 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:40.861 1:41.124 1:39.963
14 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki 1:41.316 1:40.538 1:40.016
15 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:41.609 1:40.412 1:40.023
16 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:41.549 1:40.754 1:40.071
17 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:41.195 1:40.791 1:40.133
18 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:41.643 1:41.095 1:40.226
19 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda 1:42.061 1:40.478 1:40.283
20 53 Spain Tito Rabat Ducati 1:42.992 1:41.673 1:40.341
21 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1:41.640 1:40.871 1:40.977
22 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:41.969 1:41.260 1:40.898
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

Qualifying

MotoGP
Pos. No. Rider Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1 Q2
1 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:38.798 1 1
2 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.008 2
3 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.129 3
4 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 1:39.399 1:39.225 4 2
5 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:39.371 5
6 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.378 6
7 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q2 1:39.495 7 3
8 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:39.628 8
9 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:39.641 9
10 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM Qualified in Q2 1:39.659 10 4
11 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:39.547 1:39.713 11
12 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:40.188 12
13 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki 1:39.751 N/A 13 5
14 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:39.777 N/A 14
15 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:39.973 N/A 15
16 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:39.988 N/A 16 6
17 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:40.109 N/A 17
18 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda 1:40.164 N/A 18
19 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1:40.490 N/A 19 7
20 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1:40.721 N/A 20
21 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:40.838 N/A 21
22 53 Spain Tito Rabat Ducati 1:41.013 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 1 REPORT
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 2 REPORT

Race

MotoGP
Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 20 France Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 24 40:33.176 2 25
2 36 Spain Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 24 +0.928 8 20
3 42 Spain Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 24 +1.898 13 16
4 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 24 +2.846 1 13
5 43 Australia Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 24 +3.391 4 11
6 63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 24 +3.518 14 10
7 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 24 +3.671 11 9
8 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 24 +6.117 9 8
9 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 24 +13.607 5 7
10 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 24 +14.483 16 6
11 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 24 +14.927 10 5
12 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24 +15.647 15 4
13 73 Spain Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +17.327 18 3
14 27 Spain Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 24 +27.066 19 2
15 53 Spain Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 24 +27.282 22 1
16 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 24 +28.736 21
17 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 24 +32.643 20
Ret 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 18 Accident 12
Ret 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 15 Accident 3
Ret 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 12 Accident 7
Ret 5 France Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 0 Collision 6
Ret 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 0 Collision 17
Fastest lap: France Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:40.142 (lap 9)
Sources:[5][6][7]

Moto2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 10 Italy Luca Marini Kalex 22 38:11.103 1 25
2 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 22 +0.981 3 20
3 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 22 +4.399 4 16
4 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Speed Up 22 +5.608 2 13
5 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 22 +5.797 7 11
6 33 Italy Enea Bastianini Kalex 22 +6.080 10 10
7 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 22 +8.552 6 9
8 44 Spain Arón Canet Speed Up 22 +9.928 19 8
9 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 22 +14.874 8 7
10 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 22 +15.058 14 6
11 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 22 +17.687 11 5
12 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 22 +18.910 18 4
13 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 22 +19.017 22 3
14 57 Spain Edgar Pons Kalex 22 +19.315 17 2
15 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 22 +20.404 21 1
16 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 22 +24.358 16[N 1]
17 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder NTS 22 +27.561 28
18 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 22 +36.014 25
19 27 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 22 +36.101 29
20 99 Malaysia Kasma Daniel Kalex 22 +37.659 27
21 74 Poland Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 22 +1:00.256 30
Ret 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 21 Accident 24
Ret 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 Accident 12
Ret 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 20 Accident 26
Ret 88 Spain Jorge Martín Kalex 14 Mechanical 13
Ret 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 7 Accident 9
Ret 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 5 Throttle Cable 5
Ret 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 3 Exhaust 15
Ret 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 2 Collision 23
Ret 62 Italy Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 2 Collision 20
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 40 South Africa Darryn Binder KTM 21 38:32.507 9 25
2 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Honda 21 +0.103 1 20
3 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 21 +0.157 13 16
4 11 Spain Sergio García Honda 21 +0.232 10 13
5 21 Spain Alonso López Husqvarna 21 +0.386 16 11
6 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +1.436 15 10
7[N 2] 5 Spain Jaume Masiá Honda 21 +1.218 5 9
8[N 2] 13 Italy Celestino Vietti KTM 21 +1.293 17 8
9 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda 21 +1.928 6 7
10 2 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 21 +1.932 3 6
11 79 Japan Ai Ogura Honda 21 +2.012 24 5
12 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Honda 21 +2.536 7 4
13 25 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 21 +3.572 2 3
14 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +4.800 25 2
15 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 21 +5.042 26 1
16 70 Belgium Barry Baltus KTM 21 +5.656 31
17 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +6.729 18
18 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 21 +13.556 8
19 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +14.205[N 3] 14
20 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +14.437 20
21 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +23.202 29
22 50 Switzerland Jason Dupasquier KTM 21 +25.032 23
23 73 Austria Maximilian Kofler KTM 21 +35.469 30
24 89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 21 +35.496 27
Ret 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 18 Handling 11
Ret 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 17 Clutch 21
Ret 9 Italy Davide Pizzoli KTM 11 Accident 28
Ret 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 8 Collision 22
Ret 20 Spain José Julián García Honda 8 Collision 19
Ret 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 5 Collision 12
Ret 75 Spain Albert Arenas KTM 5 Collision 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.[8][9][10]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes
  1. 6-place grid penalty.
  2. 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  3. 6-second penalty for failing to serve a double long lap penalty.
  1. Yamaha scored 163 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[11]
  2. Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 185 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[11]
  3. Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 148 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[11]

References
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  2. "Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  5. "2020 Catalan MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  6. OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  7. "MotoGP™ RAC Classification 2020". MotoGP. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  8. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  9. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  10. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  11. "Yamaha handed penalties, no effect on rider points". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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