2020 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Valencian Community Grand Prix, scheduled in the original calendar on November 15 as the twentieth and final stage of the season, was postponed by one week for the initial shift of the Grand Prix of the Americas (later cancelled on July 8) to the third Sunday in November (it was scheduled for April 5 as the third race of the championship). After the postponement of the Argentine Grand Prix (initially classified as the fourth Grand Prix of the season on April 19) to November 22, the Valencia stage was moved back by another week (the Argentine race was later cancelled on July 31). 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 Valencian Community Grand Prix is classified as the fourteenth Grand Prix of the new calendar (the thirteenth for the MotoGP class) on November 15th, as planned in the original one. It is preceded by the introduction of the European Grand Prix, which is also held on the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, after the organizers of the Valencian Community Grand Prix signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the sport's commercial rights, to host a double grand prix in the Valencia circuit. With the inclusion of the Portuguese Grand Prix, which will be held on 22 November at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve as the last race of the season, this also marks that for the first time since 2001 the championship finale will not be held in Valencia.

After the victory in the European Grand Prix, Joan Mir confirmed himself at the top of the drivers' classification with 162 points. Fabio Quartararo and Álex Rins are 37 points behind the leader, with the Frenchman second due to the victories won this season (3 vs 1) compared to the Spaniard, who nevertheless gained three positions in the overall standings. Maverick Viñales and Franco Morbidelli are fourth and fifth, with 121 and 117 points respectively.

In the constructors' standings, Suzuki climbs to the top of the standings with 181 points, overtaking Ducati (now at 181 points). Yamaha is third with 163 points, just 4 points ahead of KTM. Honda is fifth at 130 points, while Aprilia closes the standings at 36 points.

In the team championship standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar is confirmed first at 287, increasing its lead by 82 points over Petronas Yamaha SRT. Ducati Team and KTM Factory Racing are third and fourth with 194 and 182 points respectively, with Monster Energy Yamaha fifth at 159 points.

• Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the eleventh straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[1][2]

• Iker Lecuona, after missing the Valencian Community Grand Prix due to Andorran quarantine rules, as his brother and assistant had tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus, was entered into the event and was due to compete from Saturday practice onwards;[3] however, he tested positive on entry to the paddock and was subsequently withdrawn.[4]

The first session ended with Takaaki Nakagami in the lead ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Maverick Viñales. In the second, Jack Miller was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Francesco Bagnaia. In the third Morbidelli took the lead, followed by Pol Espargaró and Johann Zarco.

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

Pos.	No.	Bikers	Constructor	Free practice times
				FP1[5]	FP2[6]	FP3[7]
1	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1'30.944	1'31.125	1'30.168
2	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1'31.541	1'30.622	1'31.128
3	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	1'31.052	1'30.821	1'30.636
4	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1'31.297	1'30.899	1'30.658
5	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1'30.968	1'31.062	1'30.697
6	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1'30.829	1'30.713	1'30.785
7	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1'31.436	1'31.080	1'30.734
8	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'31.828	1'30.742	1'31.280
9	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1'31.486	1'31.330	1'30.849
10	41	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	1'31.170	1'30.989	1'30.865
11	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1'31.617	1'31.326	1'30.867
12	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	1'31.805	1'31.230	1'30.926
13	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1'31.410	1'30.926	1'31.235
14	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	1'31.572	1'30.930	1'31.077
15	42	Álex Rins	Suzuki	1'31.528	1'30.947	1'30.956
16	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1'31.678	1'31.261	1'31.051
17	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1'31.514	1'31.106	1'31.942
18	46	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	1'31.545	1'31.3711	1'31.372
19	73	Álex Márquez	Honda	1'31.598	1'31.3711	1'31.540
20	53	Esteve Rabat	Ducati	1'32.198	1'32.058	1'31.714
21	32	Lorenzo Savadori	Aprilia	1'32.772	1'32.393	1'32.532
	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Notes

• ^1 – Valentino Rossi and Álex Márquez set identical times in FP2; Valentino Rossi was classified ahead as he set his lap time before Álex Márquez.

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session Álex Rins was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Zarco.[8]

In the warm up, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Pol Espargaró and Takaaki Nakagami.[11]

Pos.	No.	Rider	Manufacturer	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	14	Tony Arbolino	Honda	23	38:17.462	13	25
2	11	Sergio García	Honda	23	+1.142	17	20
3	25	Raúl Fernández	KTM	23	+1.297	3	16
4	75	Albert Arenas	KTM	23	+2.825	6	13
5	40	Darryn Binder	KTM	23	+2.999	1	11
6	53	Deniz Öncü	KTM	23	+3.208	11	10
7	16	Andrea Migno	KTM	23	+9.836	5	9
8	79	Ai Ogura	Honda	23	+9.852	7	8
9	5	Jaume Masiá	Honda	23	+9.864	4	7
10	52	Jeremy Alcoba	Honda	23	+12.802	15	6
11	17	John McPhee	Honda	23	+12.879	16	5
12	55	Romano Fenati	Husqvarna	23	+14.513	14	4
13	82	Stefano Nepa	KTM	23	+15.340	19	3
14	23	Niccolò Antonelli	Honda	23	+15.619	10	2
15	6	Ryusei Yamanaka	Honda	23	+24.297	20	1
16	7	Dennis Foggia	Honda	23	+24.320	27
17	70	Barry Baltus	KTM	23	+24.666	24
18	92	Yuki Kunii	Honda	23	+24.690	12
19	71	Ayumu Sasaki	KTM	23	+27.484	26
20	9	Davide Pizzoli	KTM	23	+27.754	25
21	99	Carlos Tatay	KTM	23	+28.093	29
22	50	Jason Dupasquier	KTM	23	+28.138	23
23	54	Riccardo Rossi	KTM	23	+30.718[lower-alpha 1]	18
24	13	Celestino Vietti	KTM	23	+48.093	9
Ret	89	Khairul Idham Pawi	Honda	21	Accident	28
Ret	2	Gabriel Rodrigo	Honda	7	Accident	30
Ret	21	Alonso López	Husqvarna	7	Accident	21
Ret	27	Kaito Toba	KTM	1	Accident	2
Ret	24	Tatsuki Suzuki	Honda	1	Accident	8
Ret	73	Maximilian Kofler	KTM	0	Accident	22
DNS	12	Filip Salač	Honda		Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

• Filip Salač suffered a chest injury in a crash during practice and was declared unfit to compete.