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2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France) was the tenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, the ninth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship and the last race of the 2020 MotoE World Cup, which represent the end of the season for the MotoE class. It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 11 October 2020.

  2020 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date11 October 2020
Official nameSHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France
LocationBugatti Circuit
Le Mans, France
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.185 km (2.600 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Fabio Quartararo Yamaha
Time 1:31.315
Fastest lap
Rider Johann Zarco Ducati
Time 1:43.301 on lap 24
Podium
First Danilo Petrucci Ducati
Second Álex Márquez Honda
Third Pol Espargaró KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Joe Roberts Kalex
Time 1:36.256
Fastest lap
Rider Augusto Fernández Kalex
Time 1:37.011 on lap 22
Podium
First Sam Lowes Kalex
Second Remy Gardner Kalex
Third Marco Bezzecchi Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Jaume Masiá Honda
Time 1:41.399
Fastest lap
Rider Celestino Vietti KTM
Time 1:41.690 on lap 10
Podium
First Celestino Vietti KTM
Second Tony Arbolino Honda
Third Albert Arenas KTM
MotoE Race 1
Pole position
Rider Jordi Torres Energica
Time 1:43.843
Fastest lap
Rider Niki Tuuli Energica
Time 1:43.696 on lap 4
Podium
First Jordi Torres Energica
Second Mike Di Meglio Energica
Third Niki Tuuli Energica
MotoE Race 2
Pole position
Rider Jordi Torres Energica
Time Winner of race 1[N 1]
Fastest lap
Rider Niki Tuuli Energica
Time 1:43.465 on lap 6
Podium
First Niki Tuuli Energica
Second Mike Di Meglio Energica
Third Joshua Hook Energica

Spaniard Jordi Torres won the MotoE World Cup in the second race.

Italian Danilo Petrucci won the MotoGP with a time of 45:54.736 on his Ducati. Notably, Spaniard Joan Mir, during a practice session, lost his balance on entering a left turn and slid on his side for about 50 metres before managing to use the momentum as he entered the gravel pit to seamlessly regain his footing and fluidly transfer his momentum into a running action.[1] Mir's smooth recovery became a popular internet meme in various incarnations.[2][3][4]

Background edit

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic edit

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 French Grand Prix, originally scheduled for May 17 as the sixth Grand Prix of the season, was placed on October 11.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race edit

After his victory in the Catalan Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo climbed to the top of the drivers' standings with 108 points, 8 points ahead of Joan Mir and 18 over Maverick Viñales. Andrea Dovizioso, previous leader of the classification, due to the accident with Johann Zarco in the Catalan race, fell to fourth place with 84 points, followed by Franco Morbidelli with 77 points.

In the team championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 185 points leads the Suzuki Ecstar Team Championship with 160. Monster Energy Yamaha is third with 148 points, followed by the Ducati Team and Pramac Racing with 123 and 118 points respectively.

MotoGP Entrants edit

  • Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.[5][6]

Free practice edit

MotoGP edit

The first session took place in wet conditions and saw Bradley Smith as the fastest ahead of Johann Zarco and Danilo Petrucci.[7] The second session was held in changing and mixed conditions between wet and dry, with Jack Miller the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Takaaki Nakagami.[8] The third session had dry track conditions with Fabio Quartararo the fastest ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Franco Morbidelli.[9]

Combined Free Practice 1-2-3 edit

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

Pos. No. Bikers Constructor Free practice times
FP1 FP2 FP3
1 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1:46.494 1:35.489 1:32.319
2 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM 1:46.518 1:35.837 1:32.449
3 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1:44.441 1:35.369 1:32.476
4 43   Jack Miller Ducati 1:44.132 1:34.356 1:32.503
5 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda 1:44.654 1:35.141 1:32.558
6 5   Johann Zarco Ducati 1:43.958 1:35.408 1:32.631
7 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1:44.511 1:35.767 1:32.640
8 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1:44.180 1:34.500 1:32.648
9 44   Pol Espargaró KTM 1:44.760 1:35.374 1:32.660
10 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1:44.148 1:38.726 1:32.686
11 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:46.245 1:40.425 1:32.739
12 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:44.980 1:35.385 1:32.792
13 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:44.846 1:35.838 1:33.204
14 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:44.783 1:36.012 1:33.290
15 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:46.856 1:40.165 1:33.293
16 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:44.024 1:35.054 1:33.297
17 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:44.981 1:35.337 1:33.376
18 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:45.092 1:39.361 1:33.470
19 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:46.474 1:34.857 1:33.482
20 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 1:46.618 1:36.190 1:33.499
21 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:36.478 1:33.686
22 38   Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:43.804 1:36.982 1:33.757
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session, Quartararo was the fastest ahead of Morbidelli and Viñales.[10]

