2020 MotoAmerica season
The 2020 MotoAmerica Championship (known as 2020 HONOS FIM MotoAmerica Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 6th season of the MotoAmerica Championship.[1]
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Previous: | 2019 | Next: | 2021 |
Classes
Superbike
MotoAmerica’s premier race class, HONOS Superbike showcases the top road racers aboard top-of-the-line, highly modified motorcycles capable of speeds approaching 200 miles per hour.[2] Engine configurations and minimum weight requirements are listed below:
- Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3- and 4-cylinder
- Over 850cc up to 1200cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
- 370.5 pounds
- Models: BMW S1000RR, Ducati Panigale V4 R, Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha YZF-R1
Stock 1000
A feeder class for Superbike, Stock 1000 gives MotoAmerica riders the opportunity to gain experience aboard 1,000cc motorcycles with an eye toward eventually moving up to Superbike.[3] Engine configurations requirements are listed below:
- Over 750cc up to 1000cc, 4-stroke, 3- and 4-cylinder
- Over 850cc up to 1200cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
- 374 pounds
- Models: BMW S1000RR, Honda CBR1000RR, Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha YZF-R1
Supersport
MotoAmerica’s middleweight race class, Supersport features the series’ rising stars competing aboard production-based motorcycles.[4] Engine configurations and minimum weight requirements are listed below:
- Over 400cc up to 600cc, 4-stroke, 4-cylinder
- Over 500cc up to 675cc, 4-stroke, 3-cylinder
- Over 600cc up to 750cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
- 354.2 pounds
- Models: Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, Suzuki GSX-R600, Yamaha YZF-R6
Twins
Putting middleweight, twin-cylinder motorcycles in the spotlight, Twins Cup enables regional and club racers from around the country to step up to the MotoAmerica series and compete on a national level.[5] Engine configurations requirements are listed below:
- Over 600cc up to 800cc, 4-stroke, 2-cylinder
- Over 600cc up to 700cc: 297.6 pounds
- Over 700cc up to 800cc: 319.6 pounds
- Models: Kawasaki Ninja 650, Suzuki SV650, Yamaha FZ-07/MT-07
Junior Cup
MotoAmerica’s entry-level race class, Liqui Moly Junior Cup presents the series’ youngest riders competing aboard small-displacement, production-based motorcycles.[6] Engine configurations requirements are listed below:
- Over 300cc up to 500cc, 4-stroke, 1- or 2-cylinder
- Models: Honda CBR500R, Kawasaki Ninja 400, Yamaha YZF-R3
Race calendar and results
A provisional 9-event calendar was announced on 13 April 2020.[7]
2020 Calendar[8] | |||||||||
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Round | State | Circuit | Date | Superbike | Stock 1000 | Supersport | Twins | Junior Cup | |
1 | R1 | Wisconsin | Road America | 30 March | Cameron Beaubier | PJ Jacobsen | Richie Escalante | Kaleb De Keyrel | Dominic Doyle |
R2 | 31 March | Cameron Beaubier | No Race | Richie Escalante | No Race | Dominic Doyle | |||
2 | R1 | Wisconsin | Road America | 27 June | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Kaleb De Keyrel | Dominic Doyle |
R2 | 28 June | Bobby Fong | No Race | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers | |||
3 | R1 | Georgia | Road Atlanta | 1 August | Cameron Beaubier | Corey Alexander | Sean Dylan Kelly | Kaleb De Keyrel | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 2 August | Cameron Beaubier | Corey Alexander | Richie Escalante | No Race | Rocco Landers | |||
4 | R1 | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh International Race Complex | 8 August | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 9 August | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | No Race | Rocco Landers | |||
5 | R1 | Washington | The Ridge Motorsports Park | 29 August | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 30 August | Cameron Beaubier | Sean Dylan Kelly | No Race | Rocco Landers | ||||
6 | R1 | New Jersey | New Jersey Motorsports Park | 12 September | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 13 September | Cameron Beaubier | Sean Dylan Kelly | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers | ||||
7 | R1 | Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | 19 September | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 20 September | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers | |||
8 | R1 | Indiana | The Brickyard | 10 October | Bobby Fong | Travis Wyman | Richie Escalante | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 11 October | Lorenzo Zanetti | No Race | Richie Escalante | No Race | Rocco Landers | |||
R3 | Bobby Fong | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race | ||||
9 | R1 | California | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | 24 October | Cameron Beaubier | Cameron Petersen | Sean Dylan Kelly | Rocco Landers | Rocco Landers |
R2 | 25 October | No Race | Sean Dylan Kelly | No Race | Rocco Landers | ||||
R3 | No Race | No Race | No Race | No Race |
Championship Standings
Points were awarded as follows:
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Stock 1000
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Supersport
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Twins
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Junior Cup
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References
- "Home". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Superbike". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Stock 1000". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Supersport". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Twins Cup". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Liqui Moly Junior Cup". Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "2020 MotoAmerica Superbikes Championship Series Schedule". Ultimate Motorcycling. April 13, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- "Standings". Retrieved November 8, 2020.