Andalusia Grand Prix (motorcycle)

Circuit diagram of the Circuito de Jerez

The Andalusia Grand Prix for Motorcycles is a motorcycle race for the motorcycle world championship .

It has taken place once so far, on July 26th, 2020 on the Circuito de Jerez near Jerez de la Frontera in Spain .

history

Due to the rampant COVID-19 pandemic , various races of the 2020 Motorcycle World Championship have been canceled or postponed. At the beginning of June 2020, Dorna Sports , the organizer of the world championship, published a revised racing calendar u. a. with two races within a week in Jerez.

After the classes Moto2 and Moto3 at the Grand Prix of Qatar already on March 8 had extended their first World Championship race, the July 19 by-19 COVID shortened season started with the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuito de Jerez. The following weekend the Andalusia Grand Prix was held in Jerez.

The Moto3 category race was dominated by Tatsuki Suzuki . The Japanese celebrated a start-to-finish victory on a Honda from pole position . In the Moto2 class, Enea Bastianini from Italy achieved his first victory in this category ahead of his compatriots Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi (all Kalex ). In the MotoGP class, Fabio Quartararo from France celebrated his second win within a week. The Yamaha triple victory went to Maverick Viñales from Spain and Valentino Rossi from Italy .

Statistics of the Grand Prix of Andalusia

year	route	class	winner	Second	Third	Pole position	Nice Race lap
2020	Jerez	MotoE	Dominique Aegerter ( Energica )	Jordi Torres ( Energica )	Mattia Casadei ( Energica )	Dominique Aegerter ( Energica )	Eric Granado ( Energica )
		Moto3	Tatsuki Suzuki ( Honda )	John McPhee ( Honda )	Celestino Vietti ( KTM )	Tatsuki Suzuki ( Honda )	Jaume Masiá ( Honda )
		Moto2	Enea Bastianini ( Kalex )	Luca Marini ( Kalex )	Marco Bezzecchi ( Kalex )	Marco Bezzecchi ( Kalex )	Enea Bastianini ( Kalex )
		MotoGP	Fabio Quartararo ( Yamaha )	Maverick Viñales ( Yamaha )	Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha )	Fabio Quartararo ( Yamaha )	Fabio Quartararo ( Yamaha )

Web links

• Official website of the motorcycle world championship

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Gerald Dirnbeck: MotoGP Calendar 2020: Dates and routes published. www.motorsport-total.com, June 11, 2020, accessed on August 16, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Juliane Ziegengeist: Moto3 Jerez (2): Tatsuki Suzuki celebrates start-to-finish victory from pole. www.motorsport-total.com, July 26, 2020, accessed on August 16, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Juliane Ziegengeist: Moto2 Jerez (2): Enea Bastianini prevails against VR46-Duo. www.motorsport-total.com, July 26, 2020, accessed on August 16, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Mario Fritzsche: Jerez of all people: Quartararo for the first time with youth idol Rossi on the podium. www.motorsport-total.com, July 26, 2020, accessed on August 16, 2020 .