Qualifying edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Row
Q1[11] Q2[12]
1 20   Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:31.315 1 1
2 43   Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.537 2
3 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1:31.952 1:31.674 3
4 35   Cal Crutchlow Honda Qualified in Q2 1:31.686 4 2
5 12   Maverick Viñales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:31.719 5
6 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.722 6
7 63   Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1:32.054 1:31.752 7 3
8 44   Pol Espargaró KTM Qualified in Q2 1:31.795 8
9 5   Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1:31.832 9
10 46   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:31.889 10 4
11 21   Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1:31.891 11
12 88   Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1:32.009 12
13 30   Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1:32.179 N/A 13 5
14 36   Joan Mir Suzuki 1:32.187 N/A 14
15 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1:32.539 N/A 15
16 42   Álex Rins Suzuki 1:32.757 N/A 16 6
17 33   Brad Binder KTM 1:32.766 N/A 17
18 73   Álex Márquez Honda 1:32.774 N/A 18
19 38   Bradley Smith Aprilia 1:32.833 N/A 19 7
20 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 1:32.859 N/A 20
21 6   Stefan Bradl Honda 1:32.861 N/A 21
22 53   Tito Rabat Ducati 1:33.610 N/A 22 8
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Warm-up edit

MotoGP edit

In the warm-up, Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Maverick Viñales and Cal Crutchlow.[13]

Race edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 9   Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 26 45:54.736 3 25
2 73   Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 26 +1.273 18 20
3 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +1.711 8 16
4 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 26 +3.911 6 13
5 5   Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 26 +4.310 9 11
6 88   Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 +4.466 12 10
7 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 26 +5.921 13 9
8 6   Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 26 +15.597 21 8
9 20   Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 26 +16.687 1 7
10 12   Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 +16.895 5 6
11 36   Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 +16.980 14 5
12 33   Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +27.321 17 4
13 63   Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 26 +33.351 7 3
14 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 26 +39.176 15 2
15 27   Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 +51.087 20 1
NC1 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 +1:14.190 16
Ret 43   Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 19 Engine 2
Ret 21   Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 18 Accident Damage 11
Ret 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 17 Accident 4
Ret 53   Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 14 Accident Damage 22
Ret 38   Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 8 Accident 19
Ret 46   Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0 Accident 10
Fastest lap:   Johann Zarco (Ducati) – 1:43.301 (lap 24)
Sources:[14][15][16]
Notes
  • ^1Álex Rins is not classified due to finishing the race through pits.

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 22   Sam Lowes Kalex 25 41:27.648 2 25
2 87   Remy Gardner Kalex 25 +3.822 3 20
3 72   Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 +4.184 5 16
4 37   Augusto Fernández Kalex 25 +5.884 14 13
5 12   Thomas Lüthi Kalex 25 +21.668 13 11
6 16   Joe Roberts Kalex 25 +29.197 1 10
7 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 25 +32.249 11 9
8 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 25 +34.376 25 8
9 35   Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 +35.392 23 7
10 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 25 +35.521 18 6
11 33   Enea Bastianini Kalex 25 +37.720[N 2] 9 5
12 40   Héctor Garzó Kalex 25 +37.910 15 4
13 42   Marcos Ramírez Kalex 25 +38.423 16 3
14 62   Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 25 +43.464 10 2
15 55   Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 25 +44.036 22 1
16 24   Simone Corsi MV Agusta 25 +44.217 12
17 10   Luca Marini Kalex 25 +59.550 6
18 19   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25 +1:09.735 20
19 57   Edgar Pons Kalex 25 +1:09.751 24
20 64   Bo Bendsneyder NTS 25 +1:12.930 26
21 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 25 +1:14.158 21
22 74   Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 24 +1 lap 29
Ret 96   Jake Dixon Kalex 20 Accident 8
Ret 9   Jorge Navarro Speed Up 18 Accident 17
Ret 11   Nicolò Bulega Kalex 15 Handling 19
Ret 27   Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 5 Accident 27
Ret 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 4 Accident 7
Ret 88   Jorge Martín Kalex 2 Accident 4
DSQ 99   Kasma Daniel Kalex 22 Disqualified[N 3] 28
DNS 44   Arón Canet Speed Up Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Arón Canet suffered a broken finger in a crash during warm-up and withdrew from the event.

