2014 Moto3 World Championship

The 2014 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 66th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Maverick Viñales was the reigning series champion, but did not contest the season as he moved to the series' intermediate class, Moto2.^[1]

The riders' championship was not settled until the final round of the season, and was won by Estrella Galicia 0,0 rider Álex Márquez, the brother of 2010 125cc champion Marc Márquez; as a result, the Márquez brothers became the first siblings to each win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing title.^[2][3] Márquez – a three-time race winner – prevailed after a third-place finish in Valencia, which was good enough to give him the title by two points over Jack Miller, who won the race. Miller, who had not finished on a Grand Prix podium prior to the 2014 season, achieved six victories and ten podium finishes, riding for the Ajo Motorsport team. Third place in the championship was also decided in Valencia, with Álex Rins, teammate to Márquez at the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team, able to take the position ahead of SaxoPrint–RTG's Efrén Vázquez. Both riders took two victories during the season, including the first two of Vázquez's Grand Prix career.^[4]

The only other riders to take victories during the season were the riders that finished fifth and sixth in the final riders' championship standings. Riding for Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing Team by VR46, Romano Fenati took four victories during the season, but with only two further podium finishes, he was unable to mount a substantial championship challenge. Alexis Masbou, riding for Ongetta–Rivacold, was also a first-time Grand Prix winner during the 2014 season; he won at Brno, after prevailing in a 17-rider lead battle.^[5] The rookie of the year standings were comfortably won by Enea Bastianini of the Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3.^[6] Bastianini finished ninth overall having graduated from the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, taking three podium finishes during the campaign. In the constructors' championship, KTM and Honda finished tied on 384 points,^[7] but KTM won the title – a third consecutive title – on countback as the marque had won 10 races to Honda's 8.

Grands Prix[]

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 19-race provisional calendar on 2 October 2013.^[8] The calendar was updated on 13 December 2013^[9] and again on 24 February 2014, resulting in an 18-race calendar.^[10]

The 2014 calendar originally saw the addition of two South American races, the series' first visit to the continent since 2004. A race in Argentina at the newly upgraded Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo is scheduled for 27 April and a race in Brazil at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasilia was scheduled for 28 September, but the latter was subsequently removed from the calendar.^[10] The round at Motorland Aragón was also moved back a week, filling the date originally scheduled for Brazil.^[10]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	23 March	Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar[11]	Losail International Circuit, Doha
2	13 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[12]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
3	27 April	Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina[13]	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
4	4 May	Gran Premio bwin de España[14]	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5	18 May	Monster Energy Grand Prix de France[15]	Le Mans Bugatti
6	1 June	Gran Premio d'Italia TIM[16]	Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7	15 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[17]	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	28 June	Iveco Daily TT Assen[18]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	13 July	eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[19]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	10 August	Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix[20]	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis
11	17 August	bwin Grand Prix České republiky[8]	Masaryk Circuit, Brno
12	31 August	Hertz British Grand Prix[21]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	14 September	Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[22]	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	28 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón[23]	Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15	12 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan[24]	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16	19 October	Tissot Australian Grand Prix[25]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	26 October	Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix[8][26]	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18	9 November	Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana[27]	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Teams and riders[]

