Yamaha riders on top, KTM 2nd in Constructors

Date posted on August 10, 2020

After 3 races, Yamaha riders occupy the top 3 positions in the 2020 MotoGP Rider World Championship standings.

Petronas Yamaha SRT’s Fabio Quartararo leads the title chase with 59 points despite not finishing on the podium in Brno due to tire problems.

*Quartararo leads the title chase despite his tire woes in Brno*

Second is Monster Yamaha’s Maverick Viñales with 42 points followed in third by Quartararo’s team mate Franco Morbidelli who led for more than half the race and achieved his first ever MotoGP podium last Sunday with 31 points. He is tied in points with Ducati’s Andrea Dovisiozo listed as fourth.

*Viñales hopes to bounce back in Austria*

Meanwhile, Monster Yamaha’s Valentino Rossi lies in 7th with 27 points.

Yamaha leads the Constructor’s championship with 70 points over a KTM with 44 points, no doubt boosted by the Austrian manufacturer’s first premier class win last Sunday.

*Morbidelli 2nd in Brno and 3rd in the standings*

*After KTM’s first MotoGP win, they are now 2nd in the Constructors Standings*

In the Team’s Championship, it is the satellite team Petronas Yamaha SRT with 90 points who leads from the factory Monster Yamaha Team with 69 pts. Third is Red Bull KTM Factory Racing.