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 13   Celestino Vietti KTM 22 37:37.384 10 25
2 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 22 +0.142 7 20
3 75   Albert Arenas KTM 22 +0.198 2 16
4 5   Jaume Masiá Honda 22 +0.336 1 13
5 16   Andrea Migno KTM 22 +0.569 13 11
6 71   Ayumu Sasaki KTM 22 +0.834 8 10
7 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 22 +1.361 4 9
8 2   Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 22 +1.625 6 8
9 79   Ai Ogura Honda 22 +15.003 17 7
10 99   Carlos Tatay KTM 22 +15.139 15 6
11 11   Sergio García Honda 22 +15.269 5 5
12 12   Filip Salač Honda 22 +15.381 21 4
13 7   Dennis Foggia Honda 22 +15.574 11 3
14 54   Riccardo Rossi KTM 22 +15.729 26 2
15 82   Stefano Nepa KTM 22 +17.743 14 1
16 70   Barry Baltus KTM 22 +18.991 31
17 50   Jason Dupasquier KTM 22 +19.173 29
18 6   Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 22 +25.148 18
19 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 22 +26.189 28
20 92   Yuki Kunii Honda 22 +26.360 24
21 73   Maximilian Kofler KTM 22 +26.959 30
22 53   Deniz Öncü KTM 22 +30.306 27
Ret 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 18 Accident 19
Ret 17   John McPhee Honda 17 Accident 3
Ret 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 17 Accident 25
Ret 27   Kaito Toba KTM 17 Accident 16
Ret 40   Darryn Binder KTM 15 Electronics 12
Ret 9   Davide Pizzoli KTM 12 Accident 22
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 Accident 20
Ret 55   Romano Fenati Husqvarna 6 Accident 9
Ret 21   Alonso López Husqvarna 6 Accident 23
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE edit

Race 1 edit

The race, scheduled to be run for 7 laps, was red-flagged after a first-lap accident involving Mattia Casadei.[17] The race was later restarted over 5 laps with the original starting grid.

Pos. No. Rider Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 40   Jordi Torres 5 8:43.391 1 25
2 63   Mike Di Meglio 5 +0.116 3 20
3 66   Niki Tuuli 5 +0.557 10 16
4 16   Joshua Hook 5 +1.925 4 13
5 70   Tommaso Marcon 5 +4.296 14[N 4] 11
6 51   Eric Granado 5 +4.590 9 10
7 6   María Herrera 5 +6.514 11 9
8[N 5] 55   Alejandro Medina 5 +6.201 7 8
9 61   Alessandro Zaccone 5 +11.875 13 7
10 35   Lukas Tulovic 5 +12.419 15 6
11 18   Xavi Cardelús 5 +13.262 12 5
12 15   Alex de Angelis 5 +14.087 17 4
13 84   Jakub Kornfeil 5 +23.207[N 2] 16 3
14 77   Dominique Aegerter 5 +59.643 5 2
Ret 11   Matteo Ferrari 0 Accident 2
Ret 7   Niccolò Canepa 0 Collision 6
Ret 10   Xavier Siméon 0 Collision 8
Ret 27   Mattia Casadei 0 Did not restart 18
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 1 REPORT

Race 2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 66   Niki Tuuli 7 12:09.631 3 25
2 63   Mike Di Meglio 7 +0.166 2 20
3 16   Joshua Hook 7 +1.294 4 16
4 77   Dominique Aegerter 7 +2.353 14 13
5 11   Matteo Ferrari 7 +6.017 15 11
6 40   Jordi Torres 7 +6.490 1 10
7 7   Niccolò Canepa 7 +10.066 16 9
8 10   Xavier Siméon 7 +10.472 17 8
9 6   María Herrera 7 +10.663 7 7
10 18   Xavi Cardelús 7 +11.101 11 6
11 35   Lukas Tulovic 7 +11.298 10 5
12 61   Alessandro Zaccone 7 +12.327 9 4
13 27   Mattia Casadei 7 +20.842 18 3
14 15   Alex de Angelis 7 +20.954 12 2
15 84   Jakub Kornfeil 7 +24.376[N 2] 13 1
Ret 70   Tommaso Marcon 0 Accident 5
Ret 51   Eric Granado 0 Accident 6
Ret 55   Alejandro Medina 0 Accident 8
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 2 REPORT

Championship standings after the race edit

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[18][19][20][21]

MotoGP edit

Moto2 edit

Moto3 edit

MotoE edit

Pos. Rider Points
  2 1   Jordi Torres 114
  1 2   Matteo Ferrari 97
  1 3   Dominique Aegerter 97
  4 4   Mike Di Meglio 75
  1 5   Mattia Casadei 74

