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Enea Bastianini (pictured in 2022) was the 2020 Moto2 Champion.
The 2020 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of 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.
Enea Bastianini won the Moto2 championship with 7 podiums and 3 wins beating the championship runner up
Luca Marini by 9 points.
Teams and riders
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
All teams used series-specified
Dunlop tyres and
Triumph 765cc
3-cylinder engines .
[13]
Team changes
KTM withdrew from Moto2 to focus on their MotoGP and Moto3 programmes,
[14] resulting in the following:
Sport organizer
Dorna Sports have moved to prohibit single-entry teams,
[15] resulting in the following:
Ángel Nieto Team reverted to their former name of Aspar.
[16]
Rider changes
Sam Lowes moved from
Gresini Racing to
EG 0,0 Marc VDS , replacing
Xavi Vierge , who moved to
Petronas Sprinta Racing .
Arón Canet moved up to Moto2, joining
Aspar Team .
Lorenzo Dalla Porta moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing
Andrea Locatelli , who moved to the
Supersport World Championship .
Jesko Raffin returned to Moto2 with
NTS RW Racing GP , where he'd already ridden at the first three events and the last four races before Valencia in 2019 as a replacement rider for
Steven Odendaal , whom he will also now replace permanently.
Marco Bezzecchi moved to
Sky Racing Team VR46 , replacing
Nicolò Bulega , who moved to
Federal Oil Gresini Racing .
Jake Dixon moved to
Petronas Sprinta Racing , replacing
Khairul Idham Pawi , who returned to Moto3.
Marcos Ramírez moved up to Moto2, joining American Racing Team to replace
Iker Lecuona , who moved up to MotoGP.
Hafizh Syahrin returned to Moto2 after two seasons with
Tech3 in MotoGP, joining
Aspar Team .
Andi Farid Izdihar replaced
Dimas Ekky Pratama at Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.
Edgar Pons returned to Moto2 full-time, joining
Federal Oil Gresini Racing .
Simone Corsi returned to
MV Agusta Forward Racing , replacing
Dominique Aegerter who moved to
MotoE . Previously Corsi had raced for Forward Racing between
2013 and
2015 .
Kasma Daniel made his debut in Moto2, joining
Onexox TKKR SAG Team from FIM CEV Moto2.
Augusto Fernández moved from
Pons Racing to fill the empty seat at
Marc VDS after
Alex Márquez 's promotion to MotoGP with
Repsol Honda . His seat at Pons Racing was filled by
Héctor Garzó .
Mid-season changes
Calendar
The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:
[17]
[18]
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
1
8 March
[a]
QNB Grand Prix of Qatar
[19]
Losail International Circuit ,
Lusail
2
19 July
Gran Premio Red Bull de España
[20]
[18]
Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto ,
Jerez de la Frontera
3
26 July
Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía
[18]
4
9 August
Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky
[21]
[18]
Brno Circuit ,
Brno
5
16 August
myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
[22]
[18]
Red Bull Ring ,
Spielberg
6
23 August
BMW M Grand Prix of Styria
[18]
7
13 September
Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
[23]
[18]
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ,
Misano Adriatico
8
20 September
Gran Premio TISSOT dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini
[18]
9
27 September
Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
[24]
[18]
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ,
Montmeló
10
11 October
SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France
[25]
[18]
Bugatti Circuit ,
Le Mans
11
18 October
Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón
[26]
[18]
MotorLand Aragón ,
Alcañiz
12
25 October
Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel
[18]
13
8 November
Gran Premio de Europa
[18]
Circuit Ricardo Tormo ,
Valencia
14
15 November
Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
[27]
[18]
15
22 November
Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal
[28]
Algarve International Circuit ,
Portimão
Cancelled Grands Prix
The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic :
[29]
Original Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
31 May
Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley
Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello ,
Scarperia e San Piero
21 June
HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
[30]
Sachsenring ,
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
28 June
Motul TT Assen
[31]
TT Circuit Assen ,
Assen
12 July
Grand Prix of Finland
[32]
Kymi Ring ,
Iitti
30 August
British Grand Prix
[33]
Silverstone Circuit ,
Silverstone
22 March 4 October
[b]
OR Thailand Grand Prix
[34]
Chang International Circuit ,
Buriram
18 October
Japanese Grand Prix
Twin Ring Motegi ,
Motegi
25 October
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
[35]
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit ,
Phillip Island
1 November
Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix
[36]
Sepang International Circuit ,
Sepang
5 April 15 November
[c]
Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas
[37]
Circuit of the Americas ,
Austin
19 April 22 November
[d]
Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina
[38]
Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo ,
Termas de Rio Hondo
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.
The
Qatar Grand Prix proceeded for Moto2 and Moto3 as planned despite cancellation of the premier class race, as the teams were already in Qatar for their final pre-season test before the quarantine measures were implemented.
[39]
The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns.
[40] It was later planned to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.
[41]
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.
[42]
The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.
[43]
The
Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March.
[44]
The
French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April.
[45]
The
Italian and
Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April.
[46]
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.
[47]
The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.
[48]
The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.
[49]
The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April.
[50] For the first time in the championship's history, the Dutch TT was absent from the calendar.
The British and Australian rounds were cancelled on 29 May.
[51]
The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.
[52]
The Italian round was officially cancelled on 10 June.
