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===Rider changes===
===Rider changes===
*[[Francesco Bagnaia]] will be promoted to the MotoGP class, joining [[Pramac Racing]]. He will replace [[Danilo Petrucci]], who will move to [[Ducati Corse]].<ref name="danilo"/>
*[[Francesco Bagnaia]] was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining [[Pramac Racing]]. He will replace [[Danilo Petrucci]], who will move to [[Ducati Corse]].<ref name="danilo"/>
*[[Andrea Iannone]] will leave [[Suzuki MotoGP|Suzuki]] at the end of the 2018 championship after two seasons.<ref>https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/06/01/iannone-confirms-suzuki-exit/</ref> He will join [[Aprilia]] where he will replace [[Scott Redding]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khorounzhiy |first1=Valentin |title=Aprilia confirms Iannone will replace Redding |url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/aprilia-announces-iannone-redding-replacement-1045102/ |accessdate=8 June 2018 |work=Motorsport.com |date=8 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 2017 Moto3 champion [[Joan Mir]] will fill the seat vacated by Iannone at Suzuki.<ref name="mir"/>
*[[Andrea Iannone]] left [[Suzuki MotoGP|Suzuki]] at the end of the 2018 championship after two seasons.<ref>https://www.speedcafe.com/2018/06/01/iannone-confirms-suzuki-exit/</ref> He joined [[Aprilia]] where he replaced [[Scott Redding]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khorounzhiy |first1=Valentin |title=Aprilia confirms Iannone will replace Redding |url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/aprilia-announces-iannone-redding-replacement-1045102/ |accessdate=8 June 2018 |work=Motorsport.com |date=8 June 2018 |language=en}}</ref> 2017 Moto3 champion [[Joan Mir]] filled the seat vacated by Iannone at Suzuki.<ref name="mir"/>
*[[Miguel Oliveira (motorcyclist)|Miguel Oliveira]] will be promoted to the MotoGP class, joining [[Tech 3]]. He will become the first rider to come through the Red Bull KTM system to the premier class, having competed in the [[2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup|Rookies Cup]], Moto3 and Moto2 with KTM bikes.
*[[Miguel Oliveira (motorcyclist)|Miguel Oliveira]] moved up to the MotoGP class, joining [[Tech 3]]. He will become the first rider to come through the Red Bull KTM system to the premier class, having competed in the [[2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup|Rookies Cup]], Moto3 and Moto2 with KTM bikes.
*[[Jorge Lorenzo]] will leave Ducati's factory team after two seasons to join [[Repsol Honda]]. He will replace [[Dani Pedrosa]], who will leave the team after thirteen years with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/honda-announces-pedrosa-exit-1044620/|title=Honda confirms Pedrosa to leave at the end of 2018|publisher=Motorsport.com|author=Valentin Khorounzhiy|date=5 June 2018|accessdate=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-two-year-deal-honda-pedrosa-1044691/</ref>
*[[Jorge Lorenzo]] left Ducati's factory team after two seasons to join [[Repsol Honda]]. He replaced [[Dani Pedrosa]], who left the team after thirteen years with them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/honda-announces-pedrosa-exit-1044620/|title=Honda confirms Pedrosa to leave at the end of 2018|publisher=Motorsport.com|author=Valentin Khorounzhiy|date=5 June 2018|accessdate=5 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/motogp/news/lorenzo-two-year-deal-honda-pedrosa-1044691/</ref>
*[[Johann Zarco]] will leave Tech 3 to join [[Red Bull KTM Factory Racing]]. He will replace [[Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)|Bradley Smith]].
*[[Johann Zarco]] left Tech 3 to join [[Red Bull KTM Factory Racing]]. He replaced [[Bradley Smith (motorcyclist)|Bradley Smith]].


==List of planned races==
==List of planned races==

Revision as of 09:19, 3 July 2018

The 2019 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season will be the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Italy Ducati Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP19 04 Italy Andrea Dovizioso[1]
9 Italy Danilo Petrucci[2]
Austria Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM KTM RC16 5 France Johann Zarco[3]
44 Spain Pol Espargaró[4]
Spain Avintia Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP17 10 Belgium Xavier Siméon[5]
Ducati Desmosedici GP18 TBA TBA
Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Honda RC213V 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli[6]
TBA TBA
Japan Yamaha Factory Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 25 Spain Maverick Viñales[7]
46 Italy Valentino Rossi[8]
Italy Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia Aprilia RS-GP 29 Italy Andrea Iannone[9]
41 Spain Aleix Espargaró[10]
Monaco LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V 35 United Kingdom Cal Crutchlow[11]
TBA TBA
Japan Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki Suzuki GSX-RR 42 Spain Álex Rins[12]
TBA Spain Joan Mir[13]
Italy Pramac Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP19 43 Australia Jack Miller[14]
Ducati Desmosedici GP18 TBA Italy Francesco Bagnaia[15]
France Tech 3[16] KTM KTM RC16[17] 55 Malaysia Hafizh Syahrin[18]
TBA Portugal Miguel Oliveira[19]
Japan Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC213V 93 Spain Marc Márquez[20]
99 Spain Jorge Lorenzo[21]

Team changes

  • Tech 3 are to switch to KTM machines, ending their eighteen-year relationship with Yamaha.[17]

Rider changes

List of planned races

The following Grands Prix are currently under contract to take place in 2019:

Grand Prix Circuit
Qatar Grand Prix of Qatar[26] Losail International Circuit, Lusail
Argentina Gran Premio de la República Argentina[27] Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
United States Grand Prix of the Americas[28] Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Spain Gran Premio de España[29] Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
France Grand Prix de France[30] Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
Italy Gran Premio d'Italia[31] Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
Catalonia Gran Premi de Catalunya[32] Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
Netherlands Dutch TT[33] TT Circuit Assen, Assen
Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[34] Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
Czech Republic Grand Prix České republiky[35] Automotodrom Brno, Brno
Austria Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
United Kingdom Octo British Grand Prix[36] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
Finland Finland Motorcycle Grand Prix[37] Kymi Ring, Iitti
San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[38] Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón[39] Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
Thailand PTT Thailand Grand Prix[40] Buriram International Circuit,[N 1] Buriram
Japan Grand Prix of Japan[41] Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
Australia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[42] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
Malaysia Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[43] Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana[44] Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

Notes

  1. ^ Commercial rights holder Dorna Sports does not refer to the Buriram International Circuit by its commercial name, which includes ThaiBev's Chang Beer as the naming rights sponsor of the circuit, because of alcohol advertising restrictions in France and Qatar.

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