All eyes on 2020 Valencian Grand Prix


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2020 MotoGP Season

Valencian Grand Prix

Round 13
Circuit Ricardo Tormo
Valencia, Spain 
Sunday, 15 November 2020

The 2020 Valencian Grand Prix will take place in Valencia which is the third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona.
 
This will be the 13th round of this year's Championship and it will take place at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
 
The circuit is named after Spanish, two-time MotoGP world champion Ricardo Tormo, who died in 1998 of leukemia.
 
Fabio Quartararo of Yamaha
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Honda rider Marc Marquez won last year's Valencian Grand Prix and it was his second title.
 
However, the reigning MotoGP world champion Marquez remains injured and he will not be able to defend his title in Valencia. 

Yamaha rider Fabio Quartararo and Jack Miller of Ducati finished second, and third respectively in last year's race.

Joan Mir of Suzuki is now placed at the top of the 2020 riders' standings with 162 points after winning the most recent race which was the European Grand Prix. 
 
His teammate Alex Rins and Pol Espargaro of KTM finished second and third respectively in an entertaining race. 
 
Quartararo is now placed second on the riders' standings with 125 points, while Rins is sitting on the third spot and he is also on 125 points. 
 
Jack Miller of Ducati
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Eight-time MotoGP world champion Marquez has confirmed that he will miss the remainder of the 2020 season.
 
"This season I will not compete again," a statement read on Tuesday. 
 
"After evaluating how the arm is doing with the Doctors and my team, we have decided that the best option is to return next year."
 
"It's time to continue with the recovery. Thanks for the messages of support. Looking forward to returning in 2021."
 
Suzuki are now placed at the top of Manufacturers' Championship standings with 188 points. 
 
Ducati and Yamaha are placed second and third with 181 and 163 points respectively on the standings.
 

2019 Valencian Grand Prix results

 
Winner: Marc Marquez - Honda
Runner-Up: Fabio Quartararo - Yamaha 
Third-Place: Jack Miller - Ducati 


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Published: 11/13/2020