A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 20 November 2013.^[28] An updated entry list was released on 14 January 2014.^[29] The final entry list was released on 28 February 2014.^[30]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Kiefer Racing Kalex KTM 2 Remy Gardner[31] 13 4 Gabriel Ramos[32] All 43 Luca Grünwald[33] 1–12, 14–18 Calvo Team KTM KTM RC250GP 2 Remy Gardner[34] 17 14 Albert Arenas[35] 18 32 Isaac Viñales[36] All 57 Eric Granado[37] 1–16 84 Jakub Kornfeil[28] All Calvo Team Laglisse Team Laglisse Calvo KTM KTM RC250R 2 Remy Gardner[38] 16 24 Marcos Ramírez[39] 4 San Carlo Team Italia Mahindra 3 Matteo Ferrari[28] All 34 Michael Ruben Rinaldi[40] 5 55 Andrea Locatelli[41] 1–3, 6–18 Sky Racing Team by VR46 KTM KTM RC250GP 5 Romano Fenati[42] All 21 Francesco Bagnaia[43] All Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Honda NSF250RW 6 María Herrera[44] 4, 7, 18 SaxoPrint–RTG Honda Honda NSF250RW 7 Efrén Vázquez[45] All 17 John McPhee[46] All FTR TBA 97 Maximilian Kappler[47] 9 Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM KTM RC250GP 8 Jack Miller[48] All 98 Karel Hanika[49] All RW Racing GP Kalex KTM 9 Scott Deroue[50] All 22 Ana Carrasco[51] 1–14 Ongetta–Rivacold Ongetta–AirAsia Honda Honda NSF250RW 10 Alexis Masbou[52] All 63 Zulfahmi Khairuddin[53] All Marc VDS Racing Team KTM[54] KTM RC250R[55] 11 Livio Loi[28] 9 Kalex KTM 8 1–7 99 Jorge Navarro[56] 10–18 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Honda NSF250RW 12 Álex Márquez[57] All 42 Álex Rins[57] All KRP Abbink Racing FTR KTM TBA 13 Jasper Iwema[58] 8, 12 CIP Mahindra 13 Jasper Iwema[59] 14–18 19 Alessandro Tonucci[60] All 51 Bryan Schouten[60] 1–13 MT Racing Honda FTR Honda TBA 16 Simone Mazzola[61] 6 Mahindra Racing Mahindra 16 Andrea Migno[62] 12–18 44 Miguel Oliveira[63] All 61 Arthur Sissis[63] 1–11 Junior Team GO&FUN Moto3 KTM KTM RC250GP 23 Niccolò Antonelli[64] All 33 Enea Bastianini[65] All Avant Tecno Husqvarna Ajo Red Bull Husqvarna Ajo Husqvarna[66] Husqvarna FR250GP 31 Niklas Ajo[67] 1–8, 10–18 52 Danny Kent[68] All 91 Gabriel Rodrigo[69] 9 SIC–Ajo KTM KTM RC250GP 38 Hafiq Azmi[53] All KTM RC250R 88 Hafiza Rofa[34] 17 Ambrogio Racing Mahindra 41 Brad Binder[70] All 95 Jules Danilo[71] All Olly Simpson Racing KTM KTM RC250R 45 Olly Simpson[38] 16 Honda Team Asia Honda Honda NSF250R 50 Hiroki Ono[59] 14 Mapfre Aspar Team Moto3 Kalex KTM 58 Juan Francisco Guevara[72] All Interwetten Paddock Moto3 Kalex KTM 65 Philipp Öttl[67] All Redline Motorcycles/KTM UK KTM KTM RC250R 66 Joe Irving[73] 12 Pos Corse FTR Honda TBA 69 Anthony Groppi[61] 6 71Workx.com Racing Team Kalex KTM 71 Thomas van Leeuwen[58] 8 Team RMS Honda Honda NSF250R 73 Renald Castillon[40] 5 Team Ciatti KTM KTM RC250R 77 Lorenzo Petrarca[74] 13 Liberto Plusone & Endurance Honda Honda NSF250R 81 Sena Yamada[75] 15 Hot Racing with I-Factory Honda Honda NSF250R 83 Hikari Okubo[75] 15 Fai Rent-A-Jet Honda Honda NSF250R 86 Kevin Hanus[47] 9 RBA Racing Team[76] KTM KTM RC250R 91 Gabriel Rodrigo[76] 4, 7 KTM RC250GP 11, 13–14, 18 Petronas AHM Malaysia KTM KTM RC250R 93 Ramdan Rosli[34] 17

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Results and standings[]

Grands Prix[]

