The 2018 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Joan Mir was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he joined Moto2.
After winning at Sepang, Spanish rider Jorge Martín was crowned the 2018 Moto3 World Champion, having created an unassailable lead of 26 points over current runners-up Marco Bezzecchi.
The final race in Valencia saw wildcard rider Can Öncü become the youngest Grand Prix motorcycle racing winner at 15 years, 115 days.[1]
Teams and riders
editAll the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres.
Team changes
edit- Mahindra and Peugeot withdrew from the Championship after the 2017 season. Ángel Nieto Team, Redox PrüstelGP, and CIP - Green Power switched to KTM as a result of their withdrawal.
- 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.
- British Talent Team's Moto3 team put in a temporary hiatus for the next few years starting from 2018.[23]
- Marinelli Snipers have downsized to one bike in exchange for one slot in Moto2.
- Avintia Racing returned to Moto3 after a five-season hiatus. They joined forces with Team Stylobike to form Reale Stylobike, fielding a KTM for Livio Loi.[16]
- Red Bull KTM Ajo also downsized to one bike.
Rider changes
edit- Enea Bastianini moved to Leopard Racing, filling in the seat vacated by Joan Mir who moves up to Moto2, with Alonso López replacing Bastianini in Estrella Galicia 0,0.
- Sky VR46 rider Andrea Migno rode for Ángel Nieto Team, replacing Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
- Dennis Foggia made his full season debut in Moto3 with Sky Racing Team VR46, having previously competed as a replacement and wildcard rider in the 2017 season.
- Jaume Masiá made his full season debut at Moto3 with Bester Capital Dubai after previously competing as a replacement rider for the team in the 2017 season.
- Marco Bezzecchi moved from CIP to Redox PrüstelGP, replacing Patrik Pulkkinen.
- Niccolò Antonelli moved from Red Bull KTM Ajo to Sic58 Squadra Corse.
- After his full season debut with Sic58 Squadra Corse, Tony Arbolino moved to Marinelli Rivacold Snipers.
- Darryn Binder rode for Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Bo Bendsneyder who graduated to Moto2 with Tech 3.
- Lorenzo Dalla Porta raced with Leopard Racing, replacing Livio Loi, who moved to Reale Avintia Academy.
- Makar Yurchenko made his Moto3 debut with CIP, replacing Manuel Pagliani.
- Both Romano Fenati and Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2, joining Marinelli Rivacold Snipers and SAG Team respectively.
- John McPhee joined the CIP team as British Talent Team hiatus.
- María Herrera left Moto3 for the Supersport 300 World Championship.
- Juan Francisco Guevara didn't continue with the RBA Boé Racing Team after he announced his retirement from professional racing due to personal reasons. He replaced by the 2017 Red Bull Rookies Cup champion Kazuki Masaki.
Mid-season changes
edit- Makar Yurchenko left the CIP - Green Power after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement due to inconsistent race results. He was replaced by Stefano Nepa from Dutch TT onwards to join CIP - Green Power for the remainder of the season.
- Reale Avintia Academy expanded to enter a second bike, which will be ridden by Vicente Pérez. Reale Avintia raced under the name of "Reale Avintia Academy 77" from Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix onwards in honor of the late Andreas Pérez. Livio Loi left the Reale Avintia midway through the season due to inconsistent race results, managing only 8 points over 8 races. He will be replaced by Vicente for the remainder of the season.
- Darryn Binder missed the German motorcycle Grand Prix due to injury, he was replaced by the Spaniard Raúl Fernández.
- Arón Canet missed the Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix due to injury, he was replaced by Jeremy Alcoba.
