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The 2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season is 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.

After eight rounds of the championship, Marc Márquez holds the championship lead, after winning three consecutive races during spring and four overall. Valentino Rossi is in second and Maverick Viñales in third, neither of whom have won a race. Andrea Dovizioso, Cal Crutchlow and Jorge Lorenzo were the other race winners.

Teams and riders

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider	Rounds
Ducati Team	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP18	04	Andrea Dovizioso^[1]	1–8
			51	Michele Pirro	6
			99	Jorge Lorenzo^[2]	1–8
Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1 2016^[3]	5	Johann Zarco^[4]	1–8
Monster Yamaha Tech 3	Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1 2017	55	Hafizh Syahrin^[5]	1–8
Alma Pramac Racing	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP18	9	Danilo Petrucci^[6]	1–8
Alma Pramac Racing	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP17^[7]	43	Jack Miller^[8]	1–8
Reale Avintia Racing^[9]	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP16	10	Xavier Siméon^[10]	1–8
Reale Avintia Racing^[9]	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP17	53	Esteve Rabat^[11]	1–8
EG 0,0 Marc VDS^[12]	Honda	Honda RC213V 2017^[13]	12	Thomas Lüthi^[14]	1–8
EG 0,0 Marc VDS^[12]	Honda	Honda RC213V 2017^[13]	21	Franco Morbidelli^[15]	1–8
Ángel Nieto Team^[16]	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP16	17	Karel Abraham^[17]	1–8
Ángel Nieto Team^[16]	Ducati	Ducati Desmosedici GP17	19	Álvaro Bautista^[18]	1–8
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1 2018	25	Maverick Viñales^[19]	1–8
Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Yamaha YZR-M1 2018	46	Valentino Rossi^[20]	1–8
Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Honda RC213V 2018	26	Dani Pedrosa^[21]	1–8
Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Honda RC213V 2018	93	Marc Márquez^[22]	1–8
Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	Suzuki GSX-RR	29	Andrea Iannone^[23]	1–8
			42	Álex Rins^[24]	1–8
			50	Sylvain Guintoli	7
LCR Honda	Honda	Honda RC213V 2017^[25]	30	Takaaki Nakagami^[26]	1–8
LCR Honda	Honda	Honda RC213V 2018^[27]	35	Cal Crutchlow^[28]	1–8
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	KTM	KTM RC16	36	Mika Kallio	4, 7
			38	Bradley Smith^[29]	1–8
			44	Pol Espargaró^[29]	1–8
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	Aprilia RS-GP	41	Aleix Espargaró^[30]	1–8
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	Aprilia	Aprilia RS-GP	45	Scott Redding^[31]	1–8

Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Team changes

LCR Honda expanded to enter a second bike for the first time since 2015.^[26]
Aspar Racing Team will race under the name of "Ángel Nieto Team" from 2018 in honor of the late Ángel Nieto.^[16]

Rider changes

Sam Lowes was released from his contract with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini one year before it expired.^[32] Lowes returned to the Moto2 category.
Thomas Lüthi moved up to MotoGP, making his début with EG 0,0 Marc VDS after competing in the intermediate class for eleven seasons.^[14]
2017 Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli was promoted to MotoGP, making his début with EG 0,0 Marc VDS.^[15]
Esteve Rabat returned to Reale Avintia Racing, after leaving EG 0,0 Marc VDS. He was partnered by Xavier Siméon who moved up to the premier class. Rabat previously competed with Avintia Racing under the name By Queroseno Racing (BQR) between the 2005 125cc and the 2011 Moto2 seasons.
Takaaki Nakagami moved up to MotoGP with Team LCR.^[26]
Scott Redding left Pramac Racing at the end of the 2017 season to join Aprilia Racing Team Gresini.^[31] His place was taken by Jack Miller.^[8]
Loris Baz left MotoGP and returned to Superbike World Championship.
Héctor Barberá returned to the intermediate class, Moto2, after leaving Reale Avintia Racing. Barberá has completed eight seasons in the premier class.
Jonas Folger, who was on the provisional entry list, withdrew from the 2018 season to focus on recovery from illness.^[33] Hafizh Syahrin moved up to MotoGP to fill his spot in Monster Yamaha Tech 3. He is the first Malaysian rider to compete in the sport's premier class.^[5]