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Rins	Alexis Masbou	Jack Miller	KTM	Report
2	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Jack Miller	Álex Márquez	Jack Miller	KTM	Report
3	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Álex Márquez	Romano Fenati	KTM	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Álex Rins	Romano Fenati	KTM	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Efrén Vázquez	Francesco Bagnaia	Jack Miller	KTM	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Rins	Efrén Vázquez	Romano Fenati	KTM	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Márquez	John McPhee	Álex Márquez	Honda	Report
8	Dutch TT	Jack Miller	Romano Fenati	Álex Márquez	Honda	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Brad Binder	Jack Miller	KTM	Report
10	Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Álex Rins	Efrén Vázquez	Honda	Report
11	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Márquez	Romano Fenati	Alexis Masbou	Honda	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Rins	Jakub Kornfeil	Álex Rins	Honda	Report
13	San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Juan Francisco Guevara	Álex Rins	Honda	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Rins	Romano Fenati	Romano Fenati	KTM	Report
15	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Danny Kent	Álex Márquez	Álex Márquez	Honda	Report
16	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Álex Márquez	Jack Miller	Jack Miller	KTM	Report
17	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Jack Miller	Álex Rins	Efrén Vázquez	Honda	Report
18	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Niccolò Antonelli	Efrén Vázquez	Jack Miller	KTM	Report

Riders' standings[]

