2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
The 2020 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the third round of the 2020 MotoGP season. It was held at the Masaryk Circuit in Brno on 9 August 2020. Fabio Quartararo was the defending MotoGP race winner who aimed for his second consecutive Grand Prix win, having won the previous round.
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Race 4 of 15 races in the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 9 August 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Masaryk Circuit, Brno, Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the MotoGP class, Brad Binder took his first victory in the premier class, the first for a South African rider, the first non-European rider to win since Australian Jack Miller in the 2016 Dutch TT, as well the first rookie to win a Grand Prix since Marc Márquez in 2013. With KTM's victory, this race marks the first time a non-Japanese and Italian constructor won a Grand Prix since German constructor König won the 1973 Yugoslavian Grand Prix.
Background
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
The originally scheduled calendar for the 2020 championship was 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. The start of the championship was delayed until 19 July, with the Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto hosting the Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix as the opening round of the championship.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After the second round at the Andalusian Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo on 50 points, leads the championship by ten points over Maverick Viñales, with Andrea Dovizioso a further 14 points behind. In Teams' Championship ,Petronas Yamaha SRT with 61 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha, who have 56. Ducati Team sit 23 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and are only 11 points ahead of fourth-placed LCR Honda, who have 22 points, while Pramac Racing sit 5th on 22 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.[1]
MotoGP Qualifying
Q1
In Q1 Álex Rins set the fastest lap of the session with the factory KTM of Brad Binder 0.6 secs behind. Miguel Oliveira was 0.98 sec behind Rins.
Q2
Quartararo initially set a lap of 1.55.990 during his first run. A few minutes later, Johann Zarco recorded a 1.55.687 to secure pole position, and Quartararo achieved second place after crashing on his final run, 0.303 seconds back. Franco Morbidelli was third fastest, 0.311 behind pole position. The rest of the top 10 were:Aleix Espargaro, Maverick ViÑales, Pol Espargaro, Brad Binder, Danilo Petrucci, Joan Mir, Valentino Rossi
This was Avintia Racing first pole position in MotoGP while being Zarco's 5th overall.
Classification
MotoGP
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points | |
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1 | 33 | KTM | 21 | 41:38.764 | 7 | 25 | ||
2 | 21 | Yamaha | 21 | +5.266 | 3 | 20 | ||
3 | 5 | Ducati | 21 | +6.470 | 1 | 16 | ||
4 | 42 | Suzuki | 21 | +6.609 | 11 | 13 | ||
5 | 46 | Yamaha | 21 | +7.517 | 10 | 11 | ||
6 | 88 | KTM | 21 | +7.969 | 13 | 10 | ||
7 | 20 | Yamaha | 21 | +11.827 | 2 | 9 | ||
8 | 30 | Honda | 21 | +12.862 | 17 | 8 | ||
9 | 43 | Ducati | 21 | +15.013 | 14 | 7 | ||
10 | 41 | Aprilia | 21 | +15.087 | 4 | 6 | ||
11 | 4 | Ducati | 21 | +16.455 | 18 | 5 | ||
12 | 9 | Ducati | 21 | +18.506 | 8 | 4 | ||
13 | 35 | Honda | 21 | +18.736 | 12 | 3 | ||