Calendar

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

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	18 March	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, Santiago del Estero
3	22 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas^[37]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
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]	Circuit Bugatti, 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]	Automotodrom Brno, 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]	Buriram International Circuit,^{[N 1]} 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, Selangor
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

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

Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

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

Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Marc Márquez	Honda	2	18	1	1	1	16	2	1												140
2	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	3	19	4	5	3	3	3	5												99
3	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	6	5	2	7	7	8	6	3												93
4	Johann Zarco	Yamaha	8	2	6	2	Ret	10	7	8												81
5	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	1	6	5	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	4												79
6	Cal Crutchlow	Honda	4	1	19	Ret	8	6	4	6												79
7	Jorge Lorenzo	Ducati	Ret	15	11	Ret	6	1	1	7												75
8	Danilo Petrucci	Ducati	5	10	12	4	2	7	8	Ret												71
9	Andrea Iannone	Suzuki	9	8	3	3	Ret	4	10	11												71
10	Jack Miller	Ducati	10	4	9	6	4	Ret	Ret	10												55
11	Álex Rins	Suzuki	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	10	5	Ret	2												53
12	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	7	Ret	7	Ret	5	Ret	5	15												41
13	Álvaro Bautista	Ducati	13	16	15	8	Ret	9	9	9												33
14	Pol Espargaró	KTM	Ret	11	13	11	11	11	11	12												32
15	Esteve Rabat	Ducati	11	7	8	14	Ret	13	Ret	16												27
16	Franco Morbidelli	Honda	12	14	21	9	13	15	14	DNS												19
17	Hafizh Syahrin	Yamaha	14	9	Ret	16	12	12	Ret	18												17
18	Aleix Espargaró	Aprilia	19	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13												16
19	Scott Redding	Aprilia	20	12	17	15	Ret	Ret	12	14												11
20	Takaaki Nakagami	Honda	17	13	14	12	15	18	Ret	19												10
21	Bradley Smith	KTM	18	Ret	16	13	14	14	Ret	17												7
22	Mika Kallio	KTM				10			Ret													6
23	Karel Abraham	Ducati	15	20	Ret	18	17	Ret	13	Ret												4
	Thomas Lüthi	Honda	16	17	18	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	20												0
	Xavier Siméon	Ducati	21	21	20	17	18	17	Ret	Ret												0
	Sylvain Guintoli	Suzuki							Ret													0
	Michele Pirro	Ducati						DNS														0
Pos	Rider	Bike	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third 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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Light blue – Rookie

Manufacturers' standings

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	2	1	1	1	1	6	2	1												175
2	Ducati	1	4	5	4	2	1	1	4												145
3	Yamaha	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3												140
4	Suzuki	9	3	3	3	10	4	10	2												100
5	KTM	18	11	13	10	11	11	11	12												33
6	Aprilia	19	12	10	15	9	Ret	12	13												25
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Teams' standings

Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	25	6	5	2	7	7	8	6	3												192
1	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	3	19	4	5	3	3	3	5												192
2	Repsol Honda Team	26	7	Ret	7	Ret	5	Ret	5	15												181
2	Repsol Honda Team	93	2	18	1	1	1	16	2	1												181
3	Ducati Team	04	1	6	5	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	4												154
3	Ducati Team	99	Ret	15	11	Ret	6	1	1	7												154
4	Alma Pramac Racing	9	5	10	12	4	2	7	8	Ret												126
4	Alma Pramac Racing	43	10	4	9	6	4	Ret	Ret	10												126
5	Team Suzuki Ecstar	29	9	8	3	3	Ret	4	10	11												124
5	Team Suzuki Ecstar	42	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	10	5	Ret	2												124
6	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	8	2	6	2	Ret	10	7	8												98
6	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	55	14	9	Ret	16	12	12	Ret	18												98
7	LCR Honda	30	17	13	14	12	15	18	Ret	19												89
7	LCR Honda	35	4	1	19	Ret	8	6	4	6												89
8	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	38	18	Ret	16	13	14	14	Ret	17												39
8	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	44	Ret	11	13	11	11	11	11	12												39
9	Ángel Nieto Team	17	15	20	Ret	18	17	Ret	13	Ret												37
9	Ángel Nieto Team	19	13	16	15	8	Ret	9	9	9												37
10	Reale Avintia Racing	10	21	21	20	17	18	17	Ret	Ret												27
10	Reale Avintia Racing	53	11	7	8	14	Ret	13	Ret	16												27
11	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	41	19	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	13												27
11	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	45	20	12	17	15	Ret	Ret	12	14												27
12	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	12	16	17	18	Ret	16	Ret	Ret	DNS												19
12	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	21	12	14	21	9	13	15	14	20												19
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third 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)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

