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2020 Moto3 World Championship

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2020 Moto3 World Championship
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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.

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Albert Arenas (pictured in 2016) was the 2020 Moto3 Champion.

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.

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Teams and riders

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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 22 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

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.
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Calendar

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The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:[22][23]

Cancelled Grands Prix

The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:[34]

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.[33]
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Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

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Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

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Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders.

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Notes

  1. Night race
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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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