2020 MotoGP Andalusia Grand Prix race results

There was no Marc Marquez on the grid, who pulled out of qualifying due to a lack of strength in his broken right arm. It means Quartararo effectively has a 50-point head start over six-time champion Marquez in the championship.

In extremely hot conditions, last weekend’s winner Quartararo led from pole position, ahead of Maverick Vinales and Valentino Rossi. Jack Miller was the first non-Yamaha in fourth.

Vinales lunged past Quartararo at the final corner on the opening lap, but outbraked himself and fell to third behind Rossi.

As Quartararo pulled clear, Vinales got stuck behind his factory Yamaha teammate. Vinales failed to find a way past, and then became mired into battling the Pramac Ducatis of Miller and a charging Francesco Bagnaia.

Miller crashed out at Turn 9, as teammate Bagiaia caught and passed Rossi for second at Turn 6. Vinales fell to fifth, behind Franco Morbidelli on the second Petronas Yamaha – until Morbidelli was forced out with a suspected engine problem.

Bagnaia’s bike started smoking profusely, so he was forced out of second place with six laps remaining, promoting the fierce Rossi/Vinales battle. Vinales pounced for second place on the penultimate lap when Rossi ran wide.

Takaaki Nakagami’s LCR Honda finished fourth, ahead of Suzuki’s Joan Mir and Ducati’s Andrea Dovizioso.

Fifth-placed qualifier Miguel Oliveira fell hard at the first corner after a clash with Brad Binder, which caused Bradley Smith to come to a halt in avoidance.

MotoGP Andalusia Grand Prix race results

Cla	Rider		Bike	Laps	Time	Points
1	Fabio Quartararo		Yamaha	25	41'22.666	25
2	Maverick Viñales		Yamaha	25	41'27.161	20
3	Valentino Rossi		Yamaha	25	41'28.212	16
4	Takaaki Nakagami		Honda	25	41'28.779	13
5	Joan Mir		Suzuki	25	41'30.359	11
6	Andrea Dovizioso		Ducati	25	41'35.220	10
7	Pol Espargaro		KTM	25	41'40.154	9
8	Alex Marquez		Honda	25	41'42.023	8
9	Johann Zarco		Ducati	25	41'46.189	7
10	Alex Rins		Suzuki	25	41'49.757	6
11	Tito Rabat		Ducati	25	41'56.294	5
12	Bradley Smith		Aprilia	25	41'58.972	4
13	Cal Crutchlow		Honda	24	42'08.349	3
	Francesco Bagnaia		Ducati	19	31'28.905
	Franco Morbidelli		Yamaha	16	26'32.951
	Brad Binder		KTM	12	20'08.345
	Danilo Petrucci		Ducati	11	18'20.066
	Jack Miller		Ducati	10	16'37.234
	Aleix Espargaro		Aprilia	8	13'23.222
	Iker Lecuona		KTM	5	8'28.029
	Miguel Oliveira		KTM	0
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MotoGP Andalusia Grand Prix fastest laps

Cla	Rider		Bike	Lap	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Fabio Quartararo		Yamaha	3	1'38.119		162.280
2	Francesco Bagnaia		Ducati	4	1'38.499	0.380	161.654
3	Brad Binder		KTM	2	1'38.594	0.475	161.498
4	Jack Miller		Ducati	3	1'38.607	0.488	161.477
5	Pol Espargaro		KTM	5	1'38.723	0.604	161.287
6	Maverick Viñales		Yamaha	2	1'38.752	0.633	161.240
7	Takaaki Nakagami		Honda	5	1'38.778	0.659	161.197
8	Valentino Rossi		Yamaha	2	1'38.812	0.693	161.142
9	Andrea Dovizioso		Ducati	7	1'38.824	0.705	161.122
10	Franco Morbidelli		Yamaha	4	1'38.835	0.716	161.104
11	Danilo Petrucci		Ducati	7	1'38.940	0.821	160.933
12	Joan Mir		Suzuki	6	1'38.972	0.853	160.881
13	Aleix Espargaro		Aprilia	3	1'39.267	1.148	160.403
14	Johann Zarco		Ducati	5	1'39.361	1.242	160.252
15	Alex Marquez		Honda	9	1'39.368	1.249	160.240
16	Iker Lecuona		KTM	5	1'39.404	1.285	160.182
17	Alex Rins		Suzuki	14	1'39.405	1.286	160.181
18	Bradley Smith		Aprilia	4	1'39.595	1.476	159.875
19	Cal Crutchlow		Honda	7	1'39.603	1.484	159.862
20	Tito Rabat		Ducati	5	1'39.887	1.768	159.408
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