The 2020 European motorcycle Grand Prix (officially known as the Gran Premio de Europa) was the thirteenth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the twelfth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Cheste on 8 November 2020.
The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been 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. A new calendar based exclusively in Europe was announced on 11 June. The organizers of the Valencian Community Grand Prix have signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the commercial rights of the sport, to host a double stage at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, becoming the fifth circuit to host two consecutive races of the World Championship, and is the third time it takes place in Spain. But unlike the other double events of the season, the original Grand Prix will be preceded by the round introduced by the new calendar. The name chosen is that of the European Grand Prix, which returns to the world championship for the first time since 1995.
MotoGP Championship standings before the race
After the eleventh round at the Teruel Grand Prix, Joan Mir leads the drivers' standings with 137 points, 14 more than Fabio Quartararo and 19 more than Maverick Viñales. Franco Morbidelli, after the victory in the Teruel stage, gains two positions and is fourth with 112 points and has three points against Andrea Dovizioso, now fifth.
In the constructors' classification, following the 50-point penalty imposed on Yamaha for failing to comply with the protocol that requires unanimous approval from the Motorcycle Sport Manufacturers Association (MSMA) for technical modifications (Yamaha would have changed valve specifications between the freezing of the homologation just before the abandoned round in Qatar and the opening round at Jerez), Ducati is the new leader with 171 points, followed by Suzuki at 163 points and Yamaha, which has lost the championship lead and now third at 158 points. Honda and KTM are fourth and fifth respectively at 143 and 117 points, while Aprilia closes the standings with 36 points.
In the team standings, Team Suzuki Ecstar leads with 242 points. Petronas Yamaha SRT and Monster Energy Yamaha, following the penalties of 37 and 20 points for technical modifications on their bikes, are respectively second (with 198 points) and fifth (with 156 points), the latter relegated by one position and overtaken by KTM Factory Racing by only one point. Ducati Team is third with 180 points.
MotoGP Entrants
Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the tenth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.
Aprilia test rider and former World Superbike rider Lorenzo Savadori has been announced to replace Bradley Smith for the final three rounds in Valencia and Portugal, subsequently excluding Andrea Iannone from a start in 2020.
Iker Lecuona is forced to miss the European Grand Prix due to Andorran quarantine rules, after his brother and assistant both tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Tech3 elected not to replace him on such short notice.
After delays to Valentino Rossi's SARS-CoV-2 recovery, Yamaha World Superbike rider Garrett Gerloff was announced initially to replace Rossi at the European Grand Prix. Gerloff completed the Friday sessions of free practice, before two subsequent negative tests from Rossi allowed him to return to the paddock beginning with the third practice session on Saturday.
Free practice
MotoGP
The first session, held in wet conditions, Jack Miller was the fastest ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Stefan Bradl. In the second session, on a dry track, Miller confirmed his leadership in the standings ahead of Aleix Espargaró and Morbidelli. The third session, held in wet conditions, Johann Zarco set the best time ahead of Maverick Viñales and Takaaki Nakagami.
Combined Free Practice 1-2-3
The top ten riders (written in bold) qualified in Q2.
Pos.
No.
Bikers
Constructor
Free practice times
FP1
FP2
FP3
1
43
Jack Miller
Ducati
1:42.063
1:32.528
No time
2
41
Aleix Espargaró
Aprilia
1:43.461
1:32.620
1:42.957
3
21
Franco Morbidelli
Yamaha
1:42.530
1:32.804
1:42.831
4
30
Takaaki Nakagami
Honda
1:43.230
1:32.866
1:41.071
5
44
Pol Espargaró
KTM
1:42.841
1:32.952
1:42.506
6
42
Álex Rins
Suzuki
1:43.521
1:33.157
1:41.779
7
33
Brad Binder
KTM
1:42.584
1:33.259
1:43.534
8
4
Andrea Dovizioso
Ducati
1:42.959
1:33.292
1:42.009
9
20
Fabio Quartararo
Yamaha
1:44.791
1:33.337
1:43.234
10
36
Joan Mir
Suzuki
1:43.728
1:33.405
1:41.864
11
12
Maverick Viñales
Yamaha
1:43.009
1:33.410
1:40.743
12
35
Cal Crutchlow
Honda
1:43.925
1:33.463
1:41.285
13
88
Miguel Oliveira
KTM
1:42.877
1:33.483
1:41.352
14
6
Stefan Bradl
Honda
1:42.566
1:33.504
1:41.884
15
63
Francesco Bagnaia
Ducati
1:43.572
1:33.515
1:41.193
16
73
Álex Márquez
Honda
1:42.654
1:33.570
1:41.589
17
5
Johann Zarco
Ducati
1:42.639
1:33.739
1:40.007
18
9
Danilo Petrucci
Ducati
1:42.700
1:33.775
1:42.824
19
32
Lorenzo Savadori
Aprilia
1:44.527
1:35.661
1:42.301
20
53
Tito Rabat
Ducati
1:44.448
1:36.690
1:42.547
21
46
Valentino Rossi
Yamaha
No time
No time
1:41.642
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT
Fastest session lap
Personal Best lap
Notes
Garrett Gerloff participated in the first two sessions having been initially chosen by Yamaha as a replacement for Valentino Rossi (his best times were in FP1 1:43.645, in FP2 1:34.107).
