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2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 5 of 15 races in the
2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 August 2020
Official namemyWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
LocationRed Bull Ring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.318 km (2.683 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Time 1:23.450
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Rins Suzuki
Time 1:24.007 on lap 7
Podium
First Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Spain Joan Mir Suzuki
Third Australia Jack Miller Ducati
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Australia Remy Gardner Kalex
Time 1:28.681
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Jorge Martín Kalex
Time 1:29.102 on lap 2
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martín Kalex
Second Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Third Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Raúl Fernández KTM
Time 1:36.277
Fastest lap
Rider South Africa Darryn Binder KTM
Time 1:36.670 on lap 4
Podium
First Spain Albert Arenas KTM
Second Spain Jaume Masiá Honda
Third United Kingdom John McPhee Honda

The 2020 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season and the fourth round of the 2020 MotoGP World Championship. It was held at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg on 16 August 2020. Brad Binder was the defending MotoGP race winner who aimed for his second consecutive Grand Prix win, having won his and KTM's first race at the previous round.

Andrea Dovizioso was the defending race winner, having won the race in 2019.[1][2][3] The race was won by Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso with Joan Mir in second for Suzuki, his first podium in MotoGP, while Jack Miller finished third for Pramac Racing.

The race day was notable for an unprecedented series of accidents in the MotoGP and Moto2 category respectively. On lap 4 of the Moto2 race, Enea Bastianini, who was fifth at the moment, suffered a huge highside on the exit of turn 1. Several backmarkers behind Bastianini were able to avoid hitting his stranded bike, which was laying across the circuit on the approach to the back straight into turn 2. However, Hafizh Syahrin, who was running in seventeenth at the moment, came out of the slipstream of Jake Dixon and hit Bastianini's bike at over 200 kph within fractions of a second. Syahrin then was sent airborne as a result of the accident and landed a further fifty metres ahead of the circuit. Edgar Pons and Andi Farid Izdihar were also involved in this accident. Syahrin was taken to the medical center with the suspicion of a leg injury and was therefore ruled out of the Styrian GP for the upcoming weekend at the same venue.

The second crash occurred on lap 9 of the MotoGP race involving Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli, who came together on the approach to turn 3. By making contact with each other, Morbidelli and Zarco each fell off their bikes, with Morbidelli's bike sliding across the grass on the outside of the track in full speed, then slightly taking-off before somersaulting multiple times and then flying straight back on track onto the apex of turn 3 and narrowly missing out both Yamaha factory riders Maverick Viñales and Valentino Rossi in the process, who were running in sixth and seventh place respectively. After missing both, the bike itself somersaulted a further multiple times before it came to a rest on the tarmac run-off completely destroyed. Zarco's bike however tangentially hit the safer barrier at high-speed and flew above the circuit also narrowly missing out Viñales and suffered extremely terminal damage such as Morbidelli's wrecked bike.

Both races were immediately red-flagged due to respective track-cleaning actions.

Background

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

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See also: 2020 MotoGP season § Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic, and COVID-19 pandemic in Austria

The opening rounds of the 2020 championship was 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. However, the Austrian Grand Prix was not impacted by this change and kept its original date.

MotoGP Championship standings before the race

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After the third round at the Czech Grand Prix, Fabio Quartararo on 59 points, leads the championship by 17 points over Maverick Viñales, with Franco Morbidelli a further 28 points behind. In Teams' Championship, Petronas Yamaha SRT with 90 points, lead the championship from Monster Energy Yamaha, who have 69. KTM Factory Racing sit 22 points behind the factory Yamaha in third, and are only 5 points ahead of fourth-placed Ducati Team, who have 42 points, while Esponsorama Racing sit 5th on 35 points.

MotoGP Entrants

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Further information: 2020 MotoGP season § Rider changes

Qualifying

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MotoGP

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Q1

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Johann Zarco and Valentino Rossi qualified for Q2.

