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The 2020 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, officially called the 2020 FIM MotoGP World Championship, is planned to be the 72nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.

Marc Márquez is expected to start the season as the defending World Champion for the fourth consecutive season.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Italy Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 41 Spain Aleix Espargaró[1]
TBA TBA
Spain Reale Avintia Racing Ducati Desmosedici GP19 5 France Johann Zarco[2]
53 Spain Tito Rabat[3]
Italy Mission Winnow Ducati Team Desmosedici GP20 04 Italy Andrea Dovizioso[4]
9 Italy Danilo Petrucci[5]
Italy Pramac Racing 43 Australia Jack Miller[6]
63 Italy Francesco Bagnaia[7]
Monaco LCR Honda Idemitsu
Monaco LCR Honda Castrol 		Honda RC213V 30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami[8]
35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow[9]
Japan Repsol Honda Team 73 Spain Álex Márquez[10]
93 Spain Marc Márquez[11]
Austria Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 33 South Africa Brad Binder[12]
44 Spain Pol Espargaró[13]
France Red Bull KTM Tech3 27 Spain Iker Lecuona[12]
88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira[14]
Japan Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 36 Spain Joan Mir[15]
42 Spain Álex Rins[16]
Japan Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 12 Spain Maverick Viñales[17]
46 Italy Valentino Rossi[18]
Malaysia Petronas Yamaha SRT 20 France Fabio Quartararo[19]
21 Italy Franco Morbidelli[19]
Source:[20]


Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.

Rider changes

  • Johann Zarco and Red Bull KTM Factory Racing announced midway through the 2019 season that they would end their relationship prematurely. Zarco was originally contracted through the end of 2020.[21] His seat was taken by 2016 Moto3 champion Brad Binder, who moved up to MotoGP from KTM's Moto2 program. Binder was originally slotted to replace Hafizh Syahrin at Red Bull KTM Tech3. Instead, fellow KTM Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona was promoted to the MotoGP class to replace Syahrin, who returned to Moto2.[12][22]
  • Three-time MotoGP World Champion Jorge Lorenzo retired at the conclusion of the 2019 season, after 12 seasons in the premier class.[23] He was replaced at Repsol Honda by 2019 Moto2 champion Álex Márquez, alongside his brother Marc Márquez.[10][24] On 30 January 2020, Jorge Lorenzo was confirmed to be returning to Yamaha as a part of the manufacturer's European testing team.[25] Before the start of the season, Lorenzo confirmed that he would make a wildcard entry for Yamaha at the Catalunya round.[26] Due to the COVID-19 response, wildcard entries were later forbidden to minimize paddock personnel.[27]
  • Between the Valencia and Jerez post-season tests, it was announced that Reale Avintia had elected to prematurely terminate Karel Abraham's contract which would have seen him with the team through the end of 2020. Abraham confirmed his retirement from MotoGP after 8 years in the premier class.[28]
  • Johann Zarco joined Reale Avintia in Karel Abraham's place.[2]
  • Andrea Iannone was handed a provisional suspension from all FIM-sanctioned events on 17 December 2019 for a failed doping test after the Malaysian Grand Prix. On 31 March 2020, the FIM International Disciplinary Court upheld the suspension and commuted it to an 18-month ban from the beginning of the provisional suspension.[29]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:[30]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 9 August Czech Republic Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky[31] Automotodrom Brno, Brno
2 16 August Austria myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich[32] Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
3 13 September San Marino Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[33] Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
4 27 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón[34] Ciudad del Motor de Aragón, Alcañiz
5 4 October Thailand OR Thailand Grand Prix[35] Buriram International Circuit[36], Buriram
6 1 November Malaysia Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[37] Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
7 15 November United States Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas[38] Circuit of the Americas, Austin
8 22 November Argentina Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina[39] Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Rio Hondo
9 29 November Valencian Community Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana[40] Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Postponed races:
– 3 May Spain Gran Premio Red Bull de España[41] Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
– 17 May France SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France[42] Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
– 31 May Italy Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
– 7 June Catalonia Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[43] Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
Cancelled races:
– 8 March Qatar QNB Grand Prix of Qatar[44] Losail International Circuit, Lusail
– 21 June Germany HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[45] Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
– 28 June Netherlands Motul TT Assen[46] TT Circuit Assen, Assen
– 12 July Finland Grand Prix of Finland[47] Kymi Ring, Iitti
– 30 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix[48] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
– 25 October Australia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[49] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Ventnor

Calendar changes

Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic

The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races and an overall delay to the start of the season.

  • The Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled to be the first round, was cancelled after Qatari quarantine measures were put in place. However, the Moto2 and Moto3 races proceeded as planned, as the teams were already in Qatar for their final pre-season test before the quarantine measures were implemented.[50]
  • The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns.[51] It was later confirmed to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.[52]
  • The Grand Prix of the Americas was postponed from 5 April to 15 November after the City of Austin implemented a state of emergency. The Valencian Grand Prix was subsequently shifted back by one week to 22 November to accommodate the Austin rescheduling.[53]
  • The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.[54]
  • The Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March with a replacement date to be determined.[55]
  • The French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April with a replacement date to be determined.[56]
  • The Italian and Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April with replacement dates to be determined.[57]
  • The German Grand Prix was postponed on 17 April after the German government announced a ban of all large gatherings until at least 31 August.[58]
  • The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.[59]
  • The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.[60]
  • The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April.[61] For the first time in the history, the Dutch TT was absent from the calendar.
  • The British and Australian rounds were cancelled on 29 May.[62]
  • The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.[63]

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