Scoring system

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

Pos Rider Bike QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Álex Márquez Honda 2 Ret 2 7 5 Ret 1 1 4 6 4 2 2 2 1 2 5 3 278 2 Jack Miller KTM 1 1 3 4 1 Ret 4 Ret 1 3 5 6 3 27 5 1 2 1 276 3 Álex Rins Honda 5 4 5 3 2 3 Ret 2 Ret 5 9 1 1 4 10 3 3 5 237 4 Efrén Vázquez Honda 3 3 6 2 6 12 3 6 6 1 8 Ret 10 13 2 4 1 6 222 5 Romano Fenati KTM 12 2 1 1 Ret 1 5 18 Ret 2 11 16 11 1 7 Ret Ret 14 176 6 Alexis Masbou Honda 7 6 11 12 9 6 11 4 3 4 1 8 7 10 Ret 6 6 12 164 7 Isaac Viñales KTM 8 Ret 7 5 3 2 7 7 8 17 10 13 4 12 11 Ret Ret 2 141 8 Danny Kent Husqvarna 13 8 9 11 13 15 17 8 5 12 3 9 12 3 6 20 4 4 129 9 Enea Bastianini KTM 16 13 10 9 7 Ret 2 Ret 15 11 2 3 5 6 8 Ret 10 11 127 10 Miguel Oliveira Mahindra 4 15 DNS 14 12 4 12 3 Ret 7 7 4 22 7 Ret 7 Ret 8 110 11 Brad Binder Mahindra 15 Ret 14 Ret 14 9 6 9 2 9 6 15 6 8 3 15 Ret 9 109 12 Jakub Kornfeil KTM 6 5 20 6 10 Ret 15 11 11 10 14 5 17 5 Ret 8 8 13 97 13 John McPhee Honda 11 9 Ret 13 8 Ret 9 10 7 Ret Ret 11 13 Ret 4 5 Ret 17 77 14 Niccolò Antonelli KTM 9 Ret 25 Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 18 13 7 16 9 9 10 7 7 68 15 Niklas Ajo Husqvarna 26 14 8 10 Ret 5 8 Ret Ret 12 10 Ret 25 Ret 9 Ret Ret 52 16 Francesco Bagnaia KTM 10 7 Ret 8 4 Ret 10 DNS DNS Ret 17 21 Ret 24 13 11 Ret 16 50 17 Juan Francisco Guevara Kalex KTM Ret 11 12 16 Ret 8 28 Ret 10 8 16 14 9 Ret Ret 25 11 15 46 18 Karel Hanika KTM 14 10 Ret 19 Ret 10 14 Ret Ret 13 15 12 Ret 23 12 13 9 10 44 19 Alessandro Tonucci Mahindra 21 16 13 18 Ret 7 13 26 16 Ret 21 22 18 Ret 15 14 14 21 20 20 Zulfahmi Khairuddin Honda 18 17 15 20 11 11 16 14 Ret 15 22 18 14 15 14 Ret Ret 19 19 21 Livio Loi Kalex KTM 17 12 4 Ret 20 19 25 25 17 KTM Ret 22 Matteo Ferrari Mahindra Ret Ret Ret 25 21 14 21 13 9 Ret 20 24 Ret Ret 24 24 Ret 25 12 23 Jorge Navarro Kalex KTM 14 Ret 27 15 Ret Ret 12 12 Ret 11 24 Philipp Öttl Kalex KTM 20 20 21 15 15 13 19 15 12 20 24 17 19 Ret 17 21 18 Ret 10 25 Andrea Migno Mahindra Ret 8 Ret Ret 17 Ret 18 8 26 Hiroki Ono Honda 11 5 27 Jasper Iwema FTR KTM 12 23 4 Mahindra 16 20 16 Ret 20 28 Hafiq Azmi KTM Ret 24 16 24 16 Ret Ret 29 18 24 28 20 23 19 18 18 13 23 3 29 Arthur Sissis Mahindra DNS Ret 22 Ret 17 17 18 21 13 21 26 3 30 Jules Danilo Mahindra Ret 22 24 27 Ret 22 27 22 17 16 18 25 26 14 19 22 17 Ret 2 31 Eric Granado KTM Ret 18 19 Ret DNS 23 23 19 14 22 27 26 21 17 16 DNS 2 32 Remy Gardner Kalex KTM 27 1 KTM 26 15 Luca Grünwald Kalex KTM 22 23 Ret 26 18 16 20 28 19 19 Ret DNS 26 21 19 16 22 0 Bryan Schouten Mahindra 25 26 18 22 19 21 24 16 Ret 27 23 DNS 20 0 Andrea Locatelli Mahindra 23 25 Ret 18 29 17 Ret 25 25 19 Ret 18 23 Ret Ret 26 0 María Herrera Honda 17 Ret 27 0 Scott Deroue Kalex KTM 19 19 17 Ret 25 Ret 26 20 Ret 23 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 23 Ret Ret 0 Gabriel Ramos Kalex KTM Ret Ret 26 28 24 26 31 27 Ret Ret 29 28 28 21 22 27 19 24 0 Ana Carrasco Kalex KTM 24 21 23 23 22 20 30 24 20 26 Ret 29 24 22 0 Hafiza Rofa KTM 20 0 Gabriel Rodrigo KTM Ret 22 Ret Ret 20 Ret 0 Husqvarna 22 Maximilian Kappler FTR 21 0 Marcos Ramírez KTM 21 0 Kevin Hanus Honda 23 0 Thomas van Leeuwen Kalex KTM 23 0 Michael Ruben Rinaldi Mahindra 23 0 Simone Mazzola FTR Honda 24 0 Lorenzo Petrarca KTM 25 0 Anthony Groppi FTR Honda 25 0 Albert Arenas KTM 28 0 Olly Simpson KTM 28 0 Ramdan Rosli KTM Ret 0 Hikari Okubo Honda Ret 0 Sena Yamada Honda Ret 0 Joe Irving KTM Ret 0 Renald Castillon Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT AME ARG ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER IND CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) 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

Manufacturers' standings[]

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	KTM	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	5	1	2	2	3	3	1	5	1	2	1	384
2	Honda	2	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	3	384
3	Mahindra	4	15	13	14	12	4	6	3	2	7	6	4	6	7	3	7	14	8	168
4	Husqvarna	13	8	8	10	13	5	8	8	5	12	3	9	12	3	6	9	4	4	156
5	Kalex KTM	17	11	4	15	15	8	19	15	10	8	16	14	9	21	17	12	11	15	62
6	FTR KTM								12				23							4
	FTR									21										0
	FTR Honda						24													0
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	AME	ARG	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	IND	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Although KTM and Honda finished with identical points totals of 384, KTM was crowned manufacturers' champion on countback by virtue of their 10 race wins to Honda's 8.

References[]

External links[]

• The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing