2018_Moto2_season

2018 Moto2 World Championship

Motorcycle racing season

The 2018 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Franco Morbidelli was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he moved to the MotoGP class.

2018 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

2017

2019

2018 MotoGP World Championship
2018 Moto3 World Championship

Francesco Bagnaia was the 2018 Moto2 Champion.

2018 was the final season that the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package — which debuted in the 2010 Moto2 season — was used in competition; as the brand new engine package (765cc inline-3) supplied by Triumph Motorcycles was introduced for the 2019 season.

After finishing 3rd at Sepang, Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia became the 2018 Moto2 World Champion. Miguel Oliveira finished second in the championship and his teammate Brad Binder finished third.

Teams and riders

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Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Astra Honda Racing Team	Honda^{[N 1]}	Moto2	30	Dimas Ekky Pratama	7
AGR Team	Kalex	Moto2	57	Edgar Pons	7, 14
Dynavolt Intact GP^[1]			23	Marcel Schrötter^[2]	All
Dynavolt Intact GP^[1]			97	Xavi Vierge^[3]	All
EG 0,0 Marc VDS			36	Joan Mir^[4]	All
EG 0,0 Marc VDS			73	Álex Márquez^[5]	All
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2			9	Jorge Navarro^[6]	All
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia			45	Tetsuta Nagashima^[2]	All
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia			89	Khairul Idham Pawi^[2]	All
Italtrans Racing Team			5	Andrea Locatelli^[2]	All
Italtrans Racing Team			54	Mattia Pasini^[2]	All
Marinelli Snipers Team			13	Romano Fenati^[7]	1–13
Marinelli Snipers Team			18	Xavi Cardelús^[8]	14–19
Pons HP40			7	Lorenzo Baldassarri^[9]	All
			40	Héctor Barberá^[9]	1–6
			40	Augusto Fernández^[10]	7–19
Team Stylobike			18	Xavi Cardelús	4–6, 8–13
SAG Team Nashi Argan SAG Team Temporary Lavorint SAG Team			32	Isaac Viñales^[2]	1–9
			55	Alejandro Medina^[11]	10–12
			2	Jesko Raffin	13–14, 16–19
			99	Thitipong Warokorn^[12]	15
			95	Jules Danilo^[2]	All
SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing			63	Zulfahmi Khairuddin^[13]	1–4
SIC Racing Team Petronas Sprinta Racing			66	Niki Tuuli^[14]	5–19
Sky Racing Team VR46			10	Luca Marini^[15]	All
Sky Racing Team VR46			42	Francesco Bagnaia^[16]	All
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2			21	Federico Fuligni^[2]	1–9, 11–19
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2			24	Simone Corsi^[17]	All
Tickhill Labour and Plant			65	Josh Owens	12
Willi Race Racing Team			12	Sheridan Morais	10, 13–14
Kiefer Racing	KTM	Moto2	77	Dominique Aegerter^[2]	1–3, 6–19
Kiefer Racing			3	Lukas Tulovic^[18]	4–5
Red Bull KTM Ajo			41	Brad Binder^[19]	All
Red Bull KTM Ajo			44	Miguel Oliveira^[19]	All
Swiss Innovative Investors			22	Sam Lowes^[2]	All
Swiss Innovative Investors			27	Iker Lecuona^[2]	All
NTS RW Racing GP^[20]	NTS	NH6	4	Steven Odendaal^[21]	All
NTS RW Racing GP^[20]	NTS	NH6	16	Joe Roberts^[21]	All
Beta Tools - Speed Up MB Conveyors - Speed Up HDR Heidrun - Speed Up Lightech - Speed Up Boost - Speed Up (+)Ego - Speed Up	Speed Up	SF8	20	Fabio Quartararo^[2]	All
			52	Danny Kent^[22]	1–14
			57	Edgar Pons^[23]	15–18
			70	Tommaso Marcon	19
Forward Racing Team^[24]	Suter	MMX2	51	Eric Granado^[25]	1–10
			32	Isaac Viñales^[26]	11–19
			62	Stefano Manzi^[27]	1–17
			50	Rafid Topan Sucipto	18
			3	Lukas Tulovic	19
Tech 3 Racing	Tech 3	Mistral 610	64	Bo Bendsneyder^[28]	1–16
			67	Bryan Staring	17
			30	Dimas Ekky Pratama	18
			14	Héctor Garzó	19
			87	Remy Gardner^[2]	1–3, 7–19
			14	Héctor Garzó^[29]	4–6
Yohan Moto Sport			80	Cédric Tangre	5
Promoto Sport With GMT94	TransFIORmers	???	19	Corentin Perolari	5

Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider

All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Honda 600cc 4-cylinder engine.

