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Albert Arenas (pictured in 2016) was the 2020 Moto3 Champion.
The 2020 FIM Moto3 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.
Albert Arenas won the
Riders' championship while riding a
KTM RC250GP .
Honda won its fourth straight
Constructors' championship and its 20th overall in the Moto3 class. Leopard Racing won its second straight
Teams' championship .
Teams and riders
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
All teams used series-specified
Dunlop tyres.
Team changes
Tech3 joined the Moto3 class after KTM's withdrawal from Moto2.
Husqvarna returned to Moto3 after a 4-year absence with Sterilgarda Max Racing Team.
[18]
[19]
Mugen Race shut down after twenty-two seasons.
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team and
Red Bull KTM Ajo both have expanded to two riders.
Ángel Nieto Team reverted to their former name of Aspar.
[20]
Rider changes
Leopard Racing have run 2 different riders from the previous season –
Jaume Masiá , who joins from the WorldwideRace team, and
Dennis Foggia , who joins from
Sky Racing Team VR46 . They replaced
Lorenzo Dalla Porta and
Marcos Ramírez , who've moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team and American Racing respectively.
Arón Canet moved up to Moto2 with
Aspar Team . He was replaced at Sterilgarda Max Racing Team by
Alonso López , who joined from
Estrella Galicia 0,0 .
Filip Salač left
Prüstel GP to join VNE Snipers, replacing
Romano Fenati , who joined Sterilgarda Max Racing Team.
Jakub Kornfeil was originally intended to leave
Prüstel GP to join Boe Skull Rider Mugen Race. However, in January 2020, Kornfeil announced his retirement from professional racing. His seat was taken by
Davide Pizzoli , who made his full season debut in Moto3.
Jason Dupasquier and
Barry Baltus made their debut with
CarXpert Prüstel GP .
Andrea Migno returned to
Sky Racing Team VR46 after two seasons.
Maximilian Kofler made his full season debut in Moto3, joining CIP Green Power. He became the first Austrian rider to compete as a regular rider since
Michael Ranseder in the 2009 season.
2019 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner
Carlos Tatay made his full season debut with
Reale Avintia Racing .
Khairul Idham Pawi returned to Moto3 by joining
Petronas Sprinta Racing . He replaced
Ayumu Sasaki , who joined
Red Bull KTM Tech3 .
Yuki Kunii signed for Honda Team Asia to replace
Kaito Toba who joined
Red Bull KTM Ajo .
Raúl Fernández joined
Red Bull KTM Ajo to replace
Can Öncü who moved to the
Supersport World Championship .
Deniz Öncü made his full season debut with
Red Bull KTM Tech3 .
Riccardo Rossi left
Gresini Racing to join Boe Skull Rider Mugen Race, replacing
Makar Yurchenko whose contract was terminated.
Mid-season changes
Dirk Geiger replaced
Barry Baltus for the first race due to age restriction.
Tony Arbolino , despite testing negative for
COVID-19 , was forced to miss the Aragon Grand Prix as he had come into close contact with an infected passenger on his flight after the French Grand Prix and was required to self-isolate as a result. He was not replaced for that event and was back to racing at the Teruel Grand Prix.
[21]
Adrián Fernández replaced
Filip Salač for the
Portuguese Grand Prix because of an injury.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:
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[23]
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
1
8 March
[a]
QNB Grand Prix of Qatar
[24]
Losail International Circuit ,
Lusail
2
19 July
Gran Premio Red Bull de España
[25]
[23]
Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto ,
Jerez de la Frontera
3
26 July
Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía
[23]
4
9 August
Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky
[26]
[23]
Brno Circuit ,
Brno
5
16 August
myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
[27]
[23]
Red Bull Ring ,
Spielberg
6
23 August
BMW M Grand Prix of Styria
[23]
7
13 September
Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
[28]
[23]
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ,
Misano Adriatico
8
20 September
Gran Premio TISSOT dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini
[23]
9
27 September
Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
[29]
[23]
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ,
Montmeló
10
11 October
SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France
[30]
[23]
Bugatti Circuit ,
Le Mans
11
18 October
Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón
[31]
[23]
MotorLand Aragón ,
Alcañiz
12
25 October
Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel
[23]
13
8 November
Gran Premio de Europa
[23]
Circuit Ricardo Tormo ,
Valencia
14
15 November
Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
[32]
[23]
15
22 November
Grande Prémio MEO de Portugal
[33]
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 :
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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
[35]
Sachsenring ,
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
28 June
Motul TT Assen
[36]
TT Circuit Assen ,
Assen
12 July
Grand Prix of Finland
[37]
Kymi Ring ,
Iitti
30 August
British Grand Prix
[38]
Silverstone Circuit ,
Silverstone
22 March 4 October
[b]
OR Thailand Grand Prix
[39]
Chang International Circuit ,
Buriram
18 October
Japanese Grand Prix
Twin Ring Motegi ,
Motegi
25 October
Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
[40]
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit ,
Phillip Island
1 November
Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix
[41]
Sepang International Circuit ,
Sepang
5 April 15 November
[c]
Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas
[42]
Circuit of the Americas ,
Austin
19 April 22 November
[d]
Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina
[43]
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.