Notes edit

  1. ^ Statistic not officially recorded for the rider
  2. ^ a b c 3-second penalty for shortcutting the track and gaining an advantage.
  3. ^ Disqualified for exceeding the pit lane speed limit during a ride through.
  4. ^ 3-place grid penalty.
  5. ^ 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  1. ^ Yamaha scored 170 points as a manufacturer, but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[22]
  2. ^ Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 192 points, but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[22]
  3. ^ Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 154 points, but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols.[22]

References edit

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  7. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  8. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  9. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 3 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  10. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr. 4 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  11. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 1 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  12. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr. 2 Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
  13. ^ "SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2020" (PDF). www.motogp.com.
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  16. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
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  19. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  20. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  21. ^ "MotoE Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  22. ^ a b c "Yamaha handed penalties, no effect on rider points". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

External links edit

  • "MotoGP Official Website". Retrieved 29 September 2019.


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The 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix officially known as the SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France was the tenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season the ninth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship and the last race of the 2020 MotoE World Cup which represent the end of the season for the MotoE class It was held at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans on 11 October 2020 2020 French Grand PrixRace detailsRace 10 of 15 races in the2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasonDate11 October 2020Official nameSHARK Helmets Grand Prix de FranceLocationBugatti CircuitLe Mans FranceCoursePermanent racing facility4 185 km 2 600 mi MotoGPPole positionRiderFabio QuartararoYamahaTime1 31 315Fastest lapRiderJohann ZarcoDucatiTime1 43 301 on lap 24PodiumFirstDanilo PetrucciDucatiSecondAlex MarquezHondaThirdPol EspargaroKTMMoto2Pole positionRiderJoe RobertsKalexTime1 36 256Fastest lapRiderAugusto FernandezKalexTime1 37 011 on lap 22PodiumFirstSam LowesKalexSecondRemy GardnerKalexThirdMarco BezzecchiKalexMoto3Pole positionRiderJaume MasiaHondaTime1 41 399Fastest lapRiderCelestino ViettiKTMTime1 41 690 on lap 10PodiumFirstCelestino ViettiKTMSecondTony ArbolinoHondaThirdAlbert ArenasKTMMotoE Race 1Pole positionRiderJordi TorresEnergicaTime1 43 843Fastest lapRiderNiki TuuliEnergicaTime1 43 696 on lap 4PodiumFirstJordi TorresEnergicaSecondMike Di MeglioEnergicaThirdNiki TuuliEnergicaMotoE Race 2Pole positionRiderJordi TorresEnergicaTimeWinner of race 1 N 1 Fastest lapRiderNiki TuuliEnergicaTime1 43 465 on lap 6PodiumFirstNiki TuuliEnergicaSecondMike Di MeglioEnergicaThirdJoshua HookEnergicaSpaniard Jordi Torres won the MotoE World Cup in the second race Italian Danilo Petrucci won the MotoGP with a time of 45 54 736 on his Ducati Notably Spaniard Joan Mir during a practice session lost his balance on entering a left turn and slid on his side for about 50 metres before managing to use the momentum as he entered the gravel pit to seamlessly regain his footing and fluidly transfer his momentum into a running action 1 Mir s smooth recovery became a popular internet meme in various incarnations 2 3 4 Contents 1 Background 1 1 Impact of the COVID 19 pandemic 1 2 MotoGP Championship standings before the race 1 3 MotoGP Entrants 2 Free practice 2 1 MotoGP 2 2 Combined Free Practice 1 2 3 3 Qualifying 3 1 MotoGP 4 Warm up 4 1 MotoGP 5 Race 5 1 MotoGP 5 2 Moto2 5 3 Moto3 5 4 MotoE 5 4 1 Race 1 5 4 2 