Team changes

NTS made their full season debut in Moto2, having previously competed as a wildcard constructor between the 2014 and 2017 seasons. They fielded bikes for RW Racing GP, who switched manufacturer from Kalex to NTS. RW Racing GP also expanded its operation to field two bikes for the 2018 season.
Forward Racing Team and Dynavolt Intact GP switched manufacturers. Forward returned to Suter, with which they last competed in 2012, while Intact GP returned to Kalex after one season with Suter.
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 expanded to two bikes in 2018.
Both CGBM Evolution and Kiefer Racing switched manufacturers from Kalex and Suter to KTM.
Marinelli Rivacold Snipers expanded to Moto2, fielding a Kalex bike.
AGR Team folded its operations in both Moto2 and Moto3 following the 2017 Aragon GP due to financial issues coupled with poor performance throughout the 2017 season.
Petronas and the Sepang International Circuit formed a partnership which enabled the SIC Racing Team to return to Moto2, having previously competed in the championship in 2014 as "Caterham Moto Racing Team".^[30]^[31]
Kiefer Racing downsized to one bike in 2018 due to financial issues. Sandro Cortese, who was originally contracted to ride the team's second bike, was later released as a result.

Rider changes

Sam Lowes returned to Moto2 after a season with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini in MotoGP. Lowes previously raced in Moto2 from 2014 to 2016. He joined Swiss Innovative Investors, replacing the spot vacated by Thomas Lüthi who moved up to MotoGP with EG 0,0 Marc VDS.
2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir moved up to Moto2 with EG 0,0 Marc VDS, filling the spot vacated by reigning Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli who moved up to MotoGP.
Romano Fenati moved up to Moto2 along with his Moto3 team Marinelli Rivacold Snipers for the 2018 season.
Xavi Vierge switched team from Tech 3 to Dynavolt Intact GP, replacing Sandro Cortese who left Moto2 for Supersport World Championship. Bo Bendsneyder moved up to Moto2 to fill his spot in Tech 3.
Luca Marini and Stefano Manzi swapped teams for the 2018 season, with Marini joining his half-brother Valentino Rossi's team Sky Racing Team VR46 while Manzi joins Forward Racing for the 2018 season.
Héctor Barberá returned to the intermediate class to join Pons HP40 along with Lorenzo Baldassarri, who switched team from Forward to Pons. Barbera previously competed with Pons Racing in the 2009 250cc season.
Joe Roberts joined NTS RW Racing GP after AGR Team folded near the end of the 2017 season. He joined by Steven Odendaal, who returned to the series after he last competed full-time in Moto2 in 2013.
Federico Fuligni made his Moto2 full-time debut with Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2, replacing Xavier Siméon who moved up to MotoGP with Avintia Racing.
Danny Kent made his full-time Moto2 return in 2018 after leaving Kiefer Racing early in the 2017 season, joining Speed Up Racing as a replacement for Simone Corsi who switched team to Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2.
Tetsuta Nagashima switched team to Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Takaaki Nakagami who moved up to MotoGP to join LCR Honda in 2018.
Axel Pons moved up to MotoGP as a factory test rider.
Fabio Quartararo joined Speed Up Racing, replacing Augusto Fernández.
Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2 with SAG Team as a teammate to Isaac Viñales.
2017 CEV Moto2 winner Eric Granado returned to Moto2, joining Forward Racing as a replacement for Lorenzo Baldassarri. Granado previously made some Moto2 appearances in the 2012 season.
Zulfahmi Khairuddin moved from World Supersport to Moto2, rejoining the SIC Racing Team, who he previously rode for in Moto3 in 2015. He replaced the previously announced new signing Hafizh Syahrin, who moved up to MotoGP with Tech 3 to replace Jonas Folger.

