2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno on 9 August 2020. Fabio Quartararo was the defending MotoGP race winner who aimed for his second consecutive Grand Prix win, having won the previous round.

  2020 Czech Grand Prix
Race details
Race 4 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 August 2020
Official nameMonster Energy Grand Prix České republiky[1][2]
LocationMasaryk Circuit
Brno, Czech Republic
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.403 km (3.357 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Johann Zarco Ducati
Time 1:55.687
Fastest lap
Rider Brad Binder KTM
Time 1:57.445 on lap 3
Podium
First Brad Binder KTM
Second Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Third Johann Zarco Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Joe Roberts Kalex
Time 2:01.692
Fastest lap
Rider Enea Bastianini Kalex
Time 2:02.763 on lap 2
Podium
First Enea Bastianini Kalex
Second Sam Lowes Kalex
Third Joe Roberts Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 2:08.372
Fastest lap
Rider Jaume Masiá Honda
Time 2:08.885 on lap 2
Podium
First Dennis Foggia Honda
Second Albert Arenas KTM
Third Ai Ogura Honda

In the MotoGP class, Brad Binder took his first victory in the premier class, the first for a South African rider, the first non-European rider to win since Australian Jack Miller in the 2016 Dutch TT, as well the first rookie to win a Grand Prix since Marc Márquez in 2013. With KTM's victory, this race marks the first time a non-Japanese and Italian constructor won a Grand Prix since German constructor König won the 1973 Yugoslavian Grand Prix.

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 the Czech Republic

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 Czech Republic Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the second round at the Andalusian Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo on 50 points, leads the championship by ten points over Maverick Viñales, with Andrea Dovizioso a further 14 points behind. In Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 61 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha, who have 56. Ducati Team sit 23 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and are only 11 points ahead of fourth-placed LCR Honda, who have 22 points, while Pramac Racing sit 5th on 22 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]

MotoGP Qualifying

Q1

In Q1 Álex Rins set the fastest lap of the session with the factory KTM of Brad Binder 0.6 secs behind. Miguel Oliveira was 0.98 sec behind Rins.

Q2

Quartararo initially set a lap of 1.55.990 during his first run. A few minutes later, Johann Zarco recorded a 1.55.687 to secure pole position, and Quartararo achieved second place after crashing on his final run, 0.303 seconds back. Franco Morbidelli was third fastest, 0.311 behind pole position. The rest of the top 10 were:Aleix Espargaro, Maverick Viñales, Pol Espargaro, Brad Binder, Danilo Petrucci, Joan Mir, Valentino Rossi

This was Avintia Racing first pole position in MotoGP while being Zarco's 5th overall.

Classification

MotoGP
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33 Brad Binder KTM 21 41:38.764 7 25
2 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 21 +5.266 3 20
3 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 21 +6.470 1 16
4 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 21 +6.609 11 13
5 46 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 21 +7.517 10 11
6 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 21 +7.969 13 10
7 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 21 +11.827 2 9
8 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 21 +12.862 17 8
9 43 Jack Miller Ducati 21 +15.013 14 7
10 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 21 +15.087 4 6
11 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 21 +16.455 18 5
12 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 21 +18.506 8 4
13 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 21 +18.736 12 3
14 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 21 +19.720 5 2
15 73 Álex Márquez Honda 21 +24.597 21 1
16 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 21 +29.004 15
17 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 21 +32.290 19
18 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 21 +55.977 20
Ret 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 9 Accident 6
Ret 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 3 Collision 9
Ret 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 3 Collision 16
DNS 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  • Francesco Bagnaia suffered a broken tibia in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

Moto2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 19 39:13.926 3 25
2 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 19 +0.423 2 20
3 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 19 +5.948 1 16
4 10 Luca Marini Kalex 19 +8.797 10 13
5 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 19 +9.392 8 11
6 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 19 +10.306 5 10
7 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 19 +10.575 11 9
8 88 Jorge Martín Kalex 19 +11.366 6 8
9 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 19 +12.875 4 7
10 44 Arón Canet Speed Up 19 +14.266 15 6
11 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 19 +15.378 20 5
12 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 19 +19.031 12 4
13 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 19 +19.282 21 3
14 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 19 +19.598 19 2
15 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 19 +19.638 7 1
16 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 19 +22.245 9
17 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 19 +24.406 25
18 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 19 +25.065 17
19 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 19 +25.170 16
20 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 19 +26.727 26
21 77 Dominique Aegerter NTS 19 +27.004 22
22 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 19 +29.986 18
23 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 +36.034 24
24 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 19 +36.411 27
25 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 19 +45.780 28
Ret 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 11 Accident 13
Ret 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 10 Rear Brakes 14
Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 5 Accident 23
Ret 99 Kasma Daniel Kalex 3 Accident 29
DNS 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Simone Corsi suffered a broken toe in a crash during warm-up and was declared unfit to start the race.

Moto3
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 18 39:06.370 5 25
2 75 Albert Arenas KTM 18 +0.205 7 20
3 79 Ai Ogura Honda 18 +0.251 4 16
4 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18 +0.381 12 13
5 17 John McPhee Honda 18 +0.509 18 11
6 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 18 +0.808 1 10
7 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 18 +0.889 6 9
8 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 18 +1.647 8 8
9 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 18 +1.648 9 7
10 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 18 +8.815 14 6
11 27 Kaito Toba KTM 18 +8.828 16 5
12 40 Darryn Binder KTM 18 +8.849 15 4
13 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 18 +8.866 24 3
14 16 Andrea Migno KTM 18 +8.986 11 2
15 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 18 +9.089 19 1
16 11 Sergio García Honda 18 +9.124 27
17 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 18 +9.589 17
18 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 18 +9.723 22
19 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18 +12.594 2
20 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 18 +12.656 28
21 70 Barry Baltus KTM 18 +23.720 21
22 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 18 +23.766 30
23 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 18 +31.955 29
24 9 Davide Pizzoli KTM 18 +36.734 31[N 1]
25 12 Filip Salač Honda 18 +47.046 20
Ret 5 Jaume Masiá Honda 15 Accident 13
Ret 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 14 Accident Damage 10
Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 9 Accident 3
Ret 21 Alonso López Husqvarna 9 Accident 25
Ret 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 8 Accident Damage 26
Ret 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 7 Accident 23
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[4][5][6]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

Notes
  1. Back of the grid start penalty.

References
  1. "2020 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  2. "Brno Circuit | 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. "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  6. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
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