Calendar
editThe following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018:[24]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 18 March[a] | Grand Prix of Qatar[25] | Losail International Circuit, Lusail |
2 | 8 April | Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina[26] | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo |
3 | 22 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[27] | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
4 | 6 May | Gran Premio Red Bull de España[28] | Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera |
5 | 20 May | HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France[29] | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
6 | 3 June | Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley[30] | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero |
7 | 17 June | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[31] | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
8 | 1 July | Motul TT Assen[32] | TT Circuit Assen, Assen |
9 | 15 July | Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[33] | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
10 | 5 August | Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky[34] | Brno Circuit, Brno |
11 | 12 August | Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
12 | 26 August | GoPro British Grand Prix[35] | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
13 | 9 September | Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[36] | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |
14 | 23 September | Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón[37] | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz |
15 | 7 October | PTT Thailand Grand Prix[38] | Chang International Circuit, Buriram |
16 | 21 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan[39] | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi |
17 | 28 October | Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[40] | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island |
18 | 4 November | Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[41] | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang |
19 | 18 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana[42] | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia |
Calendar changes
edit- 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.[43] The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone with an option to host the 2018 race.[44]
- 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
editGrands Prix
editRound | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Niccolò Antonelli | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Tony Arbolino | Jorge Martín | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Jorge Martín | Enea Bastianini | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Alonso López | Philipp Öttl | Südmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Albert Arenas | Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Jaume Masiá | Enea Bastianini | Leopard Racing | Honda | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Jorge Martín | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Jakub Kornfeil | Arón Canet | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Marco Bezzecchi | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Race cancelled[N 1] | Report | |||
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Gabriel Rodrigo | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Leopard Racing | Honda | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jaume Masiá | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
15 | Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix | Marco Bezzecchi | Dennis Foggia | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
16 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Gabriel Rodrigo | Darryn Binder | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
17 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Albert Arenas | Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | Report |
18 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
19 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Tony Arbolino | Tony Arbolino | Can Öncü | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
Riders' standings
edit- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
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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Constructors' standings
editEach constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
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1 | Honda | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 401 |
2 | KTM | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 353 |
TM Racing | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
Source:[46] |
Teams' standings
editThe teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
Pos. | Team | Bike No. | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
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1 | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3F | 7 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 11 | C | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 478 |
88 | 1 | 11F | 1P | RetP | RetP F | 1P | Ret | 1P | 1P | DNS | 3 | CP | 2P | 1P | 4 | Ret | 5P | 1P F | 2 | |||
2 | Redox PrüstelGP | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1P | C | Ret | 2 | NCP | 1 | Ret | 5 | 20 | 330 |
84 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3P | 13 | C | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 15 | |||
3 | Leopard Racing | 33 | Ret | 4 | 2F | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1P | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | C | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 328 |
48 | 3 | 7 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5F | C | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | RetF | 2 | 18 | |||
4 | Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 5 | Ret | 26 | 12 | 20 | Ret | C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 191 |
75 | DNS | Ret | 15 | Ret | 1 | 14 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 9 | 4 | C | 6 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | Ret | |||
5 | Bester Capital Dubai | 5 | 12 | Ret | 21 | 5 | 10 | Ret | RetF | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 | C | Ret | 9F | 17 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 178 | |
42 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 15 | Ret | 10 | 4 | 7 | 15 | C | 16 | 5 | 8 | 12 | Ret | 11 | 9 | |||
6 | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | 44 | 2F | 2 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 2F | 5F | 2F | 10 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 164 | |
52 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 4F | 19 | 18 | 8 | 25 | Ret | 18 | 24 | C | Ret | 20 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | Ret | |||
6 | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 23 | 4P | 8 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 9 | DNS | 15 | 16 | 11 | 22 | C | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 7 | 142 | |
24 | DNS | 21 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 18 | C | Ret | 6 | Ret | 15 | 4 | 9 | Ret | |||
55 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | RBA Boé Skull Rider | 19 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 8 | C | 4F | Ret | 5 | 8P | Ret | 17 | 125 | |
22 | 13 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 22 | Ret | 20 | 15 | 13 | 21 | C | 15 | 21 | 20 | 22 | DNS | 15 | 16 | |||
9 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 8 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 19 | 23 | C | Ret | 14 | 7 | 97 | ||||
10 | 16 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 9 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 26 | C | 7 | 25 | 3F | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | |||
31 | 14 | 3 | Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 7 | 11 | 5 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | 13 | 21 | 11 | Ret | 17 | C | 12 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 23 | 96 | |
26 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | Ret | 19 | 10 | 22 | 7 | C | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 18 | 11 | ||||
11 | CIP - Green Power | 17 | Ret | 17 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 12 | C | Ret | 10 | Ret | 5 | 14 | Ret | 3 | 91 |
76 | 19 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 13 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||||
81 | 27 | 21 | Ret | 27 | C | 17 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 12 | ||||||||||
12 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 25 | 9 | 64 | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Ret | 22 | 13 | DNS | 11 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 23 | 19 | C | 8 | 18 | Ret | 3F | 12 | 7 | 19 | ||||
13 | Südmetal Schedl GP Racing | 65 | Ret | 23 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 14 | C | DNS | 19 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 58 |
14 | Marinelli Snipers Team | 14 | 17 | 10P | 20 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | C | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 8 | RetP F | 57 |
15 | Honda Team Asia | 27 | 7 | 19 | Ret | 9 | 17 | 20 | 6 | 16 | 18 | Ret | 16 | C | 13 | 26 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 12 | Ret | 49 |
41 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 14 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 28 | C | 18 | 24 | Ret | 21 | 18 | 14 | 8 | |||
16 | Reale Avintia Academy 77 | 11 | Ret | 15 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 24 | |||||||||||
77 | Ret | 21 | 25 | C | 14 | 15 | 6 | Ret | 20 | 13 | Ret | |||||||||||
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:[46] |
Notes
edit- ^ Night race