Mid-season changes

Dominique Aegerter missed both the Spanish Grand Prix and the French Grand Prix due to an Enduro crash in which he broke his pelvis. He was replaced by the German Lukas Tulovic who made his World Championship début.
Remy Gardner missed the races at Jerez, Le Mans and Mugello due to injury, breaking both his legs and his ankle, he was replaced by the Spaniard Héctor Garzó.
Zulfahmi Khairuddin left SIC Racing Team after the Jerez Grand Prix due to bad results. He was replaced by Niki Tuuli from the French Grand Prix onwards, who left the Supersport World Championship to join SIC Racing Team for the remainder of the season.
Héctor Barberá left Pons HP40 after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement due to drunk driving. He was replaced by Augusto Fernández for the remainder of the season.
Eric Granado left Forward Racing after the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix. He was replaced by Isaac Viñales from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards, who left the SAG Team to join Forward Racing for the remainder of the season.
At the San Marino Grand Prix, Romano Fenati received a 2-race ban following a very controversial incident where Fenati grabbed Stefano Manzi's brake lever at speed in retaliation for Manzi pushing him wide earlier during the race. The following day, Marinelli Rivacold Snipers announced that they terminated Fenati's contract as a result of the incident. Xavi Cardelús would replace Fenati in the team for the remainder of the season.^[32]^[33]
Danny Kent was fired from Speed Up Racing after the Aragon Grand Prix due to ongoing bad results. Edgar Pons would become his replacement for the remainder of the season.
Bo Bendsneyder suffered a broken tibia at the Japanese Grand Prix, and he was replaced by Bryan Staring in Phillip Island, Dimas Ekky Pratama in Sepang, and Héctor Garzó in Valencia.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018:^[34]

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Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	18 March^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Grand Prix of Qatar^[35]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	8 April	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina^[36]	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	22 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas^[37]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	6 May	Gran Premio Red Bull de España^[38]	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5	20 May	HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France^[39]	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6	3 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley^[40]	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7	17 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya^[41]	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	1 July	Motul TT Assen^[42]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	15 July	Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[43]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	5 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky^[44]	Brno Circuit, Brno
11	12 August	Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12	26 August	GoPro British Grand Prix^[45]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	9 September	Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini^[46]	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	23 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón^[47]	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15	7 October	PTT Thailand Grand Prix^[48]	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
16	21 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan^[49]	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
17	28 October	Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix^[50]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18	4 November	Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix^[51]	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19	18 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana^[52]	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

Comparison between the configuration of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya used in 2016 and 2017 (top), and the layout used starting 2018 (bottom).

The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced.^[53] The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone with an option to host the 2018 race.^[54]
The Thailand Grand Prix is a new addition to the calendar, with the race scheduled for 7 October.
The Catalan Grand Prix used a new configuration of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, wherein the previous set of corners of turns 13, 14 and 15 was combined into a sweeping right corner. The new layout was previously used in Formula 1 from 2004 to 2006.

Results and standings

Grands Prix

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Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Márquez	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
2	Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Xavi Vierge	Xavi Vierge	Mattia Pasini	Italtrans Racing Team	Kalex	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Álex Márquez	Francesco Bagnaia	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Pons HP40	Kalex	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Francesco Bagnaia	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mattia Pasini	Miguel Oliveira	Miguel Oliveira	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	Fabio Quartararo	Fabio Quartararo	HDR - Speed Up Racing	Speed Up	Report
8	Dutch TT	Francesco Bagnaia	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Mattia Pasini	Joan Mir	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report
10	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Luca Marini	Xavi Vierge	Miguel Oliveira	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report
11	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Francesco Bagnaia	Brad Binder	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Francesco Bagnaia	Race cancelled^{[N 2]}				Report
13	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Francesco Bagnaia	Mattia Pasini	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	Brad Binder	Álex Márquez	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report
15	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Francesco Bagnaia	Francesco Bagnaia	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
16	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Francesco Bagnaia	Francesco Bagnaia	Francesco Bagnaia^{[lower-alpha 2]}	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
17	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mattia Pasini	Augusto Fernández	Brad Binder	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report
18	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Márquez	Luca Marini	Luca Marini	Sky Racing Team VR46	Kalex	Report
19	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Luca Marini	Álex Márquez	Miguel Oliveira	Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	Report

Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

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Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