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time
1 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.865
2 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.891
3 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati 1'23.915
4 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 1'24.151
5 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow Honda 1'24.228
6 27 Spain Iker Lecuona KTM 1'24.405
7 33 South Africa Brad Binder KTM 1'24.485
8 73 Spain Álex Márquez Honda 1'24.490
9 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Honda 1'24.662
10 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia 1'24.831
11 53 Spain Tito Rabat Ducati 1'25.287
12 51 Italy Michele Pirro Ducati 1'25.431
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 1 REPORT

Q2

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Time
1 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1'23.450
2 43 Australia Jack Miller Ducati 1'23.518
3 20 France Fabio Quartararo Yamaha 1'23.537
4 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 1'23.606
5 44 Spain Pol Espargaró KTM 1'23.612
6 36 Spain Joan Mir Suzuki 1'23.673
7 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Yamaha 1'23.719
8 42 Spain Álex Rins Suzuki 1'23.731
9 5 France Johann Zarco Ducati 1'23.828
10 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami Honda 1'23.872
11 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM 1'23.939
12 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha 1'23.995
OFFICIAL MOTOGP Qualifying Nr. 2 REPORT

Race

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MotoGP

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The race, scheduled to be run for 28 laps, was red-flagged after 8 full laps due to an accident involving Johann Zarco and Franco Morbidelli. The race was later restarted over 20 laps with the starting grid determined by the classification of lap 8.

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 20 28:20.853 4 25
2 36 Spain Joan Mir Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 20 +1.377 6 20
3 43 Australia Jack Miller Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +1.549 2 16
4 33 South Africa Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 20 +5.526 17 13
5 46 Italy Valentino Rossi Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +5.837 12 11
6 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 20 +6.403 10 10
7 9 Italy Danilo Petrucci Ducati Team Ducati 20 +12.498 13 9
8 20 France Fabio Quartararo Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 20 +12.534 3 8
9 27 Spain Iker Lecuona Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 20 +14.117 16 7
10 12 Spain Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 20 +15.276 1 6
11 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 +17.772 14 5
12 51 Italy Michele Pirro Pramac Racing Ducati 20 +23.271 22 4
13 38 United Kingdom Bradley Smith Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 20 +24.868 20 3
14 73 Spain Álex Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +24.943 18 2
15 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 20 +27.435 15 1
16 53 Spain Tito Rabat Esponsorama Racing Ducati 20 +28.502 21
17 6 Germany Stefan Bradl Repsol Honda Team Honda 20 +28.609 19
Ret 42 Spain Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 10 Accident 8
Ret 44 Spain Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 8 Collision 5
Ret 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM 8 Collision 11
Ret 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli Petronas Yamaha SRT Yamaha 0 Did not restart 7
Ret 5 France Johann Zarco Esponsorama Racing Ducati 0 Did not restart 9
Fastest lap: Spain Álex Rins (Suzuki) – 1:24.007 (lap 7)
Sources:[5][6][7]

Moto2

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The race, scheduled to be run for 25 laps, was red-flagged after 3 full laps due to an accident involving Enea Bastianini, Hafizh Syahrin, Edgar Pons, and Andi Farid Izdihar. The race was later restarted over 13 laps.

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88 Spain Jorge Martín Kalex 13 19:24.723 2 25
2 10 Italy Luca Marini Kalex 13 +2.195 8 20
3 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter Kalex 13 +4.782 3 16
4 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes Kalex 13 +7.249 6 13
5 97 Spain Xavi Vierge Kalex 13 +7.325 16 11
6 72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 13 +7.771 10 10
7 12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi Kalex 13 +9.405 9 9
8 37 Spain Augusto Fernández Kalex 13 +9.598 12 8
9 44 Spain Arón Canet Speed Up 13 +10.023 5 7
10 16 United States Joe Roberts Kalex 13 +10.890 11 6
11 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 13 +11.170 13 5
12 77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter NTS 13 +11.803 24 4
13 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra Kalex 13 +13.002 17 3
14 96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon Kalex 13 +13.385 15 2
15 40 Spain Héctor Garzó Kalex 13 +15.865 21 1
16 11 Italy Nicolò Bulega Kalex 13 +15.897 14
17 62 Italy Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 13 +15.913 19
18 42 Spain Marcos Ramírez Kalex 13 +16.222 26
19 19 Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 13 +18.830 27
20 24 Italy Simone Corsi MV Agusta 13 +22.614 28
21 21 Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 13 +25.079 23
22 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder NTS 13 +29.300 29
23 99 Malaysia Kasma Daniel Kalex 13 +36.648 30
Ret 87 Australia Remy Gardner Kalex 4 Accident 1
Ret 45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 3 Accident 18
Ret 9 Spain Jorge Navarro Speed Up 0 Accident 7
Ret 33 Italy Enea Bastianini Kalex 0 Did not restart 4
Ret 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 0 Did not restart 20
Ret 57 Spain Edgar Pons Kalex 0 Did not restart 22
Ret 27 Indonesia Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 0 Did not restart 25
OFFICIAL MOTO2 RACE REPORT