[53]
On 11 June, a new schedule based in Europe was announced. The season is to contain 5 "double-headers" on consecutive weekends at Jerez, Austria, Misano, Aragon, and Valencia to achieve a minimum of 13 races.
[18]
The
European Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time since
1995 , held at
Ricardo Tormo Circuit as the first round of the Valencian double-header.
[18]
The Grand Prix of the Americas was officially cancelled on 8 July.
[54]
The Argentine, Thai and Malaysian rounds were officially cancelled on 31 July.
[55]
On 10 August, the
Portuguese Grand Prix was announced to be staging the final race of the 2020 season at the
Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. It will mark the first Portuguese Grand Prix since
2012 when it was held at the
Autódromo do Estoril . Portimão has been MotoGP's reserve track since 2017.
[28]
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Riders' standings
Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Race key
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Annotation
Meaning
P
Pole position
F
Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour
Meaning
Light blue
Rookie rider
Constructors' standings
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Teams' standings
The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders.
Pos.
Team
Bike No.
QAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
Pts
1
Sky Racing Team VR46
10
Ret
1
2
4
2
7
1F
4P
1P
17
Ret
11
6
5
2
380
72
12
Ret
3P
6
6
1F
2
2
7
3
Ret
Ret
1
3
4
2
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
22
DNS
4
4
2
4
DSQ
8P
3F
2F
1
1P
1P F
Ret
14
3
267
37
Ret
13
13
5
8
Ret
5
18
Ret
4F
11
8
DNS
15
8
3
Red Bull KTM Ajo
45
1F
2F
11
11
Ret
4
Ret
23
12
21
9
14
12
12
14
251
54
16
88
20
3P
6
8
1F
2
Ret
Ret
3F
6
2
1
6
4
Italtrans Racing Team
19
24
19
Ret
24
19
17
13
14
Ret
18
17
18
20
Ret
17
210
33
3
9
1F
1F
Ret
10
3
1
6
11
2
3
4
6
5
5
Liqui Moly Intact GP
12
10
Ret
7
17
7
5
6
9
11
5
12
Ret
19
16
16
153
23
7
Ret
10
15
3
11
Ret
5
10
10
15
20
13
4
12
6
Onexox TKKR SAG Team
87
5
7
14
13
RetP
3
DNS
16
2
5
4
3
7
1P F
135
99
Ret
22
Ret
Ret
23
21
20
Ret
20
DSQ
25
Ret
21
20
Ret
7
Flexbox HP 40
7
2
8
Ret
22
11
15
11
25
Ret
8
20
Ret
5
10
9
134
40
17
12
Ret
Ret
15
9
Ret
10
13
12
7
Ret
7F
2F
Ret
8
Tennor American Racing
16
4P
17
17
3P
10
12
10
Ret
5
6P
8
10
Ret
11
7
131
42
Ret
23
15
19
18
16
12
17
9
13
6
9
16
Ret
11
9
Beta Tools Speed Up
9
6
Ret
Ret
7
Ret
Ret
Ret
7
4
Ret
27
5
10
Ret
Ret
123
21
13
Ret
18
16
21
18
7
8
3
7
Ret
2
Ret
Ret
Ret
10
Petronas Sprinta Racing
96
14
18
Ret
Ret
14
8
16
6
Ret
Ret
4
7
DNS
123
97
9
10
8
12
5
6
4
Ret
Ret
Ret
16
12
9P
13
10
11
Pull&Bear Aspar Team Moto2
5
22
88
18
24
22
44
8
5
5
10
9
RetP
9
13
8
DNS
11
Ret
15
55
19
6
Ret
9
Ret
Ret
19
18
15
19
13
Ret
19
21
12
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
11
18
14
12
14
16
13
15
11
Ret
Ret
18
17
8
9
Ret
37
57
16
16
16
20
Ret
19
Ret
20
14
19
13
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
13
MV Agusta Forward Racing
24
21
15
Ret
DNS
20
20
14
12
15
16
10
15
Ret
17
Ret
36
62
15
11
9
Ret
17
14
17
15
Ret
14
14
Ret
15
RetP
19
14
NTS RW Racing GP
2
23
21
DNS
Ret
22
64
11
Ret
19
18
22
24
19
22
17
20
21
16
14
8
13
74
Ret
21
22
26
23
22
21
77
21
12
Ret
20
15
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia
27
22
20
20
25
Ret
23
Ret
24
19
Ret
22
21
18
Ret
Ret
10
35
25
Ret
Ret
23
13
Ret
18
21
Ret
9
23
19
Ret
18
18
Pos.
Team
Bike No.
QAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
Pts
Source:
[58]
Notes
^ Night race
^ The Thailand Grand Prix was originally due to take place on 22 March but was initially rescheduled to 4 October due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
^ The Grand Prix of the Americas was originally due to take place on 5 April but was initially rescheduled to 15 November due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
^ The Argentine Grand Prix was originally due to take place on 5 April but was initially rescheduled to 22 November due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
^
Sam Lowes , who set the fastest time in qualifying, was required to start from the pit lane as a penalty for irresponsible riding during the previous race. As a result,
Remy Gardner was due to start the race from pole position but was declared unfit to race after a crash in warm-up.
Luca Marini ultimately inherited the pole position grid slot,
[56] although Lowes was still credited with pole position.
[57]
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