Race 2 6 Championship standings after the race 6 1 MotoGP 6 2 Moto2 6 3 Moto3 6 4 MotoE 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksBackground editImpact of the COVID 19 pandemic edit See also 2020 MotoGP season Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID 19 pandemic and COVID 19 pandemic in FranceThe 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 Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme to draft a new calendar On 11 June a new schedule based solely within Europe was announced The French Grand Prix originally scheduled for May 17 as the sixth Grand Prix of the season was placed on October 11 MotoGP Championship standings before the race edit After his victory in the Catalan Grand Prix Fabio Quartararo climbed to the top of the drivers standings with 108 points 8 points ahead of Joan Mir and 18 over Maverick Vinales Andrea Dovizioso previous leader of the classification due to the accident with Johann Zarco in the Catalan race fell to fourth place with 84 points followed by Franco Morbidelli with 77 points In the team championship Petronas Yamaha SRT with 185 points leads the Suzuki Ecstar Team Championship with 160 Monster Energy Yamaha is third with 148 points followed by the Ducati Team and Pramac Racing with 123 and 118 points respectively MotoGP Entrants edit Further information 2020 MotoGP season Rider changes Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Marquez from the Czech Republic round onwards while he recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash 5 6 Free practice editMotoGP edit The first session took place in wet conditions and saw Bradley Smith as the fastest ahead of Johann Zarco and Danilo Petrucci 7 The second session was held in changing and mixed conditions between wet and dry with Jack Miller the fastest ahead of Maverick Vinales and Takaaki Nakagami 8 The third session had dry track conditions with Fabio Quartararo the fastest ahead of Miguel Oliveira and Franco Morbidelli 9 Combined Free Practice 1 2 3 edit The top ten riders written in bold qualified in Q2 Pos No Bikers Constructor Free practice timesFP1 FP2 FP31 20 nbsp Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1 46 494 1 35 489 1 32 3192 88 nbsp Miguel Oliveira KTM 1 46 518 1 35 837 1 32 4493 21 nbsp Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1 44 441 1 35 369 1 32 4764 43 nbsp Jack Miller Ducati 1 44 132 1 34 356 1 32 5035 35 nbsp Cal Crutchlow Honda 1 44 654 1 35 141 1 32 5586 5 nbsp Johann Zarco Ducati 1 43 958 1 35 408 1 32 6317 46 nbsp Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1 44 511 1 35 767 1 32 6408 12 nbsp Maverick Vinales Yamaha 1 44 180 1 34 500 1 32 6489 44 nbsp Pol Espargaro KTM 1 44 760 1 35 374 1 32 66010 4 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1 44 148 1 38 726 1 32 68611 33 nbsp Brad Binder KTM 1 46 245 1 40 425 1 32 73912 36 nbsp Joan Mir Suzuki 1 44 980 1 35 385 1 32 79213 42 nbsp Alex Rins Suzuki 1 44 846 1 35 838 1 33 20414 63 nbsp Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1 44 783 1 36 012 1 33 29015 53 nbsp Tito Rabat Ducati 1 46 856 1 40 165 1 33 29316 9 nbsp Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1 44 024 1 35 054 1 33 29717 73 nbsp Alex Marquez Honda 1 44 981 1 35 337 1 33 37618 41 nbsp Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1 45 092 1 39 361 1 33 47019 30 nbsp Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1 46 474 1 34 857 1 33 48220 27 nbsp Iker Lecuona KTM 1 46 618 1 36 190 1 33 49921 6 nbsp Stefan Bradl Honda 1 36 478 1 33 68622 38 nbsp Bradley Smith Aprilia 1 43 804 1 36 982 1 33 757OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORTFastest session lapPersonal Best lapIn the fourth session Quartararo was the fastest ahead of Morbidelli and Vinales 10 Qualifying editMotoGP edit Pos No Rider Constructor Qualifying times Finalgrid RowQ1 11 Q2 12 1 20 nbsp Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1 31 315 1 12 43 nbsp Jack Miller Ducati Qualified in Q2 1 31 537 23 9 nbsp Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1 31 952 1 31 674 34 35 nbsp Cal Crutchlow Honda Qualified in Q2 1 31 686 4 25 12 nbsp Maverick Vinales Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1 31 719 56 4 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Qualified in Q2 1 31 722 67 63 nbsp Francesco Bagnaia Ducati 1 32 054 1 31 752 7 38 44 nbsp Pol Espargaro KTM Qualified in Q2 1 31 795 89 5 nbsp Johann Zarco Ducati Qualified in Q2 1 31 832 910 46 nbsp Valentino Rossi Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1 31 889 10 411 21 