Moto3

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Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 75 Spain Albert Arenas KTM 23 37:25.323 2 25
2 5 Spain Jaume Masiá Honda 23 +0.049 4 20
3 17 United Kingdom John McPhee Honda 23 +0.447 3 16
4[N 1] 79 Japan Ai Ogura Honda 23 +0.121 13 13
5[N 1] 13 Italy Celestino Vietti KTM 23 +0.292 5 11
6[N 2] 40 South Africa Darryn Binder KTM 23 +0.275 22 10
7 14 Italy Tony Arbolino Honda 23 +0.487 8 9
8 53 Turkey Deniz Öncü KTM 23 +1.083 10 8
9 25 Spain Raúl Fernández KTM 23 +1.136 1 7
10 24 Japan Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 23 +1.177 6 6
11 2 Argentina Gabriel Rodrigo Honda 23 +2.221 7 5
12[N 1] 16 Italy Andrea Migno KTM 23 +1.924 12 4
13 71 Japan Ayumu Sasaki KTM 23 +2.596 16 3
14 52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba Honda 23 +2.228 18 2
15 82 Italy Stefano Nepa KTM 23 +2.609 19 1
16 11 Spain Sergio García Honda 23 +2.866 20
17 55 Italy Romano Fenati Husqvarna 23 +2.920 30
18 54 Italy Riccardo Rossi KTM 23 +3.486 9
19 23 Italy Niccolò Antonelli Honda 23 +4.276[N 3] 15
20 27 Japan Kaito Toba KTM 23 +4.309 17
21 7 Italy Dennis Foggia Honda 23 +5.776 11
22 99 Spain Carlos Tatay KTM 23 +8.485 25
23 21 Spain Alonso López Husqvarna 23 +10.963[N 3] 31
24 6 Japan Ryusei Yamanaka Honda 23 +23.563 21
25 73 Austria Maximilian Kofler KTM 23 +23.814 26
26 92 Japan Yuki Kunii Honda 23 +23.970 24
27[N 1] 9 Italy Davide Pizzoli KTM 23 +23.929 27
28[N 1] 50 Switzerland Jason Dupasquier KTM 23 +24.064 29
Ret 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač Honda 22 Retired 14
Ret 70 Belgium Barry Baltus KTM 6 Accident 23
DNS 89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi Honda 0 Did not start 28
OFFICIAL MOTO3 RACE REPORT
  • Khairul Idham Pawi withdrew from the event due to effects of a broken finger suffered at the previous round in Czech Republic.

Championship standings after the race

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Below are the standings for the top five riders, constructors, and teams after the round.[8][9][10]

MotoGP

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Moto2

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Moto3

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e 1-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  2. ^ 2-position penalty for exceeding track limits on the last lap.
  3. ^ a b 3-second penalty.

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Austrian MotoGP | Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motor Sport Magazine. 12 August 2019.
  2. ^ "motogp.com · myWorld MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH · MotoGP Race Classification 2019". www.motogp.com. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  3. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Stefan Bradl joins Alex Marquez in Brno while Marc Marquez recovers". Honda Racing Corporation. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Austrian MotoGP | Motorsport Database".
  6. ^ S.L, Dorna. "motogp.com · GP RESULTS - 2020 MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX VON ÖSTERREICH MotoGP RAC Classification". motogp.com. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  7. ^ "OFFICIAL MOTOGP RACE REPORT" (PDF). Retrieved 24 March 2023.
  8. ^ "MotoGP Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Moto2 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Moto3 Standings" (PDF). resources.motogp.com. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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