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.

France  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
RiderFrance Fabio QuartararoYamaha
Time1:31.315
Fastest lap
RiderFrance Johann ZarcoDucati
Time1:43.301 on lap 24
Podium
FirstItaly Danilo PetrucciDucati
SecondSpain Álex MárquezHonda
ThirdSpain Pol EspargaróKTM
Moto2
Pole position
RiderUnited States Joe RobertsKalex
Time1:36.256
Fastest lap
RiderSpain Augusto FernándezKalex
Time1:37.011 on lap 22
Podium
FirstUnited Kingdom Sam LowesKalex
SecondAustralia Remy GardnerKalex
ThirdItaly Marco BezzecchiKalex
Moto3
Pole position
RiderSpain Jaume MasiáHonda
Time1:41.399
Fastest lap
RiderItaly Celestino ViettiKTM
Time1:41.690 on lap 10
Podium
FirstItaly Celestino ViettiKTM
SecondItaly Tony ArbolinoHonda
ThirdSpain Albert ArenasKTM
MotoE Race 1
Pole position
RiderSpain Jordi TorresEnergica
Time1:43.843
Fastest lap
RiderFinland Niki TuuliEnergica
Time1:43.696 on lap 4
Podium
FirstSpain Jordi TorresEnergica
SecondFrance Mike Di MeglioEnergica
ThirdFinland Niki TuuliEnergica
MotoE Race 2
Pole position
RiderSpain Jordi TorresEnergica
TimeWinner of race 1[N 1]
Fastest lap
RiderFinland Niki TuuliEnergica
Time1:43.465 on lap 6
Podium
FirstFinland Niki TuuliEnergica
SecondFrance Mike Di MeglioEnergica
ThirdAustralia Joshua HookEnergica

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

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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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

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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

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  • 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

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MotoGP

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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

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

Pos.No.BikersConstructorFree practice times
FP1FP2FP3
120 Fabio QuartararoYamaha1:46.4941:35.4891:32.319
288 Miguel OliveiraKTM1:46.5181:35.8371:32.449
321 Franco MorbidelliYamaha1:44.4411:35.3691:32.476
443 Jack MillerDucati1:44.1321:34.3561:32.503
535 Cal CrutchlowHonda1:44.6541:35.1411:32.558
65 Johann ZarcoDucati1:43.9581:35.4081:32.631
746 Valentino RossiYamaha1:44.5111:35.7671:32.640
812 Maverick ViñalesYamaha1:44.1801:34.5001:32.648
944 Pol EspargaróKTM1:44.7601:35.3741:32.660
104 Andrea DoviziosoDucati1:44.1481:38.7261:32.686
1133 Brad BinderKTM1:46.2451:40.4251:32.739
1236 Joan MirSuzuki1:44.9801:35.3851:32.792
1342 Álex RinsSuzuki1:44.8461:35.8381:33.204
1463 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:44.7831:36.0121:33.290
1553 Tito RabatDucati1:46.8561:40.1651:33.293
169 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:44.0241:35.0541:33.297
1773 Álex MárquezHonda1:44.9811:35.3371:33.376
1841 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:45.0921:39.3611:33.470
1930 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:46.4741:34.8571:33.482
2027 Iker LecuonaKTM1:46.6181:36.1901:33.499
216 Stefan BradlHonda1:36.4781:33.686
2238 Bradley SmithAprilia1:43.8041:36.9821:33.757
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

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MotoGP

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Pos.No.RiderConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Row
Q1[11]Q2[12]
120 Fabio QuartararoYamahaQualified in Q21:31.31511
243 Jack MillerDucatiQualified in Q21:31.5372
39 Danilo PetrucciDucati1:31.9521:31.6743
435 Cal CrutchlowHondaQualified in Q21:31.68642
512 Maverick ViñalesYamahaQualified in Q21:31.7195
64 Andrea DoviziosoDucatiQualified in Q21:31.7226
763 Francesco BagnaiaDucati1:32.0541:31.75273
844 Pol EspargaróKTMQualified in Q21:31.7958
95 Johann ZarcoDucatiQualified in Q21:31.8329
1046 Valentino RossiYamahaQualified in Q21:31.889104
1121 Franco MorbidelliYamahaQualified in Q21:31.89111
1288 Miguel OliveiraKTMQualified in Q21:32.00912
1330 Takaaki NakagamiHonda1:32.179N/A135
1436 Joan MirSuzuki1:32.187N/A14
1541 Aleix EspargaróAprilia1:32.539N/A15
1642 Álex RinsSuzuki1:32.757N/A166
1733 Brad BinderKTM1:32.766N/A17
1873 Álex MárquezHonda1:32.774N/A18
1938 Bradley SmithAprilia1:32.833N/A197
2027 Iker LecuonaKTM1:32.859N/A20
216 Stefan BradlHonda1:32.861N/A21
2253 Tito RabatDucati1:33.610N/A228
OFFICIAL MOTOGP QUALIFYING RESULTS

