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.
Background Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 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
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.
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.
BikersConstructorFP1FP2FP3120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha 1:40.4311:40.860 1:39.418225 Maverick ViñalesYamaha1:41.1051:40.2081:39.462388 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:41.5921:41.0281:39.50749 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:42.0591:42.2571:39.70255 Johann ZarcoDucati1:41.6251:39.8981:39.709644 Pol EspargaróKTM1:41.8331:40.4741:39.756721 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:41.219 1:39.7891:39.774846 Valentino RossiYamaha1:41.5361:40.5021:39.836933 Brad BinderKTM1:42.3351:40.0081:39.8411036 Joan MirSuzuki1:41.0601:40.4411:39.8621163 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:41.7901:41.3371:39.8971243 Jack MillerDucati1:42.0261:40.6261:39.919134 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:40.8611:41.1241:39.9631442 Álex RinsSuzuki1:41.3161:40.5381:40.0161530 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:41.6091:40.4121:40.0231635 Cal CrutchlowHonda1:41.5491:40.7541:40.0711741 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:41.1951:40.7911:40.1331838 Bradley SmithAprilia1:41.6431:41.0951:40.2261973 Álex MárquezHonda1:42.0611:40.4781:40.2832053 Tito RabatDucati1:42.9921:41.6731:40.3412127 Iker LecuonaKTM1:41.6401:40.8711:40.977226 Stefan BradlHonda1:41.9691:41.2601:40.898 OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap Personal Best lap
Qualifying MotoGP RiderConstructorRowQ1Q2121 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:38.7981 1220 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.0082346 Valentino RossiYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.1293443 Jack MillerDucati1:39.3991:39.2254 2512 Maverick ViñalesYamaha Qualified in Q21:39.371565 Johann ZarcoDucati Qualified in Q21:39.3786744 Pol EspargaróKTM Qualified in Q21:39.4957 3836 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:39.628899 Danilo PetrucciDucati Qualified in Q21:39.64191033 Brad BinderKTM Qualified in Q21:39.65910 41130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:39.5471:39.713111288 Miguel OliveiraKTM Qualified in Q21:40.188121342 Álex RinsSuzuki1:39.751N/A13 51463 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:39.777N/A141541 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:39.973N/A151635 Cal CrutchlowHonda1:39.988N/A16 6174 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:40.109N/A171873 Álex MárquezHonda1:40.164N/A181927 Iker LecuonaKTM1:40.490N/A19 7206 Stefan BradlHonda1:40.721N/A202138 Bradley SmithAprilia1:40.838N/A212253 Tito RabatDucati1:41.013N/A22 8 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 1 REPORT OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING Nr. 2 REPORT
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points120 Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRTYamaha24 40:33.176225236 Joan Mir Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki24 +0.928820342 Álex Rins Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki24 +1.8981316421 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRTYamaha24 +2.846113543 Jack Miller Pramac RacingDucati24 +3.391411663 Francesco Bagnaia Pramac RacingDucati24 +3.5181410730 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda24 +3.67111989 Danilo Petrucci Ducati TeamDucati24 +6.11798912 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha24 +13.607571035 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda CastrolHonda24 +14.4831661133 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM24 +14.9271051241 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia24 +15.6471541373 Álex Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda24 +17.3271831427 Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3KTM24 +27.0661921553 Tito Rabat Esponsorama RacingDucati24 +27.2822211638 Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia24 +28.73621176 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda TeamHonda24 +32.64320Ret88 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3KTM18Accident12Ret46 Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha15Accident3Ret44 Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM12Accident7Ret5 Johann Zarco Esponsorama RacingDucati0Collision6Ret4 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati TeamDucati0Collision17Fastest lap: Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha) – 1:40.142 (lap 9) Sources:OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
