# 2020 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana) was the fourteenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the thirteenth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 15 November 2020.
The race was won by Franco Morbidelli, whilst Joan Mir claimed the premier class title after securing seventh place. It was Mir's first premier class title in his career and his second championship overall after previously winning the 2017 Moto3 World Championship, which also made him the first Moto3 World Champion to win the premier class title since the introduction of the Moto3 category in 2012. This also marked the first rider's title for Suzuki since Kenny Roberts Jr. in 2000 and the maiden teams' championship title for the Japanese manufacturer respectively.

## Background
### Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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 15, 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.

### MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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.

### MotoGP entrants

* Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the eleventh straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.
* 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; however, he tested positive on entry to the paddock and was subsequently withdrawn.

## Free practice
### MotoGP

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.

### Combined Free Practice 1-2-3

The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
| Pos. | No. | Bikers | Constructor | Free practice times | Free practice times | Free practice times |
| Pos. | No. | Bikers | Constructor | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 |
| 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 | 1'31.371 | 1'31.372 |
| 19 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1'31.598 | 1'31.371 | 1'31.540 |
| 20 | 53 | Tito 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.
* Fastest session lap
Personal Best lap
In the fourth session Álex Rins was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Zarco.

## Qualifying
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Qualifying times | Qualifying times | Final grid | Row |
| Pos. | No. | Biker | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Final grid | Row |
| 1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.191 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 43 | Jack Miller | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.287 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | Honda | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.413 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 5 | Johann Zarco | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.520 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.553 | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.645 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.657 | 7 | 3 |
| 8 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.671 | 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 33 | Brad Binder | KTM | 1'30.810 | 1'30.737 | 9 | 3 |
| 10 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | KTM | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.781 | 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Yamaha | 1'30.959 | 1'30.864 | 11 | 4 |
| 12 | 36 | Joan Mir | Suzuki | Qualified in Q2 | 1'30.988 | 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | 1'31.159 | N/A | 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 42 | Álex Rins | Suzuki | 1'31.594 | N/A | 14 | 5 |
| 15 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | 1'31.601 | N/A | 15 | 5 |
| 16 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | 1'31.604 | N/A | 16 | 6 |
| 17 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | 1'31.606 | N/A | 17 | 6 |
| 18 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Honda | 1'31.831 | N/A | 18 | 6 |
| 19 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Ducati | 1'32.063 | N/A | 19 | 7 |
| 20 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Honda | 1'32.205 | N/A | 20 | 7 |
| 21 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia | 1'32.237 | N/A | 21 | 7 |
| OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS ||||||||

## Warm up
### MotoGP

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

## Race
### MotoGP

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 21 | Franco Morbidelli | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 27 | 41:22.478 | 1 | 25 |
| 2 | 43 | Jack Miller | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +0.093 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +3.006 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | 42 | Álex Rins | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 27 | +3.697 | 14 | 13 |
| 5 | 33 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 27 | +4.127 | 9 | 11 |
| 6 | 88 | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | 27 | +7.272 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | 36 | Joan Mir | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 27 | +8.703 | 12 | 9 |
| 8 | 4 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | 27 | +8.729 | 17 | 8 |
| 9 | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +15.512 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | 12 | Maverick Viñales | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +19.043 | 6 | 6 |
| 11 | 63 | Francesco Bagnaia | Pramac Racing | Ducati | 27 | +19.456 | 8 | 5 |
| 12 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 27 | +19.717 | 16 | 4 |
| 13 | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 27 | +23.802 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | Stefan Bradl | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | +27.430 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Team | Ducati | 27 | +30.570 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 73 | Álex Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 27 | +30.619 | 20 | |
| 17 | 53 | Tito Rabat | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 27 | +42.365 | 19 | |
| 18 | 32 | Lorenzo Savadori | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 27 | +46.472 | 21 | |
| Ret | 30 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 18 | Accident | 3 | |
| Ret | 20 | Fabio Quartararo | Petronas Yamaha SRT | Yamaha | 8 | Accident | 11 | |
| Ret | 5 | Johann Zarco | Esponsorama Racing | Ducati | 5 | Accident | 4 | |
| WD | 27 | Iker Lecuona | Red Bull KTM Tech3 | KTM | | Withdrew | | |
| Fastest lap: Jack Miller (Ducati) – 1:31.378 (lap 17) |||||||||
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### Moto2

| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 88 | Jorge Martín | Kalex | 25 | 40:02.225 | 5 | 25 |
| 2 | 40 | Héctor Garzó | Kalex | 25 | +0.072 | 2 | 20 |
| 3 | 72 | Marco Bezzecchi | Kalex | 25 | +0.204 | 3 | 16 |
| 4 | 23 | Marcel Schrötter | Kalex | 25 | +0.689 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 10 | Luca Marini | Kalex | 25 | +0.812 | 10 | 11 |
| 6 | 33 | Enea Bastianini | Kalex | 25 | +2.329 | 12 | 10 |
| 7 | 87 | Remy Gardner | Kalex | 25 | +8.973 | 19 | 9 |
| 8 | 64 | Bo Bendsneyder | NTS | 25 | +9.720 | 9 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Nicolò Bulega | Kalex | 25 | +11.596 | 14 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Kalex | 25 | +11.836 | 8 | 6 |
| 11 | 16 | Joe Roberts | Kalex | 25 | +12.369 | 16 | 5 |
| 12 | 45 | Tetsuta Nagashima | Kalex | 25 | +13.041 | 23 | 4 |
| 13 | 97 | Xavi Vierge | Kalex | 25 | +13.495 | 13 | 3 |
| 14 | 22 | Sam Lowes | Kalex | 25 | +15.345 | 18 | 2 |
| 15 | 37 | Augusto Fernández | Kalex | 25 | +15.577 | 21 | 1 |
| 16 | 12 | Thomas Lüthi | Kalex | 25 | +18.954 | 17 | |
| 17 | 24 | Simone Corsi | MV Agusta | 25 | +26.947 | 11 | |
| 18 | 35 | Somkiat Chantra | Kalex | 25 | +36.336 | 25 | |
| 19 | 55 | Hafizh Syahrin | Speed Up | 25 | +42.068 | 26 | |
| 20 | 99 | Kasma Daniel | Kalex | 25 | +46.792 | 28 | |
| 21 | 74 | Piotr Biesiekirski | NTS | 25 | +50.162 | 29 | |
| Ret | 21 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Speed Up | 24 | Accident | 4 | |
| Ret | 57 | Edgar Pons | Kalex | 23 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 44 | Arón Canet | Speed Up | 21 | Accident | 20 | |
| Ret | 9 | Jorge Navarro | Speed Up | 17 | Accident | 15 | |
| Ret | 19 | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Kalex | 14 | Accident | 24 | |
| Ret | 62 | Stefano Manzi | MV Agusta | 10 | Accident | 1 | |
| Ret | 27 | Andi Farid Izdihar | Kalex | 8 | Accident | 27 | |
| Ret | 42 | Marcos Ramírez | Kalex | 6 | Accident | 6 | |
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT ||||||||

### Moto3

| 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 | 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.

## Championship standings after the race

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.

### MotoGP

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Joan Mir | 171 |
| 3 | 2 | Franco Morbidelli | 142 |
| | 3 | Álex Rins | 138 |
| | 4 | Maverick Viñales | 127 |
| 3 | 5 | Fabio Quartararo | 125 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Suzuki | 201 |
| 2 | Ducati | 201 |
| 3 | Yamaha | 188 |
| 4 | KTM | 175 |
| 5 | Honda | 133 |
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| | 1 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 309 |
| | 2 | Petronas Yamaha SRT | 230 |
| 1 | 3 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 209 |
| 1 | 4 | Ducati Team | 203 |
| | 5 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 169 |

### Moto2

| Pos. | Rider | Points |
| 1 | Enea Bastianini | 194 |
| 2 | Sam Lowes | 180 |
| 3 | Luca Marini | 176 |
| 4 | Marco Bezzecchi | 171 |
| 5 | Jorge Martín | 150 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Kalex | 350 |
| 2 | Speed Up | 117 |
| 3 | MV Agusta | 32 |
| 4 | NTS | 19 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 347 |
| 2 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 243 |
| 3 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 239 |
| 4 | Italtrans Racing Team | 199 |
| 5 | Liqui Moly Intact GP | 149 |

### Moto3

| | Pos. | Rider | Points |
| | 1 | Albert Arenas | 170 |
| | 2 | Ai Ogura | 162 |
| 2 | 3 | Tony Arbolino | 159 |
| 1 | 4 | Jaume Masiá | 140 |
| 2 | 5 | Celestino Vietti | 137 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 306 |
| 2 | KTM | 293 |
| 3 | Husqvarna | 86 |
| Pos. | Team | Points |
| 1 | Leopard Racing | 209 |
| 2 | Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3 | 208 |
| 3 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 197 |
| 4 | Rivacold Snipers Team | 189 |
| 5 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 174 |