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Pos.	Rider	Bike	Team	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Francesco Bagnaia	Kalex	Sky Racing Team VR46	1	9	1^F	3	1^P	4	8	1^P	12	3	1^P	C^P	1^P	2	1^F	1^{P F}	12	3	14	306
2	Miguel Oliveira	KTM	Red Bull KTM Ajo	5	3	3	2	6	1^F	2	6	4	1	2	C	2	7	3	3	11	2	1	297
3	Brad Binder	KTM	Red Bull KTM Ajo	6	Ret	6	6	9	6	6	7	1	6	6^F	C	8	1^P	4	5	1	8	Ret	201
4	Álex Márquez	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	3^P	5	2^P	Ret	2	5	3	3	13	Ret	Ret	C	18	4^F	Ret	4	7	7^P	3^F	173
5	Lorenzo Baldassarri	Kalex	Pons HP40	2^F	4	10	1^{P F}	Ret^F	2	7	26^F	Ret	4	26	C	6	3	Ret^P	2	22	6	Ret	162
6	Joan Mir	Kalex	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	11	7	4	11	3	3	Ret	5	2^F	Ret	8	C	5	6	Ret	11	2	10	Ret	155
7	Luca Marini	Kalex	Sky Racing Team VR46	9	16	13	Ret	Ret	7	17	8	3	2^P	3	C	Ret	11	2	9	5	1^F	Ret^P	147
8	Marcel Schrötter	Kalex	Dynavolt Intact GP	7	10	Ret	7	4	Ret	4	4	6	7	7	C	3	5	Ret	10	9	9	7	147
9	Mattia Pasini	Kalex	Italtrans Racing Team	4	1	7	5	18	Ret^P	Ret	11	Ret^P	10	4	C	4^F	8	6	14	Ret^P	4	4	141
10	Fabio Quartararo	Speed Up	HDR Heidrun - Speed Up	20	22	15	10	8	11	1^{P F}	2	9	11	9	C	7	9	5	DSQ	10	5	6	138
11	Xavi Vierge	Kalex	Dynavolt Intact GP	8	2^{P F}	Ret	4	5	9	5	Ret	7	5^F	DNS	C	10	Ret	11	7	3	11	Ret	131
12	Iker Lecuona	KTM	Swiss Innovative Investors	Ret	11	5	9	Ret	13	10	16	19	13	10	C	19	14	7	8	Ret	Ret	2	80
13	Jorge Navarro	Kalex	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	10	Ret	8	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	10	8	5	C	9	10	17	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	58
14	Simone Corsi	Kalex	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	14	23	12	12	14	10	12	15	8	15	Ret	C	11	12	10	Ret	19	16	10	53
15	Andrea Locatelli	Kalex	Italtrans Racing Team	19	15	14	15	12	8	11	10	Ret	14	13	C	14	16	9	16	20	12	9	52
16	Sam Lowes	KTM	Swiss Innovative Investors	Ret	13	24	8	13	Ret	9	9	5	9	Ret	C	Ret	20	Ret	17	14	15	Ret	49
17	Dominique Aegerter	KTM	Kiefer Racing	15	8	9			12	20	14	14	17	17	C	13	21	16	13	6	14	11	47
18	Augusto Fernández	Kalex	Pons HP40							14	12	15	12	Ret	C	Ret	13	Ret	6	4^F	Ret	8	45
19	Remy Gardner	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing	12	6	17				15	18	11	Ret	Ret	C	12	19	12	15	Ret	Ret	5	40
20	Tetsuta Nagashima	Kalex	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	21	17	19	13	25	Ret	13	DNS	Ret	16	15	C	Ret	15	8	12	13	Ret	12	27
21	Romano Fenati	Kalex	Marinelli Snipers Team	24	19	16	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	11	C	DSQ							14
22	Jesko Raffin	Kalex	SAG Team													15	23		20	8	19	15	10
23	Héctor Barberá	Kalex	Pons HP40	13	20	18	14	11	Ret														10
24	Stefano Manzi	Suter	Forward Racing Team	26	21	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	25	Ret	14	C	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	DNS			8