Moto2 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 10 Luca Marini Kalex 22 38:11.103 1 25 2 22 Sam Lowes Kalex 22 +0.981 3 20 3 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 22 +4.399 4 16 4 9 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 22 +5.608 2 13 5 16 Joe Roberts Kalex 22 +5.797 7 11 6 33 Enea Bastianini Kalex 22 +6.080 10 10 7 72 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 22 +8.552 6 9 8 44 Arón Canet Speed Up 22 +9.928 19 8 9 42 Marcos Ramírez Kalex 22 +14.874 8 7 10 23 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 22 +15.058 14 6 11 12 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 22 +17.687 11 5 12 45 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 22 +18.910 18 4 13 40 Héctor Garzó Kalex 22 +19.017 22 3 14 57 Edgar Pons Kalex 22 +19.315 17 2 15 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 22 +20.404 21 1 16 87 Remy Gardner Kalex 22 +24.358 16 17 64 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 22 +27.561 28 18 55 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 22 +36.014 25 19 27 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 22 +36.101 29 20 99 Kasma Daniel Kalex 22 +37.659 27 21 74 Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 22 +1:00.256 30 Ret 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 21 Accident 24 Ret 37 Augusto Fernández Kalex 20 Accident 12 Ret 35 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 20 Accident 26 Ret 88 Jorge Martín Kalex 14 Mechanical 13 Ret 97 Xavi Vierge Kalex 7 Accident 9 Ret 96 Jake Dixon Kalex 5 Throttle Cable 5 Ret 11 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 3 Exhaust 15 Ret 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 2 Collision 23 Ret 62 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 2 Collision 20 OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
Moto3 Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 40 Darryn Binder KTM 21 38:32.507 9 25 2 14 Tony Arbolino Honda 21 +0.103 1 20 3 7 Dennis Foggia Honda 21 +0.157 13 16 4 11 Sergio García Honda 21 +0.232 10 13 5 21 Alonso López Husqvarna 21 +0.386 16 11 6 55 Romano Fenati Husqvarna 21 +1.436 15 10 7 5 Jaume Masiá Honda 21 +1.218 5 9 8 13 Celestino Vietti KTM 21 +1.293 17 8 9 23 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 21 +1.928 6 7 10 2 Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 21 +1.932 3 6 11 79 Ai Ogura Honda 21 +2.012 24 5 12 12 Filip Salač Honda 21 +2.536 7 4 13 25 Raúl Fernández KTM 21 +3.572 2 3 14 82 Stefano Nepa KTM 21 +4.800 25 2 15 6 Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 21 +5.042 26 1 16 70 Barry Baltus KTM 21 +5.656 31 17 71 Ayumu Sasaki KTM 21 +6.729 18 18 27 Kaito Toba KTM 21 +13.556 8 19 52 Jeremy Alcoba Honda 21 +14.205 14 20 54 Riccardo Rossi KTM 21 +14.437 20 21 92 Yuki Kunii Honda 21 +23.202 29 22 50 Jason Dupasquier KTM 21 +25.032 23 23 73 Maximilian Kofler KTM 21 +35.469 30 24 89 Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 21 +35.496 27 Ret 16 Andrea Migno KTM 18 Handling 11 Ret 99 Carlos Tatay KTM 17 Clutch 21 Ret 9 Davide Pizzoli KTM 11 Accident 28 Ret 53 Deniz Öncü KTM 8 Collision 22 Ret 20 José Julián García Honda 8 Collision 19 Ret 17 John McPhee Honda 5 Collision 12 Ret 75 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.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 1 Fabio Quartararo 108 2 2 Joan Mir 100 3 Maverick Viñales 90 3 4 Andrea Dovizioso 84 5 Franco Morbidelli 77
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 126 1 2 Suzuki 113 1 3 Yamaha 113 2 4 KTM 109 5 Honda 72
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Team Suzuki Ecstar 160 3 2 Petronas Yamaha SRT 148 1 3 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 128 1 4 Ducati Team 123 1 5 Pramac Racing 118
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Luca Marini 150 2 Enea Bastianini 130 3 Marco Bezzecchi 114 4 Sam Lowes 103 5 Jorge Martín 79
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 225 2 Speed Up 82 3 MV Agusta 22 4 NTS 9
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Sky Racing Team VR46 264 2 Red Bull KTM Ajo 151 1 3 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 139 1 4 Italtrans Racing Team 135 5 Liqui Moly Intact GP 111
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 1 Ai Ogura 122 1 2 Albert Arenas 119 3 John McPhee 98 2 4 Tony Arbolino 95 1 5 Celestino Vietti 94
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 191 2 KTM 187 3 Husqvarna 61
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3 144 3 2 Leopard Racing 130 1 3 Sky Racing Team VR46 130 1 4 Honda Team Asia 122 1 5 Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 115
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