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2020 MotoGP Season
Catalan Grand Prix
Round 8
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Montmelo, Spain
Sunday, 27 September 2020
The
2020 Catalan Grand Prix is set to take place in Montmelo which is a municipality in the comarca of Valles Oriental in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.
This will be the eighth round of this year's Championship and it will take place at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit because it has long straights and a variety of corners.
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Honda rider Marc Marquez won last year's Catalan Grand Prix and it was his second title in Montmelo.
However, Marquez, who is the reigning MotoGP world champion, remains injured and he is set to miss this weekend's race.
Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo and Ducati's Danilo Petrucci finished second, and third respectively in last year's Catalan Grand Prix.
Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso is placed at the top of the 2020 riders' standings and he is followed by Yamaha duo of Quartarato and Maverick Vinales respectively.
This is after Vinales clinched the recent Emilia Romagna and Rimini's Coast Grand Prix with Suzuki's Joan Mir finishing second and KTM's Pol Espargaró secured a third spot finish.
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Mir reflected on his podium finish and he explained that it was important for his team to score points with the Spanish rider placed fourth on the riders' standings.
“It was a little bit difficult at the beginning, honestly. Starting from 11th, a lot of riders in that position wanted to win the race on the first laps and it was a bit risky," Mir said.
"So happy for this P2, we are looking for a victory but it’s important meanwhile to score points and continue in this shape. And yeah, so happy for the team also.”
Yamaha are sitting at the top of Manufacturers' Championship standings with 138 points.
Ducati and KTM are placed second and third with 115 and 104 points respectively on the standings.
2019 Catalan Grand Prix results
Winner: Marc Marquez - Honda
Runner-Up: Fabio Quartararo - Yamaha
Third-Place: Danilo Petrucci - Ducati
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