^ Commercial rights holder Dorna Sports does not refer to the Buriram International Circuit by its commercial name—which includes ThaiBev's Chang Beer—because of alcohol advertising restrictions in France and Qatar.
^ Márquez was given a 3-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during qualifying but retains the pole position credit despite starting the race from 4th position.^[55] Maverick Viñales started the race from the first grid slot.

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[Buriram-49] Commercial rights holder Dorna Sports does not refer to the Buriram International Circuit by its commercial name—which includes ThaiBev's Chang Beer—because of alcohol advertising restrictions in France and Qatar.

[Austin_pole_penalty-57] Márquez was given a 3-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during qualifying but retains the pole position credit despite starting the race from 4th position.^[55] Maverick Viñales started the race from the first grid slot.

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[2] "Lorenzo set to take on new challenge with Ducati". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2016.

[3] "Vinales: Using Zarco's style "upsets" 2018 Yamaha". motorsport.com. motorsport.com. 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

[4] "Zarco extends contract with Tech 3 for 2017". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.

[Hafizh-5] "Syahrin to line up full-time with Tech 3 in 2018". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.

[6] "P2 and contract renewal for Petrucci at the #GermanGP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 1 July 2017.

[7] ttp://www.speedcafe.com/2017/08/14/miller-relishing-chance-ride-race-winning-ducati/

[miller-8] "Miller joins Octo Pramac Racing for 2018". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

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-[[File:Marc Marquez MotoGP 2018.jpg|thumb|[[Marc Márquez]] is the current Riders' Championship leader.]]
+[[File:Marc Marquez MotoGP-2015 (4).JPG|thumb|[[Marc Márquez]] is the current Riders' Championship leader.]]
 The '''2018 [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing]] season''' is the 70th [[Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme|F.I.M.]] [[Road racing|Road Racing]] World Championship season. [[Marc Márquez]] entered the season as the reigning champion, with [[Repsol Honda]] being the reigning team champions and [[Honda Racing Corporation|Honda]] the reigning constructors' champions.

v t e World championships in 2018
Summer sports & indoor sports	Archery field indoor Association football (men) Athletics (indoor) Badminton individual team Basketball women Basketball (3x3) Beach handball men women Bowls Boxing (women) Canoeing slalom sprint marathon Cycling road track mountain bike cyclo-cross BMX Equestrian Fencing Field hockey men women Finswimming Floorball (men) Gymnastics artistic rhythmic trampoline acrobatic aerobic Judo Karate Lacrosse (men) Modern pentathlon Muaythai Nine-pin bowling Orienteering Quidditch Racquetball Real tennis Rowing Rugby sevens men women Sailing Sambo Shooting Softball (women) Sport climbing Squash women's team Swimming (25 m) Table tennis men women team Volleyball men women Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter sports	Bandy men women Curling men women mixed mixed doubles Figure skating Ice hockey men women Ski flying Speed skating allround sprint short track
Cue & mind sports	Chess men women's match women rapid blitz Darts BDO PDC Draughts men's match women's match Pool Nine-ball Snooker six-red
Motor sports	Air race Endurance auto racing 2018–19 Endurance motorcycle racing 2017–18 2018–19 F1 Powerboat Formula One Motocross men women team MotoGP Moto2 Moto3 Rally Rallycross Speedway individual team Sidecarcross Superbike Supersport Supersport 300 Touring car