nbsp Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Qualified in Q2 1 31 891 1112 88 nbsp Miguel Oliveira KTM Qualified in Q2 1 32 009 1213 30 nbsp Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1 32 179 N A 13 514 36 nbsp Joan Mir Suzuki 1 32 187 N A 1415 41 nbsp Aleix Espargaro Aprilia 1 32 539 N A 1516 42 nbsp Alex Rins Suzuki 1 32 757 N A 16 617 33 nbsp Brad Binder KTM 1 32 766 N A 1718 73 nbsp Alex Marquez Honda 1 32 774 N A 1819 38 nbsp Bradley Smith Aprilia 1 32 833 N A 19 720 27 nbsp Iker Lecuona KTM 1 32 859 N A 2021 6 nbsp Stefan Bradl Honda 1 32 861 N A 2122 53 nbsp Tito Rabat Ducati 1 33 610 N A 22 8OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTSWarm up editMotoGP edit In the warm up Franco Morbidelli was the fastest ahead of Maverick Vinales and Cal Crutchlow 13 Race editMotoGP edit Pos No Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 9 nbsp Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 26 45 54 736 3 252 73 nbsp Alex Marquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 26 1 273 18 203 44 nbsp Pol Espargaro Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 1 711 8 164 4 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 26 3 911 6 135 5 nbsp Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 26 4 310 9 116 88 nbsp Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 4 466 12 107 30 nbsp Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 26 5 921 13 98 6 nbsp Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 26 15 597 21 89 20 nbsp Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 26 16 687 1 710 12 nbsp Maverick Vinales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 16 895 5 611 36 nbsp Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 16 980 14 512 33 nbsp Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 27 321 17 413 63 nbsp Francesco Bagnaia Pramac Racing Ducati 26 33 351 7 314 41 nbsp Aleix Espargaro Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 26 39 176 15 215 27 nbsp Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 26 51 087 20 1NC1 42 nbsp Alex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 1 14 190 16Ret 43 nbsp Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 19 Engine 2Ret 21 nbsp Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 18 Accident Damage 11Ret 35 nbsp Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 17 Accident 4Ret 53 nbsp Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 14 Accident Damage 22Ret 38 nbsp Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 8 Accident 19Ret 46 nbsp Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 0 Accident 10Fastest lap nbsp Johann Zarco Ducati 1 43 301 lap 24 Sources 14 15 16 Notes 1 Alex Rins is not classified due to finishing the race through pits Moto2 edit Pos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 22 nbsp Sam Lowes Kalex 25 41 27 648 2 252 87 nbsp Remy Gardner Kalex 25 3 822 3 203 72 nbsp Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 25 4 184 5 164 37 nbsp Augusto Fernandez Kalex 25 5 884 14 135 12 nbsp Thomas Luthi Kalex 25 21 668 13 116 16 nbsp Joe Roberts Kalex 25 29 197 1 107 21 nbsp Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 25 32 249 11 98 7 nbsp Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 25 34 376 25 89 35 nbsp Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 35 392 23 710 23 nbsp Marcel Schrotter Kalex 25 35 521 18 611 33 nbsp Enea Bastianini Kalex 25 37 720 N 2 9 512 40 nbsp Hector Garzo Kalex 25 37 910 15 413 42 nbsp Marcos Ramirez Kalex 25 38 423 16 314 62 nbsp Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 25 43 464 10 215 55 nbsp Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 25 44 036 22 116 24 nbsp Simone Corsi MV Agusta 25 44 217 1217 10 nbsp Luca Marini Kalex 25 59 550 618 19 nbsp Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 25 1 09 735 2019 57 nbsp Edgar Pons Kalex 25 1 09 751 2420 64 nbsp Bo Bendsneyder NTS 25 1 12 930 2621 45 nbsp Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 25 1 14 158 2122 74 nbsp Piotr Biesiekirski NTS 24 1 lap 29Ret 96 nbsp Jake Dixon Kalex 20 Accident 8Ret 9 nbsp Jorge Navarro Speed Up 18 Accident 17Ret 11 nbsp Nicolo Bulega Kalex 15 Handling 19Ret 27 nbsp Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 5 Accident 27Ret 97 nbsp Xavi Vierge Kalex 4 Accident 7Ret 88 nbsp Jorge Martin Kalex 2 Accident 4DSQ 99 nbsp Kasma Daniel Kalex 22 Disqualified N 3 28DNS 44 nbsp Aron Canet Speed Up Did not startOFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORTAron Canet suffered a broken finger in a crash