[44]
The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns.
[45] It was later planned to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.
[46]
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.
[47]
The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.
[48]
The
Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March.
[49]
The
French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April.
[50]
The
Italian and
Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April.
[51]
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.
[52]
The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.
[53]
The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.
[54]
The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April.
[55] 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.
[56]
The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.
[57]
The Italian round was officially cancelled on 10 June.
[58]
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.
[23]
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.
[23]
The Grand Prix of the Americas was officially cancelled on 8 July.
[59]
The Argentine, Thai and Malaysian rounds were officially cancelled on 31 July.
[60]
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.
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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
Leopard Racing
5
4
10
RetF
RetF
2
14
7
5
7
4P
1
1
Ret
9
Ret
229
7
9
Ret
Ret
1
21
11
9
Ret
3
13
10
16
Ret
16
2
2
Gaviota Aspar Team Moto3
75
1
1
Ret
2
1
5
Ret
4
Ret
3
7
4
DSQF
4
12
212
82
22
12
14
10
15
9
14
15
14
15
23
20
7
13
19
3
Sky Racing Team VR46
13
28
5
3
13
5
1
Ret
2
8
1F
9
5
23
24
7
206
16
16
4
22
14
12
13
10
8
Ret
5
Ret
18
12
7
21
4
Red Bull KTM Ajo
25
10
6
6
6P
9P
8
Ret
6P
13
7
3P
12P
1
3
1P F
200
27
14
19
11
11
20
NC
17
9
18
Ret
11
3
Ret
Ret
15
5
Rivacold Snipers Team
12
8
Ret
Ret
25
Ret
12
20
16
12
12
16
13
9
DNS
200
14
15
3
10
8
7
2
6
11
2P
2
10
4
1
5
31
18
6
Honda Team Asia
79
3F
2
Ret
3
4
3
2P
3
11
9
14
9
3
8
8
170
92
18
Ret
16
Ret
26
22
23
25
21
20
20
25
17
18
22
7
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3
2
6
7
5
19
11
4P
5
12F
10
8
Ret
14
15
Ret
27
167
52
7
15
7
7
14
Ret
4
13
19
Ret
6
15
8
10
3
8
Petronas Sprinta Racing
17
2
Ret
2
5
3
Ret
1
10
Ret
Ret
5
6
RetP
11
9
131
89
26
22
20
22
DNS
21
24
24
19
27
27
22
Ret
28
9
Sic58 Squadra Corse
20
Ret
Ret
123
23
9
15
4
19
16
11
18
9
Ret
18
22
Ret
14
11
24
5P
8P
1P
Ret
10
7
3
DNS
Ret
8
Ret
Ret
Ret
Ret
10
CIP Green Power
40
Ret
18
4
12
6F
6
Ret
Ret
1
Ret
2F
8
5
5P
6
122
73
27
20
18
Ret
25
24
22
27
23
21
Ret
28
21
Ret
25
11
Estrella Galicia 0,0
6
20
16
9
17
24
15
12F
20
15
18
24
23
16
15
17
104
11
11
17F
8
16
16
10
25
17
4
11
19
RetF
2
2F
4
12
Red Bull KTM Tech3
53
12
25
Ret
15
8
Ret
16
7
Ret
22
15
7
14
6
10
102
71
19
11
Ret
20
13
RetF
Ret
14
17
6
13
2
10
19
13
13
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team
21
13
14
DNS
Ret
23
20
Ret
Ret
5
Ret
17
11
Ret
Ret
Ret
98
55
17
13
12
9
17
17
8
1
6F
Ret
4
19
13
12
20
14
Reale Avintia Moto3
99
21
Ret
13
18
22
21
15
19
Ret
10
12
17
6
21
14
26
15
Boe Skull Rider Facile Energy
9
23
23
Ret
24
27
23
18
26
Ret
Ret
26
26
19
20
26
10
54
24
Ret
21
Ret
18
Ret
13
21
20
14
21
11
23
24
CarXpert Prüstel GP
50
25
21
19
23
28
19
19
23
22
17
22
24
18
22
23
0
60
29
70
24
17
21
Ret
18
24
22
16
16
25
21
20
17
16
Pos.
Team
Bike No.
QAT
SPA
ANC
CZE
AUT
STY
RSM
EMI
CAT
FRA
ARA
TER
EUR
VAL
POR
Pts
Source:
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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 .
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