2020 Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel) was the twelfth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the eleventh round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the MotorLand Aragón in Alcañiz on 25 October 2020.

  2020 Teruel Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date25 October 2020
Official nameGran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel
LocationCiudad del Motor de Aragón
Alcañiz, Spain
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.077 km (3.155 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Takaaki Nakagami Honda
Time 1:46.882
Fastest lap
Rider Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Time 1:48.089 on lap 5
Podium
First Franco Morbidelli Yamaha
Second Álex Rins Suzuki
Third Joan Mir Suzuki
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:51.296
Fastest lap
Rider Sam Lowes Kalex
Time 1:51.730 on lap 2
Podium
First Sam Lowes Kalex
Second Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up
Third Enea Bastianini Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 1:57.199
Fastest lap
Rider Sergio García Honda
Time 1:57.976 on lap 2
Podium
First Jaume Masiá Honda
Second Ayumu Sasaki KTM
Third Kaito Toba KTM

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 Aragon Grand Prix, scheduled in the original calendar on October 4 as the sixteenth race of the season, was brought forward by a week following the initial postponement of the Thailand Grand Prix (later cancelled on July 31) on the first Sunday in October (the Thailand stage was initially scheduled for 22 March as the second leg of the championship). 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. A new calendar based exclusively in Europe was announced on 11 June. The race in Aragon was placed on 18 October as the tenth GP of the season.

The race organizers signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the commercial rights to the sport, to host a second round on the circuit on 25 October (one week after the first race) known as the "Teruel Grand Prix". The race was named for the Teruel province of the autonomous community of Aragon where the MotorLand Aragón is located. The race is the fourth time in the history of the sport that the same venue and circuit track have hosted consecutive World Championship races, and it is the second time it has taken place in Spain.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

After the tenth round of the 2020 Aragon Grand Prix, Joan Mir became the new leader of the drivers' classification with 121 points, six more than the previous leader Fabio Quartararo, who in the previous race had closed out of the points zone. Third with 109 points Maverick Viñales, who overtook Andrea Dovizioso, now fourth with 106 points. Fifth is Takaaki Nakagami with 92 points.

In the manufacturers' standings, Yamaha leads with 183 points, followed by Ducati with 160 points. Suzuki is third with 143 points and has overtaken KTM, now fourth at 130. Honda is fifth at 112 points, while Aprilia closes the standings with 35 points.

In the team championship, Team Suzuki Ecstar surpasses Petronas Yamaha SRT with 206 points, with the Malaysian team now second by 4 points less from the leader. Ducati Team and Monster Energy Yamaha follow with 171 and 167 points respectively, and KTM Factory Racing with 144 points.

MotoGP Entrants
Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes
  • Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the ninth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[1][2]
  • Valentino Rossi tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on October 15, requiring him to remain in quarantine for a minimum of 10 days under Italian law and forcing him to skip the Teruel round after the Aragon round. Yamaha confirmed that it would not field a replacement for Rossi's bike.[3]

Free practice

MotoGP

In the first session Álex Márquez was the fastest ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Joan Mir.[4] In the second session Nakagami preceded Maverick Viñales and Cal Crutchlow.[5] In the third session Franco Morbidelli set the best time ahead of Nakagami and Fabio Quartararo.[6]

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 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:49.100 1:48.612 1:47.333
2 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:48.622 1:47.782 1:47.392
3 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:49.621 1:48.164 1:47.401
4 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:49.176 1:47.957 1:47.473
5 73 Álex Márquez Honda 1:48.184 1:48.443 1:47.546
6 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 1:49.501 1:48.360 1:47.548
7 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 1:49.372 1:48.190 1:47.554
8 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:49.442 1:48.527 1:47.625
9 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:49.356 1:48.111 1:47.708
10 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 1:48.993 1:48.182 1:47.715
11 43 Jack Miller Ducati 1:49.211 1:49.794 1:47.739
12 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:49.305 1:48.426 1:47.742
13 33 Brad Binder KTM 1:49.962 1:48.545 1:47.822
14 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:49.512 1:49.240 1:47.878
15 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 1'50.215 1:49.733 1:48.023
16 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 1:49.346 1:48.439 1:48.025
17 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:49.482 1:48.870 1:48.096
18 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1'50.251 1:49.319 1:48.134
19 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1:49.003 1:48.444 1:48.255
20 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:49.727 1:48.810 1:48.471
21 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1:49.360 1:48.532 1:48.501
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session Viñales was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Joan Mir.[7]

