2020 MotoGP of Portugal, Portimao - Full Race Results
Oliveira takes a perfect home victory with lights-to-flag domination of the 2020 Portimao MotoGP season finale.
Morbidelli held off Miller for most of the race, but the Australian made a last-lap pass to snatch second.
Morbidelli confirmed second in the world championship standings while Miller hands Ducati the constructors' title for the first time since 2007, the factory having been tied with Suzuki going into the race.
Oliveira takes a perfect home victory with lights-to-flag domination of the 2020 Portimao MotoGP season finale.
Morbidelli held off Miller for most of the race, but the Australian made a last-lap pass to snatch second.
Morbidelli confirmed second in the world championship standings while Miller hands Ducati the constructors' title for the first time since 2007, the factory having been tied with Suzuki going into the race.
Suzuki's new world champion Mir, who began the race in 20th after electronic problems, clipped the back of Zarco early in the race and also struck Bagnaia in the arm, forcing the Italian to retire in pain. Mir later retired, apparently with a repeat of the electronic woes.
Iker Lecuona was forced to miss his third event after a positive Covid test and is being replaced at Tech3 by KTM test rider Kallio.
Bradl was replacing injured reigning world champion Marc Marquez, who won't return until 2021.
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| MotoGP Portugal, Portimao - Race Results | ||||
| Pos | Rider | Nat | Team | Time/Diff |
| 1 | Miguel Oliveira | POR | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | 41m 48.163s |
| 2 | Jack Miller | AUS | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | +3.193s |
| 3 | Franco Morbidelli | ITA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +3.298s |
| 4 | Pol Espargaro | SPA | Red Bull KTM (RC16) | +12.626s |
| 5 | Takaaki Nakagami | JPN | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +13.318s |
| 6 | Andrea Dovizioso | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +15.578s |
| 7 | Stefan Bradl | GER | Repsol Honda (RC213V) | +15.738s |
| 8 | Aleix Espargaro | SPA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | +16.034s |
| 9 | Alex Marquez | SPA | Repsol Honda (RC213V)* | +18.325s |
| 10 | Johann Zarco | FRA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +18.596s |
| 11 | Maverick Viñales | SPA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +18.685s |
| 12 | Valentino Rossi | ITA | Monster Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +18.946s |
| 13 | Cal Crutchlow | GBR | LCR Honda (RC213V) | +19.159s |
| 14 | Fabio Quartararo | FRA | Petronas Yamaha (YZR-M1) | +24.376s |
| 15 | Alex Rins | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | +27.776s |
| 16 | Danilo Petrucci | ITA | Ducati Team (GP20) | +34.266s |
| 17 | Mika Kallio | FIN | Red Bull KTM Tech3 (RC16) | +48.410s |
| 18 | Tito Rabat | SPA | Reale Avintia (GP19) | +48.411s |
| Lorenzo Savadori | ITA | Aprilia Gresini (RS-GP) | DNF | |
| Joan Mir | SPA | Suzuki Ecstar (GSX-RR) | DNF | |
| Brad Binder | RSA | Red Bull KTM (RC16)* | DNF | |
| Francesco Bagnaia | ITA | Pramac Ducati (GP20) | DNF | |
* Rookie.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