Warm-up

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MotoGP

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

Race

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MotoGP

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Pos.No.RiderTeamManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
19 Danilo PetrucciDucati TeamDucati2645:54.736325
273 Álex MárquezRepsol Honda TeamHonda26+1.2731820
344 Pol EspargaróRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM26+1.711816
44 Andrea DoviziosoDucati TeamDucati26+3.911613
55 Johann ZarcoEsponsorama RacingDucati26+4.310911
688 Miguel OliveiraRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM26+4.4661210
730 Takaaki NakagamiLCR Honda IdemitsuHonda26+5.921139
86 Stefan BradlRepsol Honda TeamHonda26+15.597218
920 Fabio QuartararoPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha26+16.68717
1012 Maverick ViñalesMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha26+16.89556
1136 Joan MirTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki26+16.980145
1233 Brad BinderRed Bull KTM Factory RacingKTM26+27.321174
1363 Francesco BagnaiaPramac RacingDucati26+33.35173
1441 Aleix EspargaróAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia26+39.176152
1527 Iker LecuonaRed Bull KTM Tech3KTM26+51.087201
NC142 Álex RinsTeam Suzuki EcstarSuzuki26+1:14.19016
Ret43 Jack MillerPramac RacingDucati19Engine2
Ret21 Franco MorbidelliPetronas Yamaha SRTYamaha18Accident Damage11
Ret35 Cal CrutchlowLCR Honda CastrolHonda17Accident4
Ret53 Tito RabatEsponsorama RacingDucati14Accident Damage22
Ret38 Bradley SmithAprilia Racing Team GresiniAprilia8Accident19
Ret46 Valentino RossiMonster Energy Yamaha MotoGPYamaha0Accident10
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

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
122 Sam LowesKalex2541:27.648225
287 Remy GardnerKalex25+3.822320
372 Marco BezzecchiKalex25+4.184516
437 Augusto FernándezKalex25+5.8841413
512 Thomas LüthiKalex25+21.6681311
616 Joe RobertsKalex25+29.197110
721 Fabio Di GiannantonioSpeed Up25+32.249119
87 Lorenzo BaldassarriKalex25+34.376258
935 Somkiat ChantraKalex25+35.392237
1023 Marcel SchrötterKalex25+35.521186
1133 Enea BastianiniKalex25+37.720[N 2]95
1240 Héctor GarzóKalex25+37.910154
1342 Marcos RamírezKalex25+38.423163
1462 Stefano ManziMV Agusta25+43.464102
1555 Hafizh SyahrinSpeed Up25+44.036221
1624 Simone CorsiMV Agusta25+44.21712
1710 Luca MariniKalex25+59.5506
1819 Lorenzo Dalla PortaKalex25+1:09.73520
1957 Edgar PonsKalex25+1:09.75124
2064 Bo BendsneyderNTS25+1:12.93026
2145 Tetsuta NagashimaKalex25+1:14.15821
2274 Piotr BiesiekirskiNTS24+1 lap29
Ret96 Jake DixonKalex20Accident8
Ret9 Jorge NavarroSpeed Up18Accident17
Ret11 Nicolò BulegaKalex15Handling19
Ret27 Andi Farid IzdiharKalex5Accident27
Ret97 Xavi ViergeKalex4Accident7
Ret88 Jorge MartínKalex2Accident4
DSQ99 Kasma DanielKalex22Disqualified[N 3]28
DNS44 Arón CanetSpeed UpDid not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Arón Canet suffered a broken finger in a crash during warm-up and withdrew from the event.