Qualifying

MotoGP
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid		 Row
Q1[8] Q2[9]
1 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda Qualified in Q2 1:46.882 1 1
2 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:46.945 2
3 42 Álex Rins Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:47.155 3
4 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:47.241 4 2
5 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 1:47.303 1:47.297 5
6 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:47.326 6
7 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda Qualified in Q2 1:47.377 7 3
8 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:47.509 8
9 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 1:47.071 1:47.519 9
10 73 Álex Márquez Honda Qualified in Q2 1:47.603 10 4
11 27 Iker Lecuona KTM Qualified in Q2 1:47.621 11
12 36 Joan Mir Suzuki Qualified in Q2 1:47.642 12
13 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:47.372 N/A 13 5
14 43 Jack Miller Ducati 1:47.394 N/A 14
15 33 Brad Binder KTM 1:47.478 N/A 15
16 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 1:47.585 N/A 13 6
17 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:47.747 N/A 17
18 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:47.759 N/A 18
19 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:47.855 N/A 19 7
20 53 Esteve Rabat Ducati 1:48.114 N/A 20
21 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:48.402 N/A 21
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Warm up

MotoGP

In the warm up, Takaaki Nakagami was the fastest ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Álex Márquez.[10]

Race

MotoGP
Pos. No. Biker Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 23 41:47.652 2 25
2 42 Álex Rins Suzuki 23 +2.205 3 20
3 36 Joan Mir Suzuki 23 +5.376 12 16
4 44 Pol Espargaró KTM 23 +10.299 9 13
5 5 Johann Zarco Ducati 23 +12.915 5 11
6 88 Miguel Oliveira KTM 23 +12.953 8 10
7 12 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 23 +14.262 4 9
8 20 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 23 +14.720 6 8
9 27 Iker Lecuona KTM 23 +17.177 11 7
10 9 Danilo Petrucci Ducati 23 +19.519 19 6
11 35 Cal Crutchlow Honda 23 +19.708 7 5
12 6 Stefan Bradl Honda 23 +20.591 16 4
13 4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 23 +22.222 17 3
14 53 Tito Rabat Ducati 23 +26.496 20 2
15 38 Bradley Smith Aprilia 23 +31.816 21 1
Ret 41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 20 Engine 13
Ret 73 Álex Márquez Honda 13 Accident 10
Ret 63 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 5 Engine 18
Ret 30 Takaaki Nakagami Honda 0 Accident 1
Ret 43 Jack Miller Ducati 0 Collision 14
Ret 33 Brad Binder KTM 0 Collision 15
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT

Moto2
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 21 39:27.645 1 25
2 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 21 +8.425 4 20
3 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 21 +10.871 6 16
4 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 21 +12.657 3 13
5 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 21 +13.006 2 11
6 88 Jorge Martín Kalex 21 +14.766 12 10
7 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 21 +16.905 7 9
8 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 21 +17.027 9 8
9 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 21 +21.888 5 7
10 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 21 +22.951 13 6
11 10 Luca Marini Kalex 21 +24.969 11 5
12 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 21 +26.206 22 4
13 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 21 +26.317 20 3
14 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 21 +26.685 25 2
15 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 21 +26.899 24 1
16 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 21 +27.404 10
17 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 21 +30.319 21
18 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 21 +30.707 23
19 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 21 +30.980 19
20 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 21 +31.501 16
21 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 21 +47.953 29
22 18 Xavier Cardelús Speed Up 21 +48.375 28
23 74 Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 21 +1:00.394 30
Ret 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 20 Accident 18
Ret 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 19 Accident 15
Ret 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 15 Accident 17
Ret 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 10 Accident 8
Ret 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 3 Accident 14
Ret 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 0 Collision 26
Ret 99 Kasma Daniel Kalex 0 Collision 27
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3
Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 5 Jaume Masiá Honda 19 37:44.602 7 25
2 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 19 +0.051 6 20
3 27 Kaito Toba KTM 19 +0.152 8 16
4 75 Albert Arenas KTM 19 +0.296 5 13
5 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 19 +0.331 3 11
6 17 John McPhee Honda 19 +0.372 17 10
7 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 19 +0.583 18 9
8 40 Darryn Binder KTM 19 +0.772 15 8
9 79 Ai Ogura Honda 19 +0.955 10 7
10 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 19 +2.259 2 6
11 21 Alonso López Husqvarna 19 +2.489 21 5
12 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 19 +2.493 1 4
13 12 Filip Salač Honda 19 +2.520 11 3
14 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 19 +2.686 4 2
15 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 19 +2.745 14 1
16 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 19 +2.895 12
17 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 19 +3.019 20
18 16 Andrea Migno KTM 19 +3.622 26
19 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 19 +5.448 13
20 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 19 +5.620 16
21 70 Barry Baltus KTM 19 +5.680 23
22 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 19 +6.103 19
23 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 19 +16.543 25
24 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 19 +21.606 30
25 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 19 +21.716 22
26 9 Davide Pizzoli KTM 19 +21.812 24
27 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 19 +32.799 27
28 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 19 +33.600 29
Ret 24 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 18 Accident 9
Ret 11 Sergio García Honda 18 Collision 28
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[11][12][13]

MotoGP

Moto2

Moto3

References
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  2. "Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. Duncan, Lewis (18 October 2020). "Yamaha won't replace Rossi for MotoGP Teruel GP, ending Lorenzo speculation". Autosport.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
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  12. "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  13. "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
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