In the fourth session Miguel Oliveira was the fastest ahead of Joan Mir and Miller.
Augusto Fernández suffered a foot injury in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
Jake Dixon suffered a fractured right wrist in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.
Moto3
Pos.
No.
Rider
Manufacturer
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Points
1
25
Raúl Fernández
KTM
23
38:29.140
2
25
2
11
Sergio García
Honda
23
+0.703
7
20
3
79
Ai Ogura
Honda
23
+1.005
8
16
4
14
Tony Arbolino
Honda
23
+1.037
17
13
5
40
Darryn Binder
KTM
23
+13.392
9
11
6
99
Carlos Tatay
KTM
23
+13.424
13
10
7
82
Stefano Nepa
KTM
23
+16.719
24
9
8
52
Jeremy Alcoba
Honda
23
+16.824
29
8
9
12
Filip Salač
Honda
23
+16.964
15
7
10
71
Ayumu Sasaki
KTM
23
+17.088
26
6
11
54
Riccardo Rossi
KTM
23
+17.344
6
5
12
16
Andrea Migno
KTM
23
+17.467
11
4
13
55
Romano Fenati
Husqvarna
23
+17.589
16
3
14
53
Deniz Öncü
KTM
23
+18.191
27
2
15
2
Gabriel Rodrigo
Honda
23
+18.358
12
1
16
6
Ryusei Yamanaka
Honda
23
+18.441
30
17
92
Yuki Kunii
Honda
23
+19.128
18
18
50
Jason Dupasquier
KTM
23
+19.583
20
19
9
Davide Pizzoli
KTM
23
+27.457
23
20
70
Barry Baltus
KTM
23
+27.836
22
21
73
Maximilian Kofler
KTM
23
+31.328
21
22
89
Khairul Idham Pawi
Honda
23
+31.661
25
23
13
Celestino Vietti
KTM
23
+1:20.533
3
Ret
23
Niccolò Antonelli
Honda
16
Accident
31
Ret
27
Kaito Toba
KTM
16
Power Loss
10
Ret
24
Tatsuki Suzuki
Honda
13
Accident
19
Ret
7
Dennis Foggia
Honda
13
Accident
14
Ret
5
Jaume Masiá
Honda
9
Accident
28
Ret
17
John McPhee
Honda
4
Accident
1
Ret
21
Alonso López
Husqvarna
2
Accident Damage
5
DSQ
75
Albert Arenas
KTM
10
Black flag
4
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
Albert Arenas was black flagged for irresponsible riding.
Championship standings after the race
Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.
MotoGP
Riders' Championship standings
Pos.
Rider
Points
1
Joan Mir
162
2
Fabio Quartararo
125
3
3
Álex Rins
125
1
4
Maverick Viñales
121
1
5
Franco Morbidelli
117
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.
Constructor
Points
1
1
Suzuki
188
1
2
Ducati
181
3
Yamaha
163
4
KTM
159
5
Honda
130
Teams' Championship standings
Pos.
Team
Points
1
Team Suzuki Ecstar
287
2
Petronas Yamaha SRT
205
3
Ducati Team
194
4
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
182
5
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
159
Moto2
Riders' Championship standings
Pos.
Rider
Points
1
1
Enea Bastianini
184
1
2
Sam Lowes
178
3
Luca Marini
165
4
Marco Bezzecchi
155
5
Jorge Martín
125
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.
Constructor
Points
1
Kalex
325
2
Speed Up
117
3
MV Agusta
32
4
NTS
11
Teams' Championship standings
Pos.
Team
Points
1
Sky Racing Team VR46
320
2
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
240
3
Red Bull KTM Ajo
210
4
Italtrans Racing Team
189
5
Liqui Moly Intact GP
136
Moto3
Riders' Championship standings
Pos.
Rider
Points
1
Albert Arenas
157
2
Ai Ogura
154
3
Celestino Vietti
137
2
4
Tony Arbolino
134
1
5
Jaume Masiá
133
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.
Constructor
Points
1
Honda
281
2
KTM
277
3
Husqvarna
82
Teams' Championship standings
Pos.
Team
Points
1
Leopard Racing
202
1
2
Valresa Aspar Team Moto3
192
1
3
Sky Racing Team VR46
188
4
Rivacold Snipers Team
164
2
5
Red Bull KTM Ajo
158
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