2020 Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship have been heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Aragon Grand Prix, scheduled in the original calendar on October 4 as the sixteenth race of the season, was brought forward by a week following the initial postponement of the Thailand Grand Prix (later cancelled on July 31) on the first Sunday in October (the Thailand stage was initially scheduled for 22 March as the second leg of the championship). 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 race in Aragon was placed on 18 October as the tenth GP of the season.

The race organizers signed a contract with Dorna Sports, owner of the commercial rights to the sport, to host a second round on the circuit on 25 October (one week after the first race) known as the "Teruel Grand Prix". The race was named for the Teruel province of the autonomous community of Aragon where the MotorLand Aragón is located. The race is the fourth time in the history of the sport that the same venue and circuit track have hosted consecutive World Championship races, and it is the second time it has taken place in Spain.

After the tenth round of the 2020 Aragon Grand Prix, Joan Mir became the new leader of the drivers' classification with 121 points, six more than the previous leader Fabio Quartararo, who in the previous race had closed out of the points zone. Third with 109 points Maverick Viñales, who overtook Andrea Dovizioso, now fourth with 106 points. Fifth is Takaaki Nakagami with 92 points.

In the manufacturers' standings, Yamaha leads with 183 points, followed by Ducati with 160 points. Suzuki is third with 143 points and has overtaken KTM, now fourth at 130. Honda is fifth at 112 points, while Aprilia closes the standings with 35 points.

In the team championship, Team Suzuki Ecstar surpasses Petronas Yamaha SRT with 206 points, with the Malaysian team now second by 4 points less from the leader. Ducati Team and Monster Energy Yamaha follow with 171 and 167 points respectively, and KTM Factory Racing with 144 points.

• Stefan Bradl replaced Marc Márquez for the ninth straight race while the latter recovered from injuries sustained in his opening round crash.^[1][2]
• Valentino Rossi tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus on October 15, requiring him to remain in quarantine for a minimum of 10 days under Italian law and forcing him to skip the Teruel round after the Aragon round. Yamaha confirmed that it would not field a replacement for Rossi's bike.^[3]

In the first session Álex Márquez was the fastest ahead of Takaaki Nakagami and Joan Mir.^[4] In the second session Nakagami preceded Maverick Viñales and Cal Crutchlow.^[5] In the third session Franco Morbidelli set the best time ahead of Nakagami and Fabio Quartararo.^[6]

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

Pos.	No.	Bikers	Constructor	Free practice times
				FP1	FP2	FP3
1	21	Franco Morbidelli	Yamaha	1:49.100	1:48.612	1:47.333
2	30	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	1:48.622	1:47.782	1:47.392
3	20	Fabio Quartararo	Yamaha	1:49.621	1:48.164	1:47.401
4	12	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	1:49.176	1:47.957	1:47.473
5	73	Álex Márquez	Honda	1:48.184	1:48.443	1:47.546
6	27	Iker Lecuona	KTM	1:49.501	1:48.360	1:47.548
7	42	Álex Rins	Suzuki	1:49.372	1:48.190	1:47.554
8	88	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	1:49.442	1:48.527	1:47.625
9	35	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	1:49.356	1:48.111	1:47.708
10	36	Joan Mir	Suzuki	1:48.993	1:48.182	1:47.715
11	43	Jack Miller	Ducati	1:49.211	1:49.794	1:47.739
12	41	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	1:49.305	1:48.426	1:47.742
13	33	Brad Binder	KTM	1:49.962	1:48.545	1:47.822
14	4	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1:49.512	1:49.240	1:47.878
15	53	Tito Rabat	Ducati	1'50.215	1:49.733	1:48.023
16	44	Pol Espargaró	KTM	1:49.346	1:48.439	1:48.025
17	9	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	1:49.482	1:48.870	1:48.096
18	63	Francesco Bagnaia	Ducati	1'50.251	1:49.319	1:48.134
19	6	Stefan Bradl	Honda	1:49.003	1:48.444	1:48.255
20	38	Bradley Smith	Aprilia	1:49.727	1:48.810	1:48.471
21	5	Johann Zarco	Ducati	1:49.360	1:48.532	1:48.501
OFFICIAL MOTOGP COMBINED FREE PRACTICE TIMES REPORT

Personal Best lap

In the fourth session Viñales was the fastest ahead of Nakagami and Joan Mir.^[7]

In the warm up, Takaaki Nakagami was the fastest ahead of Franco Morbidelli and Álex Márquez.^[10]

Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.^[14][15][16]

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Joan Mir 137 2 Fabio Quartararo 123 3 Maverick Viñales 118 2 4 Franco Morbidelli 112 1 5 Andrea Dovizioso 109

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Ducati 171 2 Suzuki 163 3 Yamaha 158[a] 4 KTM 143 5 Honda 117

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Team Suzuki Ecstar 242 1 2 Petronas Yamaha SRT 198[b] 1 3 Ducati Team 180 1 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 157 1 5 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 156[c]

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 1 Sam Lowes 178 1 2 Enea Bastianini 171 3 Luca Marini 155 4 Marco Bezzecchi 130 5 Jorge Martín 105

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Kalex 300 2 Speed Up 111 3 MV Agusta 31 4 NTS 9

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Sky Racing Team VR46 285 2 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 240 3 Red Bull KTM Ajo 186 4 Italtrans Racing Team 176 5 Liqui Moly Intact GP 133

Riders' Championship standings Pos. Rider Points 1 Albert Arenas 157 2 Ai Ogura 138 3 Celestino Vietti 137 2 4 Jaume Masiá 133 1 5 Tony Arbolino 121

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Honda 261 2 KTM 252 3 Husqvarna 79

Teams' Championship standings Pos. Team Points 1 Leopard Racing 202 2 Sky Racing Team VR46 184 3 Solunion Aspar Team Moto3 183 4 Rivacold Snipers Team 144 1 5 Honda Team Asia 138

• "MotoGP Official Website". Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.