2020 Valencia MotoGP: The Penultimate Round Of The Season

Sunday at Valencia is the biggest day of the 2020 MotoGP season so far. Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar) has his first match point, but if he’s going to bag his second World Championship title, he’ll have to do it the hard way from P12 on the grid. This the fifth time so far this year he has failed to qualify within the top 10.Joan Mir took his debut victory in the premier class last time out after a superbly crafted race, extending his championship lead to an impressive 37 points. He enters the Valencia GP with a clear and simple goal in mind; to score as many points as needed in the hope of wrapping up the title one round before the end of the season.Alex Rins also put in a brilliant performance last time out, finishing second behind his team-mate, keeping up his podium streak, and moving into second place in the championship. He will be aiming to consolidate this position, which he currently shares with Fabio Quartararo, whilst also helping Suzuki to extend their lead in the Teams’ and Constructors’ Championships.Mir and Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar) will be aiming to become the first Suzuki rider to take four premier class podiums in four successive races since Kevin Schwantz in 1994, when the American was on the rostrum in Japan, Spain, Austria and Germany.Source: MotoGP and Team Suzuki Ecstar