14 | 12 | Yamaha | 21 | +19.720 | 5 | 2 | ||
15 | 73 | Honda | 21 | +24.597 | 21 | 1 | ||
16 | 53 | Ducati | 21 | +29.004 | 15 | |||
17 | 38 | Aprilia | 21 | +32.290 | 19 | |||
18 | 6 | Honda | 21 | +55.977 | 20 | |||
Ret | 44 | KTM | 9 | Accident | 6 | |||
Ret | 27 | KTM | 3 | Accident | 16 | |||
Ret | 36 | Suzuki | 3 | Accident | 9 | |||
DNS | 63 | Ducati | Did not start | |||||
OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT |
Moto2
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 33 | Kalex | 19 | 39:13.926 | 3 | 25 | |
2 | 22 | Kalex | 19 | +0.423 | 2 | 20 | |
3 | 16 | Kalex | 19 | +5.948 | 1 | 16 | |
4 | 10 | Kalex | 19 | +8.797 | 10 | 13 | |
5 | 37 | Kalex | 19 | +9.392 | 8 | 11 | |
6 | 72 | Kalex | 19 | +10.306 | 5 | 10 | |
7 | 9 | Speed Up | 19 | +10.575 | 11 | 9 | |
8 | 88 | Kalex | 19 | +11.366 | 6 | 8 | |
9 | 55 | Speed Up | 19 | +12.875 | 4 | 7 | |
10 | 44 | Speed Up | 19 | +14.266 | 15 | 6 | |
11 | 45 | Kalex | 19 | +15.378 | 21 | 5 | |
12 | 97 | Kalex | 19 | +19.031 | 12 | 4 | |
13 | 87 | Kalex | 19 | +19.282 | 22 | 3 | |
14 | 11 | Kalex | 19 | +19.598 | 19 | 2 | |
15 | 23 | Kalex | 19 | +19.638 | 7 | 1 | |
16 | 21 | Speed Up | 19 | +22.245 | 9 | ||
17 | 12 | Kalex | 19 | +24.406 | 26 | ||
18 | 64 | NTS | 19 | +25.056 | 17 | ||
19 | 42 | Kalex | 19 | +25.170 | 16 | ||
20 | 57 | Kalex | 19 | +26.727 | 27 | ||
21 | 77 | NTS | 19 | +27.004 | 23 | ||
22 | 7 | Kalex | 19 | +29.986 | 18 | ||
23 | 35 | Kalex | 19 | +36.034 | 25 | ||
24 | 19 | Kalex | 19 | +36.411 | 28 | ||
25 | 27 | Kalex | 19 | +45.780 | 29 | ||
Ret | 62 | MV Agusta | 11 | Accident | 13 | ||
Ret | 96 | Kalex | 10 | Retired | 14 | ||
Ret | 40 | Kalex | 5 | Accident | 24 | ||
Ret | 99 | Kalex | 3 | Accident | 30 | ||
DNS | 24 | MV Agusta | Did not start | ||||
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT |
Moto3
Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 7 | Honda | 18 | 39:06.370 | 5 | 25 | |
2 | 75 | KTM | 18 | +0.205 | 7 | 20 | |
3 | 79 | Honda | 18 | +0.251 | 4 | 16 | |
4 | 23 | Honda | 18 | +0.381 | 12 | 13 | |
5 | 17 | Honda | 18 | +0.509 | 18 | 11 | |
6 | 25 | KTM | 18 | +0.808 | 1 | 10 | |
7 | 52 | Honda | 18 | +0.889 | 6 | 9 | |
8 | 14 | Honda | 18 | +1.647 | 8 | 8 | |
9 | 55 | Husqvarna | 18 | +1.648 | 9 | 7 | |
10 | 82 | KTM | 18 | +8.815 | 14 | 6 | |
11 | 27 | KTM | 18 | +8.828 | 16 | 5 | |
12 | 40 | KTM | 18 | +8.849 | 15 | 4 | |
13 | 13 | KTM | 18 | +8.866 | 24 | 3 | |
14 | 16 | KTM | 18 | +8.866 | 11 | 2 | |
15 | 53 | KTM | 18 | +8.866 | 19 | 1 | |
16 | 11 | Honda | 18 | +9.124 | 27 | ||
17 | 6 | Honda | 18 | +9.589 | 17 | ||
18 | 99 | KTM | 18 | +9.723 | 22 | ||
19 | 2 | Honda | 18 | +12.594 | 2 | ||
20 | 71 | KTM | 18 | +12.656 | 28 | ||
21 | 70 | KTM | 18 | +23.720 | 21 | ||
22 | 89 | Honda | 18 | +23.766 | 30 | ||
23 | 50 | KTM | 18 | +31.955 | 29 | ||
24 | 9 | KTM | 18 | +36.734 | 31 | ||
25 | 12 | Honda | 18 | +47.046 | 20 | ||
Ret | 5 | Honda | 15 | Accident | 13 | ||
Ret | 92 | Honda | 14 | Retired | 10 | ||
Ret | 24 | Honda | 9 | Accident | 3 | ||
Ret | 21 | Husqvarna | 9 | Accident | 25 | ||
Ret | 73 | KTM | 8 | Retired | 26 | ||
Ret | 54 | KTM | 7 | Accident | 23 | ||
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT |
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[2][3][4]
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References
- "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
External links
- "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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