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.
At this round, Jaume Masiá with Leopard Racing takes record 800th Grand Prix win for Honda. Beginning with its first world grand prix race in 1961, in the 125cc class of the Spanish Grand Prix, Honda has now achieved an unprecedented 800th grand prix wins.
Background Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic 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
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the ninth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash. 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.
Free practice MotoGP In the first session Álex Márquez was the fastest ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Joan Mir. In the second session Nakagami preceded Maverick Viñales and Cal Crutchlow. In the third session Franco Morbidelli set the best time ahead of Nakagami and Fabio Quartararo.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
BikersConstructorFP1FP2FP3121 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:49.1001:48.612 1:47.333230 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:48.622 1:47.7821:47.392320 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:49.621 1:48.1641:47.401412 Maverick ViñalesYamaha1:49.1761:47.957 1:47.473573 Álex MárquezHonda 1:48.1841:48.4431:47.546627 Iker LecuonaKTM1:49.5011:48.3601:47.548742 Álex RinsSuzuki1:49.3721:48.1901:47.554888 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:49.4421:48.5271:47.625935 Cal CrutchlowHonda1:49.3561:48.1111:47.7081036 Joan MirSuzuki1:48.9931:48.1821:47.7151143 Jack MillerDucati1:49.2111:49.7941:47.7391241 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:49.3051:48.4261:47.7421333 Brad BinderKTM1:49.9621:48.5451:47.822144 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:49.5121:49.2401:47.8781553 Tito RabatDucati1'50.2151:49.7331:48.0231644 Pol EspargaróKTM1:49.3461:48.4391:48.025179 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:49.4821:48.8701:48.0961863 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1'50.2511:49.3191:48.134196 Stefan BradlHonda1:49.0031:48.4441:48.2552038 Bradley SmithAprilia1:49.7271:48.8101:48.471215 Johann ZarcoDucati1:49.3601:48.5321:48.501 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.
Qualifying MotoGP BikerConstructorRowQ1Q2130 Takaaki NakagamiHonda Qualified in Q21:46.8821 1221 Franco MorbidelliYamaha Qualified in Q21:46.9452342 Álex RinsSuzuki Qualified in Q21:47.1553412 Maverick ViñalesYamaha Qualified in Q21:47.2414 255 Johann ZarcoDucati1:47.3031:47.2975620 Fabio QuartararoYamaha Qualified in Q21:47.3266735 Cal CrutchlowHonda Qualified in Q21:47.3777 3888 Miguel OliveiraKTM Qualified in Q21:47.5098944 Pol EspargaróKTM1:47.0711:47.51991073 Álex MárquezHonda Qualified in Q21:47.60310 41127 Iker LecuonaKTM Qualified in Q21:47.621111236 Joan MirSuzuki Qualified in Q21:47.642121341 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:47.372N/A13 51443 Jack MillerDucati1:47.394N/A141533 Brad BinderKTM1:47.478N/A15166 Stefan BradlHonda1:47.585N/A13 6174 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:47.747N/A171863 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:47.759N/A18199 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:47.855N/A19 72053 Tito RabatDucati1:48.114N/A202138 Bradley SmithAprilia1:48.402N/A21 OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS
Warm up MotoGP In the warm up, Takaaki Nakagami was the fastest ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Álex Márquez.
Race MotoGP Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points121 Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRTYamaha23 41:47.652225242 Álex Rins Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki23 +2.205320336 Joan Mir Team Suzuki EcstarSuzuki23 +5.3761216444 Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM23 +10.29991355 Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati23 +12.915511688 Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3KTM23 +12.953810712 Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha23 +14.26249820 Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRTYamaha23 +14.72068927 Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3KTM23 +17.177117109 Danilo Petrucci Ducati TeamDucati23 +19.5191961135 Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda CastrolHonda23 +19.70875126 Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda TeamHonda23 +20.591164134 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati TeamDucati23 +22.2221731453 Tito Rabat Esponsorama RacingDucati23 +26.4962021538 Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia23 +31.816211Ret41 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia20 Engine13Ret73 Álex Márquez Repsol Honda TeamHonda13 Accident10Ret63 Francesco Bagnaia Pramac RacingDucati5 Engine18Ret30 Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda IdemitsuHonda0Accident1Ret43 Jack Miller Pramac RacingDucati0 Collision14Ret33 Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM0 Collision15Fastest lap: Franco Morbidelli (Yamaha) – 1:48.089 (lap 5) Sources:
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 Xavi 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.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Joan Mir 137 2 Fabio Quartararo 123 3 Maverick Viñales 118 2 4 Franco Morbidelli 112 1 5 Andrea Dovizioso 109
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Ducati 171 2 Suzuki 163 3 Yamaha 158 4 KTM 143 5 Honda 117
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Team Suzuki Ecstar 242 1 2 Petronas Yamaha SRT 198 1 3 Ducati Team 180 1 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 157 1 5 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 156
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 1 Sam Lowes 178 1 2 Enea Bastianini 171 3 Luca Marini 155 4 Marco Bezzecchi 130 5 Jorge Martín 105
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Kalex 300 2 Speed Up 111 3 MV Agusta 31 4 NTS 9
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Sky Racing Team VR46 285 2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 240 3 Red Bull KTM Ajo 186 4 Italtrans Racing Team 176 5 Liqui Moly Intact GP 133
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings Rider Points 1 Albert Arenas 157 2 Ai Ogura 138 3 Celestino Vietti 137 2 4 Jaume Masiá 133 1 5 Tony Arbolino 121
Constructors' Championship standings Constructor Points 1 Honda 261 2 KTM 252 3 Husqvarna 79
Teams' Championship standings Team Points 1 Leopard Racing 202 2 Sky Racing Team VR46 184 3 Solunion Aspar Team Moto3 183 4 Rivacold Snipers Team 144 1 5 Honda Team Asia 138
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