Moto3

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Pos.No.RiderManufacturerLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
113 Celestino ViettiKTM2237:37.3841025
214 Tony ArbolinoHonda22+0.142720
375 Albert ArenasKTM22+0.198216
45 Jaume MasiáHonda22+0.336113
516 Andrea MignoKTM22+0.5691311
671 Ayumu SasakiKTM22+0.834810
725 Raúl FernándezKTM22+1.36149
82 Gabriel RodrigoHonda22+1.62568
979 Ai OguraHonda22+15.003177
1099 Carlos TatayKTM22+15.139156
1111 Sergio GarcíaHonda22+15.26955
1212 Filip SalačHonda22+15.381214
137 Dennis FoggiaHonda22+15.574113
1454 Riccardo RossiKTM22+15.729262
1582 Stefano NepaKTM22+17.743141
1670 Barry BaltusKTM22+18.99131
1750 Jason DupasquierKTM22+19.17329
186 Ryusei YamanakaHonda22+25.14818
1989 Khairul Idham PawiHonda22+26.18928
2092 Yuki KuniiHonda22+26.36024
2173 Maximilian KoflerKTM22+26.95930
2253 Deniz ÖncüKTM22+30.30627
Ret23 Niccolò AntonelliHonda18Accident19
Ret17 John McPheeHonda17Accident3
Ret52 Jeremy AlcobaHonda17Accident25
Ret27 Kaito TobaKTM17Accident16
Ret40 Darryn BinderKTM15Electronics12
Ret9 Davide PizzoliKTM12Accident22
Ret24 Tatsuki SuzukiHonda7Accident20
Ret55 Romano FenatiHusqvarna6Accident9
Ret21 Alonso LópezHusqvarna6Accident23
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT

MotoE

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Race 1

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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.RiderLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
140 Jordi Torres58:43.391125
263 Mike Di Meglio5+0.116320
366 Niki Tuuli5+0.5571016
416 Joshua Hook5+1.925413
570 Tommaso Marcon5+4.29614[N 4]11
651 Eric Granado5+4.590910
76 María Herrera5+6.514119
8[N 5]55 Alejandro Medina5+6.20178
961 Alessandro Zaccone5+11.875137
1035 Lukas Tulovic5+12.419156
1118 Xavi Cardelús5+13.262125
1215 Alex de Angelis5+14.087174
1384 Jakub Kornfeil5+23.207[N 2]163
1477 Dominique Aegerter5+59.64352
Ret11 Matteo Ferrari0Accident2
Ret7 Niccolò Canepa0Collision6
Ret10 Xavier Siméon0Collision8
Ret27 Mattia Casadei0Did not restart18
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 1 REPORT

Race 2

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Pos.No.RiderLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
166 Niki Tuuli712:09.631325
263 Mike Di Meglio7+0.166220
316 Joshua Hook7+1.294416
477 Dominique Aegerter7+2.3531413
511 Matteo Ferrari7+6.0171511
640 Jordi Torres7+6.490110
77 Niccolò Canepa7+10.066169
810 Xavier Siméon7+10.472178
96 María Herrera7+10.66377
1018 Xavi Cardelús7+11.101116
1135 Lukas Tulovic7+11.298105
1261 Alessandro Zaccone7+12.32794
1327 Mattia Casadei7+20.842183
1415 Alex de Angelis7+20.954122
1584 Jakub Kornfeil7+24.376[N 2]131
Ret70 Tommaso Marcon0Accident5
Ret51 Eric Granado0Accident6
Ret55 Alejandro Medina0Accident8
OFFICIAL MOTOE RACE 2 REPORT

Championship standings after the race

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

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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MotoE

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Pos.RiderPoints
21 Jordi Torres114
12 Matteo Ferrari97
13 Dominique Aegerter97
44 Mike Di Meglio75
15 Mattia Casadei74

Notes

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  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

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  1. ^ Greatest recovery a crash ever by Joan Mir! | 2020 #FrenchGP, retrieved 24 February 2022
  2. ^ martland28 (23 February 2022). "Blunder Mate - Horrified to Happy in 5 seconds". r/AnarchyChess. Retrieved 24 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ Joan Mir Sliding Meme, retrieved 24 February 2022
  4. ^ connwcted (1 August 2021). "Joan Mir is officially a meme". r/motogp. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Marc Marquez to miss another MotoGP". BusinessLIVE. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  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.
  14. ^ "2020 French MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  15. ^ "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2020 GRAND PRIX DE FRANCE MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
  16. ^ OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT
  17. ^ "French MotoE: Torres takes title advantage with win after rivals fall". crash.net. Crash Media Group. 10 October 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  18. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 11 October 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  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.
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