25	Danny Kent	Speed Up	MB Conveyors - Speed Up	17	12	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	C	Ret	Ret						8
26	Isaac Viñales	Kalex	SAG Team	16	14	11	19	Ret	16	Ret	22	Ret											7
26	Isaac Viñales	Suter	Forward Racing Team											23	C	DNS	DNS	24	26	Ret	24	16	7
27	Joe Roberts	NTS	NTS RW Racing GP	25	25	23	Ret	19	14	22	21	22	18	19	C	16	24	13	18	18	18	Ret	5
28	Steven Odendaal	NTS	NTS RW Racing GP	22	18	21	Ret	17	15	18	20	18	19	18	C	17	18	23	19	17	21	13	4
29	Bo Bendsneyder	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing	18	28	20	16	16	Ret	Ret	17	20	Ret	22	C	20	25	14	Ret				2
30	Khairul Idham Pawi	Kalex	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	23	24	25	18	15	18	19	19	17	20	16	C	22	27	21	22	16	17	Ret	1
31	Edgar Pons	Kalex	AGR Team							16							17						1
31	Edgar Pons	Speed Up	MB Conveyors - Speed Up															19	23	15	20		1
32	Niki Tuuli	Kalex	Petronas Sprinta Racing					22	17	Ret	DNS	DNS	21	21	C	21	22	15	21	DNS	Ret	Ret	1
33	Xavi Cardelús	Kalex	Team Stylobike				22	26	22		DNS	24	Ret	25	C	25							0
33	Xavi Cardelús	Kalex	Marinelli Snipers Team														28	22	27	Ret	Ret	17	0
34	Jules Danilo	Kalex	Nashi Argan SAG Team	27	Ret	26	24	20	Ret	23	23	DNS	22	20	C	23	26	20	25	Ret	22	18	0
35	Thitipong Warokorn	Kalex	SAG Team															18					0
36	Federico Fuligni	Kalex	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	29	27	28	21	Ret	21	Ret	25	23		Ret	C	24	Ret	25	Ret	Ret	25	19	0
37	Eric Granado	Suter	Forward Racing Team	30	29	22	Ret	Ret	19	25	24	21	23										0
38	Lukas Tulovic	KTM	Kiefer Racing				20	23															0
38	Lukas Tulovic	Suter	Forward Racing Team																			20	0
39	Héctor Garzó	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing				23	Ret	20													DNS	0
40	Bryan Staring	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing																	21			0
41	Dimas Ekky Pratama	Honda	Astra Honda Racing Team							24													0
41	Dimas Ekky Pratama	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing																		23		0
42	Alejandro Medina	Kalex	SAG Team										Ret	24	C								0
43	Sheridan Morais	Kalex	Willi Race Racing Team										24			Ret	Ret						0
44	Corentin Perolari	TransFIORmers	Promoto Sport With GMT94					24															0
45	Zulfahmi Khairuddin	Kalex	SIC Racing Team	28	26	27	Ret																0
46	Rafid Topan Sucipto	Suter	Forward Racing Team																		26		0
47	Cédric Tangre	Tech 3	Tech 3 Racing					27															0
	Tommaso Marcon	Speed Up	HDR Heidrun - Speed Up																			Ret	0
	Josh Owens	Kalex	Tickhill Labour and Plant												C								0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	Team	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
Source:^[56]

Race key
Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
	Withdrew (WD)
	Race cancelled (C)
Blank	Did not practice (DNP)
	Did not arrive (DNA)
	Excluded (EX)
Annotation	Meaning
P	Pole position
F	Fastest lap
Rider key
Colour	Meaning
Light blue	Rookie rider

Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

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Pos.	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Kalex	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	1	C	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	407
2	KTM	5	3	3	2	6	1	2	6	1	1	2	C	2	1	3	3	1	2	1	345
3	Speed Up	17	12	15	10	8	11	1	2	9	11	9	C	7	9	5	23	10	5	6	142
4	Tech 3	12	6	17	16	16	20	15	17	11	Ret	22	C	12	19	12	15	21	23	5	40
5	Suter	26	21	22	Ret	10	19	25	24	21	23	14	C	Ret	Ret	24	24	Ret	24	16	8
6	NTS	22	18	21	Ret	17	14	18	20	18	18	18	C	16	18	13	18	17	18	13	8
	TransFIORmers					24															0
	Honda							24													0
Pos.	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
Source:^[56]

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

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Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Red Bull KTM Ajo	41	6	Ret	6	6	9	6	6	7	1	6	6^F	C	8	1^P	4	5	1	8	Ret	498
1	Red Bull KTM Ajo	44	5	3	3	2	6	1^F	2	6	4	1	2	C	2	7	3	3	11	2	1	498
2	Sky Racing Team VR46	10	9	16	13	Ret	Ret	7	17	8	3	2^P	3	C	Ret	11	2	9	5	1^F	Ret^P	453
2	Sky Racing Team VR46	42	1	9	1^F	3	1^P	4	8	1^P	12	3	1^P	C^P	1^P	2	1^F	1^{P F}	12	3	14	453
3	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	36	11	7	4	11	3	3	Ret	5	2^F	Ret	8	C	5	6	Ret	11	2	10	Ret	328
3	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	73	3^P	5	2^P	Ret	2	5	3	3	13	Ret	Ret	C	18	4^F	Ret	4	7	7^P	3^F	328
4	Dynavolt Intact GP	23	7	10	Ret	7	4	Ret	4	4	6	7	7	C	3	5	Ret	10	9	9	7	278
4	Dynavolt Intact GP	97	8	2^{P F}	Ret	4	5	9	5	Ret	7	5^F	DNS	C	10	Ret	11	7	3	11	Ret	278
5	Pons HP40	7	2^F	4	10	1^{P F}	Ret^F	2	7	26^F	Ret	4	26	C	6	3	Ret^P	2	22	6	Ret	217
5	Pons HP40	40	13	20	18	14	11	Ret	14	12	15	12	Ret	C	Ret	13	Ret	6	4^F	Ret	8	217
6	Italtrans Racing Team	5	19	15	14	15	12	8	11	10	Ret	14	13	C	14	16	9	16	20	12	9	193
6	Italtrans Racing Team	54	4	1	7	5	18	Ret^P	Ret	11	Ret^P	10	4	C	4^F	8	6	14	Ret^P	4	4	193
7	HDR Heidrun - Speed Up	20	20	22	15	10	8	11	1^{P F}	2	9	11	9	C	7	9	5	DSQ	10	5	6	147
		52	17	12	Ret	Ret	21	Ret	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	C	Ret	Ret
		57															19	23	15	20
		70																			Ret
8	Swiss Innovative Investors	22	Ret	13	24	8	13	Ret	9	9	5	9	Ret	C	Ret	20	Ret	17	14	15	Ret	129
8	Swiss Innovative Investors	27	Ret	11	5	9	Ret	13	10	16	19	13	10	C	19	14	7	8	Ret	Ret	2	129
9	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	9	10	Ret	8	17	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	10	8	5	C	9	10	17	Ret	Ret	13	Ret	58
10	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	21	29	27	28	21	Ret	21	Ret	25	23		Ret	C	24	Ret	25	Ret	Ret	25	19	53
10	Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2	24	14	23	12	12	14	10	12	15	8	15	Ret	C	11	12	10	Ret	19	16	10	53
11	Kiefer Racing	3				20	23															47
11	Kiefer Racing	77	15	8	9			12	20	14	14	17	17	C	13	21	16	13	6	14	11	47
12	Tech 3 Racing	14				23	Ret	20													DNS	42
		30																		23
		64	18	28	20	16	16	Ret	Ret	17	20	Ret	22	C	20	25	14	Ret
		67																	21
		87	12	6	17				15	18	11	Ret	Ret	C	12	19	12	15	Ret	Ret	5
13	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	45	21	17	19	13	25	Ret	13	DNS	Ret	16	15	C	Ret	15	8	12	13	Ret	12	28
13	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	89	23	24	25	18	15	18	19	19	17	20	16	C	22	27	21	22	16	17	Ret	28
14	SAG Team	2													15	23		20	8	19	15	17
		32	16	14	11	19	Ret	16	Ret	22	Ret
		55										Ret	24	C
		95	27	Ret	26	24	20	Ret	23	23	Ret	22	20	C	23	26	20	25	Ret	22	18
		99															18
15	Marinelli Snipers Team	13	24	19	16	Ret	7	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	Ret	11	C	DSQ							14
15	Marinelli Snipers Team	18														28	22	27	Ret	Ret	17	14
16	NTS RW Racing GP	4	22	18	21	Ret	17	15	18	20	18	19	18	C	17	18	23	19	17	21	13	9
16	NTS RW Racing GP	16	25	25	23	Ret	19	14	22	21	22	18	19	C	16	24	13	18	18	18	Ret	9
17	Forward Racing Team	3																			20	8
		32											23	C	DNS	DNS	24	26	Ret		16
		50																		26
		51	30	29	22	Ret	Ret	19	25	24	21	23
		62	26	21	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	25	Ret	14	C	Ret	Ret	Ret	24	DNS
18	Petronas Sprinta Racing	63	28	26	27	Ret																1
18	Petronas Sprinta Racing	66					22	17	Ret	DNS	DNS	21	21	C	21	22	15	21	DNS	Ret	Ret	1
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
Source:^[56]

Notes

[N 1]
Technically a Kalex chassis, but entered as a Honda bike according to the official entry list and results.
[N 2]
All racing at Silverstone was cancelled due to sustained heavy rain and unsafe track conditions.^[55]

Night race
Fabio Quartararo originally finished 1st, but was disqualified due to a technical infringement.

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