during warm up and withdrew from the event Moto3 edit Pos No Rider Manufacturer Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 13 nbsp Celestino Vietti KTM 22 37 37 384 10 252 14 nbsp Tony Arbolino Honda 22 0 142 7 203 75 nbsp Albert Arenas KTM 22 0 198 2 164 5 nbsp Jaume Masia Honda 22 0 336 1 135 16 nbsp Andrea Migno KTM 22 0 569 13 116 71 nbsp Ayumu Sasaki KTM 22 0 834 8 107 25 nbsp Raul Fernandez KTM 22 1 361 4 98 2 nbsp Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 22 1 625 6 89 79 nbsp Ai Ogura Honda 22 15 003 17 710 99 nbsp Carlos Tatay KTM 22 15 139 15 611 11 nbsp Sergio Garcia Honda 22 15 269 5 512 12 nbsp Filip Salac Honda 22 15 381 21 413 7 nbsp Dennis Foggia Honda 22 15 574 11 314 54 nbsp Riccardo Rossi KTM 22 15 729 26 215 82 nbsp Stefano Nepa KTM 22 17 743 14 116 70 nbsp Barry Baltus KTM 22 18 991 3117 50 nbsp Jason Dupasquier KTM 22 19 173 2918 6 nbsp Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 22 25 148 1819 89 nbsp Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 22 26 189 2820 92 nbsp Yuki Kunii Honda 22 26 360 2421 73 nbsp Maximilian Kofler KTM 22 26 959 3022 53 nbsp Deniz Oncu KTM 22 30 306 27Ret 23 nbsp Niccolo Antonelli Honda 18 Accident 19Ret 17 nbsp John McPhee Honda 17 Accident 3Ret 52 nbsp Jeremy Alcoba Honda 17 Accident 25Ret 27 nbsp Kaito Toba KTM 17 Accident 16Ret 40 nbsp Darryn Binder KTM 15 Electronics 12Ret 9 nbsp Davide Pizzoli KTM 12 Accident 22Ret 24 nbsp Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 7 Accident 20Ret 55 nbsp Romano Fenati Husqvarna 6 Accident 9Ret 21 nbsp Alonso Lopez Husqvarna 6 Accident 23OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORTMotoE edit Race 1 edit The race scheduled to be run for 7 laps was red flagged after a first lap accident involving Mattia Casadei 17 The race was later restarted over 5 laps with the original starting grid Pos No Rider Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 40 nbsp Jordi Torres 5 8 43 391 1 252 63 nbsp Mike Di Meglio 5 0 116 3 203 66 nbsp Niki Tuuli 5 0 557 10 164 16 nbsp Joshua Hook 5 1 925 4 135 70 nbsp Tommaso Marcon 5 4 296 14 N 4 116 51 nbsp Eric Granado 5 4 590 9 107 6 nbsp Maria Herrera 5 6 514 11 98 N 5 55 nbsp Alejandro Medina 5 6 201 7 89 61 nbsp Alessandro Zaccone 5 11 875 13 710 35 nbsp Lukas Tulovic 5 12 419 15 611 18 nbsp Xavi Cardelus 5 13 262 12 512 15 nbsp Alex de Angelis 5 14 087 17 413 84 nbsp Jakub Kornfeil 5 23 207 N 2 16 314 77 nbsp Dominique Aegerter 5 59 643 5 2Ret 11 nbsp Matteo Ferrari 0 Accident 2Ret 7 nbsp Niccolo Canepa 0 Collision 6Ret 10 nbsp Xavier Simeon 0 Collision 8Ret 27 nbsp Mattia Casadei 0 Did not restart 18OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 1 REPORTAll bikes manufactured by Energica Race 2 edit Pos No Rider Laps Time Retired Grid Points1 66 nbsp Niki Tuuli 7 12 09 631 3 252 63 nbsp Mike Di Meglio 7 0 166 2 203 16 nbsp Joshua Hook 7 1 294 4 164 77 nbsp Dominique Aegerter 7 2 353 14 135 11 nbsp Matteo Ferrari 7 6 017 15 116 40 nbsp Jordi Torres 7 6 490 1 107 7 nbsp Niccolo Canepa 7 10 066 16 98 10 nbsp Xavier Simeon 7 10 472 17 89 6 nbsp Maria Herrera 7 10 663 7 710 18 nbsp Xavi Cardelus 7 11 101 11 611 35 nbsp Lukas Tulovic 7 11 298 10 512 61 nbsp Alessandro Zaccone 7 12 327 9 413 27 nbsp Mattia Casadei 7 20 842 18 314 15 nbsp Alex de Angelis 7 20 954 12 215 84 nbsp Jakub Kornfeil 7 24 376 N 2 13 1Ret 70 nbsp Tommaso Marcon 0 Accident 5Ret 51 nbsp Eric Granado 0 Accident 6Ret 55 nbsp Alejandro Medina 0 Accident 8OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 2 REPORTAll bikes manufactured by Energica Championship standings after the race editBelow are the standings for the top five riders constructors and teams after the round 18 19 20 21 MotoGP edit Riders Championship standingsPos Rider Points nbsp 1 nbsp Fabio Quartararo 115 nbsp 2 nbsp Joan Mir 105 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Andrea Dovizioso 97 nbsp 1 4 nbsp Maverick Vinales 96 nbsp 2 5 nbsp Takaaki Nakagami 81 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points nbsp 1 nbsp Ducati 151 nbsp 2 2 nbsp KTM 125 nbsp 3 nbsp Yamaha 120 a nbsp 2 4 nbsp Suzuki 118 nbsp 5 nbsp Honda 92 Teams Championship standingsPos Team Points nbsp 1 nbsp Team Suzuki Ecstar 165 nbsp 2 3 nbsp Ducati Team 161 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Petronas Yamaha SRT 155 b nbsp 2 4 nbsp Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 135 nbsp 2 5 nbsp Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 134 c Moto2 edit Riders Championship standingsPos Rider Points nbsp 1 nbsp Luca Marini 150 nbsp 2 nbsp Enea