2018_MotoGP_World_Championship

2018 MotoGP World Championship

70th running of the MotoGP World Championship

The 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez entered the season as the reigning champion, with Repsol Honda being the reigning team champions and Honda the reigning constructors' champions.

Marc Márquez was the 2018 MotoGP Champion.

Originally scheduled for 19 races, the season was reduced by one Grand Prix due to the cancellation of the 26 August Silverstone event due to unsafe track conditions involving standing water after a rider vote.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Marc Márquez clinched the championship trophy on 21 October 2018 after sixteen rounds, winning three consecutive races during spring, another three consecutive races during autumn and nine overall. Andrea Dovizioso finished in second and Valentino Rossi ended up in third, the former with four wins, while Rossi did not record a race win. Jorge Lorenzo with three wins and a win apiece for Cal Crutchlow and Maverick Viñales were the other race winners. Yamaha suffered their worst winless streak in their history with no wins for 25 races, which lasted from the 2017 German Grand Prix until Viñales won the Australian Grand Prix. KTM got their first podium finish at the Valencian Grand Prix with Pol Espargaro, finishing in third.

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Jorge Lorenzo competed in the two Friday practice sessions during round 18, before being replaced by Michele Pirro.

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Franco Morbidelli competed in the first Friday practice session during round 9, before being replaced by Stefan Bradl.

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Márquez was given a 3-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during qualifying^[64] but retains the pole position credit despite starting the race from 4th position.^[65] Maverick Viñales started the race from the first grid slot.

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All racing at Silverstone was cancelled due to sustained heavy rain and unsafe track conditions.^[66]

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Márquez was given a 6-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during qualifying but retains the pole position credit despite starting the race from 7th position. Johann Zarco started the race from the first grid slot.^[67]

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Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	18 March^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Grand Prix of Qatar^[44]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	8 April	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina^[45]	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	22 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas^[46]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	6 May	Gran Premio Red Bull de España^[47]	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5	20 May	HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France^[48]	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6	3 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley^[49]	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7	17 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya^[50]	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	1 July	Motul TT Assen^[51]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	15 July	Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland^[52]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	5 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky^[53]	Brno Circuit, Brno
11	12 August	Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12	26 August	GoPro British Grand Prix^[54]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	9 September	Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini^[55]	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	23 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón^[56]	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15	7 October	PTT Thailand Grand Prix^[57]	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
16	21 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan^[58]	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
17	28 October	Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix^[59]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18	4 November	Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix^[60]	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19	18 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana^[61]	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

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

2018_MotoGP_World_Championship

2018 MotoGP World Championship

Teams and riders

Team changes

Rider changes

Mid-season changes

Calendar

Calendar changes

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Riders' standings

Constructors' standings

Teams' standings

Notes

References

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Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Johann Zarco	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
2	Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Marc Márquez	Cal Crutchlow	LCR Honda Castrol	Honda	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Marc Márquez^{[N 3]}	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Cal Crutchlow	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Johann Zarco	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Valentino Rossi	Danilo Petrucci	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Lorenzo	Jorge Lorenzo	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
8	Dutch TT	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
10	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Andrea Dovizioso	Jorge Lorenzo	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
11	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Andrea Dovizioso	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Lorenzo	Race cancelled^{[N 4]}				Report
13	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Lorenzo	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Lorenzo	Andrea Dovizioso	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
15	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
16	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Andrea Dovizioso	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
17	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
18	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez^{[N 5]}	Álex Rins	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
19	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Maverick Viñales	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report

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	Repsol Honda Team	26	7	Ret	7	Ret	5	Ret	5	15	8	8	7	C	6	5	Ret	8	Ret	5	5	451
1	Repsol Honda Team	93	2	18^F	1^{P F}	1^F	1^F	16	2	1^P	1^{P F}	3	2^P	C	2	1	1^{P F}	1^F	Ret^P	1^P	Ret	451
2	Ducati Team	04	1^F	6	5	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	4	7	1^P	3^F	C	1^F	2^F	2	18^P	3	6	1^F	392
		19																	4
		51																		Ret	4
		99	Ret	15	11	Ret	6	1	1^{P F}	7	6	2^F	1	C^P	17^P	Ret^P	DNS	DNS		WD	12
3	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	25	6	5	2	7	7	8	6	3^F	3	Ret	12	C	5	10	3	7	1^F	4	Ret^P	391
3	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	3	19	4	5	3	3^P	3	5	2	4	6	C	7	8	4	4	6	18	13	391
4	Team Suzuki Ecstar	29	9	8	3	3	Ret	4	10	11	12	10	13	C	8	3	11	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	302
4	Team Suzuki Ecstar	42	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	10	5	Ret	2	Ret	11	8	C	4	4	6	3	5	2^F	2	302
5	Alma Pramac Racing	9	5	10	12	4	2	7^F	8	Ret	4	6	5	C	11	7	9	9	12	9	Ret	235
5	Alma Pramac Racing	43	10	4^P	9	6	4	Ret	Ret	10	14	12	18	C	18	9	10	Ret	7	8	Ret	235
6	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	8^P	2	6	2	Ret^P	10	7	8	9	7	9	C	10	14	5	6	Ret	3	7	204
6	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	55	14	9	Ret	16	12	12	Ret	18	11	14	16	C	19	18	12	10	Ret	10	10	204
7	LCR Honda	6																		13	9	191
		30	17	13	14	12	15	18	Ret	19	Ret	17	15	C	13	12	22	15	14	14	6
		35	4	1	19	Ret^P	8	6	4	6	Ret	5	4	C	3	Ret	7	2	DNS
8	Ángel Nieto Team	7																	18			104
		17	15	20	Ret	18	17	Ret	13	Ret	18	18	21	C	20	15	17	Ret	11	Ret	14
		19	13	16	15	8	Ret	9	9	9	5	9	10	C	9	Ret	8	5		7	Ret
9	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	38	18	Ret	16	13	14	14	Ret	17	10	Ret	14	C	16	13	15	12	10	15	8	89
		44	Ret	11	13	11	11	11	11	12	Ret	DNS			Ret	DNS	21	13	Ret	Ret	3
		76												C
10	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	41	19	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13	DNS	15	17	C	14	6	13	Ret	9	11	Ret	64
10	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	45	20	12	17	15	Ret	Ret	12	14	15	Ret	20	C	21	16	16	19	13	19	11	64
11	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	6									16											50
		12	16	17	18	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	20	17	16	22	C	22	17	20	20	16	16	Ret
		21	12	14	21	9	13	15	14	DNS	WD	13	19	C	12	11	14	11	8	12	Ret
12	Reale Avintia Racing	10	21	21	20	17	18	17	Ret	Ret	19	20	Ret	C	Ret	19	18	16	15	17	DNS	37
		23													23
		53	11	7	8	14	Ret	13	Ret	16	13	Ret	11	C
		81														20	19	17	17	DNS	15
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:^[68]