2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

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

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.

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 Austria

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
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.[4]
  • Ducati test rider Michele Pirro replaced Francesco Bagnaia in Austria while he recovered from injuries sustained in a crash during practice at the Czech round.

Qualifying

Q1

Johann Zarco and Valentino Rossi qualified for Q2.

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time
1 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.865
2 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.891
3 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'23.915
4 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1'24.151
5 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'24.228
6 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 1'24.405
7 33 Brad Binder KTM 1'24.485
8 73 Álex Márquez Honda 1'24.490
9 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1'24.662
10 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1'24.831
11 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 1'25.287
12 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 1'25.431
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 1 REPORT

Q2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time
1 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'23.450
2 43 Jack Miller Ducati 1'23.518
3 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1'23.537
4 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'23.606
5 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 1'23.612
6 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 1'23.673
7 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1'23.719
8 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 1'23.731
9 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.828
10 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1'23.872
11 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 1'23.939
12 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.995
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 2 REPORT

Classification

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. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 20 28:20.853 4 25
2 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 20 +1.377 6 20
3 43 Jack Miller Ducati 20 +1.549 2 16
4 33 Brad Binder KTM 20 +5.526 17 13
5 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 20 +5.837 12 11
6 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 20 +6.403 10 10
7 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 20 +12.498 13 9
8 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 20 +12.534 3 8
9 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 20 +14.117 16 7
10 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 20 +15.276 1 6
11 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 20 +17.772 14 5
12 51 Michele Pirro Ducati 20 +23.271 22 4
13 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 20 +24.868 20 3
14 73 Álex Márquez Honda 20 +24.943 18 2
15 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 20 +27.435 15 1
16 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 20 +28.502 21
17 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 20 +28.609 19
Ret 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 10 Accident 8
Ret 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 8 Collision 5
Ret 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 8 Collision 11
Ret 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 0 Did not restart 7
Ret 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 0 Did not restart 9
Fastest lap: Álex Rins (Suzuki) – 1'24.007 (lap 7)
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

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. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88 Jorge Martín Kalex 13 19:24.723 2 25
2 10 Luca Marini Kalex 13 +2.195 8 20
3 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13 +4.782 3 16
4 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 13 +7.249 6 13
5 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 13 +7.325 16 11
6 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 13 +7.771 10 10
7 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 13 +9.405 9 9
8 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 13 +9.598 12 8
9 44 Arón Canet Speed Up 13 +10.023 5 7
10 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 13 +10.890 11 6
11 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 13 +11.170 13 5
12 77 Dominique Aegerter NTS 13 +11.803 24 4
13 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 13 +13.002 17 3
14 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 13 +13.385 15 2
15 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 13 +15.865 21 1
16 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 13 +15.897 14
17 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 13 +15.913 19
18 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 13 +16.222 26
19 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 13 +18.830 27
20 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 13 +22.614 28
21 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 13 +25.079 23
22 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 13 +29.300 29
23 99 Kasma Daniel Kalex 13 +36.648 30
Ret 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 4 Accident 1
Ret 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 3 Accident 18
Ret 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 0 Accident 7
Ret 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 0 Did not restart 4
Ret 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 0 Did not restart 20
Ret 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 0 Did not restart 22
Ret 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 0 Did not restart 25
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 75 Albert Arenas KTM 23 37:25.323 2 25
2 5 Jaume Masiá Honda 23 +0.049 4 20
3 17 John McPhee Honda 23 +0.447 3 16
4[N 1] 79 Ai Ogura Honda 23 +0.121 13 13
5[N 1] 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 23 +0.292 5 11
6[N 2] 40 Darryn Binder KTM 23 +0.275 22 10
7 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 23 +0.487 8 9
8 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +1.083 10 8
9 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 23 +1.136 1 7
10 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 23 +1.177 6 6
11 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23 +2.221 7 5
12[N 1] 16 Andrea Migno KTM 23 +1.924 12 4
13 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +2.596 16 3
14 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +2.228 18 2
15 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +2.609 19 1
16 11 Sergio García Honda 23 +2.866 20
17 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +2.920 30
18 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +3.486 9
19 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 23 +4.276[N 3] 15
20 27 Kaito Toba KTM 23 +4.309 17
21 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +5.776 11
22 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +8.485 25
23 21 Alonso López Husqvarna 23 +10.963[N 3] 31
24 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 23 +23.563 21
25 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 23 +23.814 26
26 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 23 +23.970 24
27[N 1] 9 Davide Pizzoli KTM 23 +23.929 27
28[N 1] 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 23 +24.064 29
Ret 12 Filip Salač Honda 22 Retired 14
Ret 70 Barry Baltus KTM 6 Accident 23
DNS 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 0 Did not start 28
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Khairul Idham Pawi withdrew from the event due to effects of a broken finger suffered at the previous round in Czech Republic.

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[5][6][7]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

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

References
  1. "2019 Austrian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 August 2019.
  2. "motogp.com · myWorld MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH · MotoGP Race Classification 2019". www.motogp.com.
  3. "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF).
  4. "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  7. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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