Bastianini 135 nbsp 3 nbsp Marco Bezzecchi 130 nbsp 4 nbsp Sam Lowes 128 nbsp 5 nbsp Jorge Martin 79 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points nbsp 1 nbsp Kalex 250 nbsp 2 nbsp Speed Up 91 nbsp 3 nbsp MV Agusta 24 nbsp 4 nbsp NTS 9 Teams Championship standingsPos Team Points nbsp 1 nbsp Sky Racing Team VR46 280 nbsp 1 2 nbsp EG 0 0 Marc VDS 177 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Red Bull KTM Ajo 151 nbsp 4 nbsp Italtrans Racing Team 140 nbsp 5 nbsp Liqui Moly Intact GP 128 Moto3 edit Riders Championship standingsPos Rider Points nbsp 1 1 nbsp Albert Arenas 135 nbsp 1 2 nbsp Ai Ogura 129 nbsp 2 3 nbsp Celestino Vietti 119 nbsp 4 nbsp Tony Arbolino 115 nbsp 2 5 nbsp John McPhee 98 Constructors Championship standingsPos Constructor Points nbsp 1 1 nbsp KTM 212 nbsp 1 2 nbsp Honda 211 nbsp 3 nbsp Husqvarna 61 Teams Championship standingsPos Team Points nbsp 2 1 nbsp Sky Racing Team VR46 166 nbsp 1 2 nbsp Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3 161 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Leopard Racing 146 nbsp 2 4 nbsp Rivacold Snipers Team 135 nbsp 1 5 nbsp Honda Team Asia 129 MotoE edit Pos Rider Points nbsp 2 1 nbsp Jordi Torres 114 nbsp 1 2 nbsp Matteo Ferrari 97 nbsp 1 3 nbsp Dominique Aegerter 97 nbsp 4 4 nbsp Mike Di Meglio 75 nbsp 1 5 nbsp Mattia Casadei 74Notes edit Statistic not officially recorded for the rider a b c 3 second penalty for shortcutting the track and gaining an advantage Disqualified for exceeding the pit lane speed limit during a ride through 3 place grid penalty 1 position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap Yamaha scored 170 points as a manufacturer but were deducted 50 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols 22 Petronas Yamaha SRT riders scored 192 points but the team was deducted 37 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols 22 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP riders scored 154 points but the team was deducted 20 points after failing to respect MSMA technical changes protocols 22 References edit Greatest recovery a crash ever by Joan Mir 2020 FrenchGP retrieved 24 February 2022 martland28 23 February 2022 Blunder Mate Horrified to Happy in 5 seconds r AnarchyChess Retrieved 24 February 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Joan Mir Sliding Meme retrieved 24 February 2022 connwcted 1 August 2021 Joan Mir is officially a meme r motogp Retrieved 24 February 2022 Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers Honda Racing Corporation 4 August 2020 Retrieved 4 August 2020 Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP BusinessLIVE Retrieved 22 August 2020 SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr 1 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr 2 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr 3 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Free Practice Nr 4 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr 1 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Qualifying Nr 2 Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com SHARK HELMETS GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP Warm Up Classification 2020 PDF www motogp com 2020 French MotoGP Motorsport Database motogp com GP RESULTS 2020 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP RAC Classification motogp com 11 October 2020 Retrieved 9 February 2023 OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT French MotoE Torres takes title advantage with win after rivals fall crash net Crash Media Group 10 October 2020 Retrieved 10 October 2020 MotoGP Standings PDF resources motogp com 11 October 2020 Retrieved 12 October 2020 Moto2 Standings PDF resources motogp com 11 October 2020 Retrieved 12 October 2020 Moto3 Standings PDF resources motogp com 11 October 2020 Retrieved 12 October 2020 MotoE Standings PDF resources motogp com 11 October 2020 Retrieved 12 October 2020 a b c Yamaha handed penalties no effect on rider points MotoGP com Dorna Sports 5 November 2020 Retrieved 5 November 2020 External links edit MotoGP Official Website Retrieved 29 September 2019 Previous race 2020 Catalan Grand Prix FIM Grand Prix World Championship2020 season Next race 2020 Aragon Grand PrixPrevious race 2019 French Grand Prix French motorcycle Grand Prix Next race 2021 French Grand Prix Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2020 French motorcycle Grand Prix amp oldid 1179943230, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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