2020 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix

Qatar  2020 Qatar Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date8 March 2020
Official nameQNB Grand Prix of Qatar
LocationLosail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 5.380 km (3.343 mi)
Moto2
Pole position
Rider United States Joe Roberts Kalex
Time 1:58.136
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex
Time 1:59.218 on lap 8
Podium
First Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex
Second Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Third Italy Enea Bastianini Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda
Time 2:04.815
Fastest lap
Rider Japan Ai Ogura Honda
Time 2:05.788 on lap 14
Podium
First Spain Albert Arenas KTM
Second United Kingdom John McPhee Honda
Third Japan Ai Ogura Honda

The 2020 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Losail International Circuit in Doha on 8 March 2020. The MotoGP race was cancelled after Qatari quarantine measures were put in place as a response to the outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Because Moto2 and Moto3 teams were testing at Losail the previous week, teams were staying over in Qatar for that race and officials allowed them to participate in all scheduled events.[1]

Classification

Moto2

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 20 40:00.192 14 25
2 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 20 +1.347 9 20
3 33 Italy Enea Bastianini Kalex 20 +1.428 3 16
4 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 20 +1.559 1 13
5 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 20 +1.901 6 11
6 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Speed Up 20 +2.381 4 10
7 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 20 +4.490 13 9
8 44 Spain Arón Canet Speed Up 20 +4.703 16 8
9 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 20 +7.118 10 7
10 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 20 +8.904 18 6
11 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder NTS 20 +9.730 5 5
12 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 20 +11.410 7 4
13 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 20 +12.701 11 3
14 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 20 +12.717 20 2
15 62 Italy Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 20 +16.208 21 1
16 57 Spain Edgar Pons Kalex 20 +16.256 17
17 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 20 +16.869 23
18 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 20 +16.932 15
19 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 20 +19.639 25
20 88 Spain Jorge Martín Kalex 20 +20.662 8
21 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 20 +27.291 28
22 27 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 20 +34.514 26
23 2 Switzerland Jesko Raffin NTS 20 +34.664 22
24 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 20 +45.850 27
25 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 19 +1 lap 19
Ret 10 Italy Luca Marini Kalex 19 Accident 2
Ret 99 Malaysia Kasma Daniel Kalex 8 Accident 29
Ret 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 2 Accident 12
Ret 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 1 Accident Damage 24
DNS 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT
  • Sam Lowes withdrew from the event after Friday practice due to a shoulder injury.

Moto3

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 75 Spain Albert Arenas KTM 18 38:08.941 3 25
2 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 18 +0.053 9 20
3 79 Japan Ai Ogura Honda 18 +0.344 5 16
4[N 1] 5 Spain Jaume Masiá Honda 18 +0.247 6 13
5 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 18 +0.789 1 11
6[N 1] 2 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 18 +0.426 13 10
7[N 1] 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 18 +0.559 11 9
8 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Honda 18 +0.823 20 8
9 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 18 +0.964 19 7
10[N 1] 25 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 18 +0.834 2 6
11 11 Spain Sergio García Honda 18 +1.261 14 5
12 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 18 +1.485 8 4
13 21 Spain Alonso López Husqvarna 18 +1.602 25 3
14 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 18 +2.790 12 2
15[N 1] 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Honda 18 +2.575 10 1
16 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 18 +3.180 7
17 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 18 +5.802 18
18 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 18 +5.829 15
19 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 18 +6.109 21
20 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 18 +8.457 27
21 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 18 +8.480 17
22 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 18 +16.240 22
23 9 Italy Davide Pizzoli KTM 18 +21.450 24
24 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 18 +26.209 23
25 50 Switzerland Jason Dupasquier KTM 18 +26.412 29
26 89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 18 +28.189 31
27 73 Austria Maximilian Kofler KTM 18 +28.517 26
28 13 Italy Celestino Vietti KTM 18 +32.106 16
29 60 Germany Dirk Geiger KTM 18 +41.931 28
Ret 40 South Africa Darryn Binder KTM 17 Accident 4
Ret 20 Spain José Julián García Honda 13 Accident 30
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]

Moto2

Moto3

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits.

References

  1. ^ "MOTOGP CLASS CANCELLED AT THE GRAND PRIX OF QATAR". FIM-live.com. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.


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