2018 Moto3 World Championship

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[]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds TM Racing Factory 3570 MTA 3 13 Bester Capital Dubai KTM RC250GP 5 Jaume Masiá[2] 1–17, 19 42 Marcos Ramírez[2] All Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda NSF250RW 7 Adam Norrodin[3] 1–18 26 [4] 19 71 Ayumu Sasaki[3] 1–13, 15–19 SKY Racing Team VR46 VR46 Master Camp Team KTM RC250GP 8 Nicolò Bulega[5] 1–15 9 Apiwath Wongthananon 15, 18 10 Dennis Foggia[5] All 31 Celestino Vietti 16–19 Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Academy 77 KTM RC250GP 11 Livio Loi[6] 1–8 77 Vicente Pérez 7 77 Vicente Pérez[7] 9–19 Redox PrüstelGP KTM[8] RC250GP 12 Marco Bezzecchi[9] All 84 Jakub Kornfeil[10] All Kohara Racing Team Honda NSF250RW 13 Shizuka Okazaki 16 Marinelli Snipers Team Honda NSF250RW 14 Tony Arbolino[2] All 76 Makar Yurchenko 18 Cuna de Campeones Czech Talent Team KTM RC250GP 15 Filip Salač 10 Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM[11] RC250GP 16 Andrea Migno[12] All 25 Raúl Fernández 7, 14, 19 75 Albert Arenas[2] All CIP - Green Power KTM RC250GP 17 John McPhee[13] All 76 Makar Yurchenko[14] 1–7 81 Stefano Nepa[15] 8–19 Lamotec Lagemaat Racing KTM RC250GP 18 8 RBA BOE Skull Rider KTM RC250GP 19 Gabriel Rodrigo[2] 1–17, 19 22 Kazuki Masaki[16] All City Lifting RS Racing KTM RC250GP 20 12 Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda NSF250RW 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio[17] All 88 Jorge Martín[17] All Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda NSF250RW 23 Niccolò Antonelli[2] 1–16, 18-19 24 Tatsuki Suzuki[2] All 55 Yari Montella 13 55 Yari Montella 17 Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM RC250GP 25 Raúl Fernández 9 40 Darryn Binder[18] 1–8, 10–19 61 Can Öncü 19 Honda Team Asia Honda NSF250RW 27 Kaito Toba[2] All 41 Nakarin Atiratphuvapat[2] All Asia Talent Team Honda NSF250RW 32 Ai Ogura 4, 8–9, 11 Leopard Racing Honda NSF250RW 33 Enea Bastianini[19] All 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta[20] All 69 Tom Booth-Amos 12 96 Manuel Pagliani 6 AP Honda Racing Thailand Honda NSF250RW 35 Somkiat Chantra 15 Team Plus One Honda NSF250RW 36 16 Freudenberg Racing Team KTM RC250GP 43 Luca Grünwald 9 Estrella Galicia 0,0 Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda NSF250RW 44 Arón Canet[21] 1–14, 16–19 52 Jeremy Alcoba 4, 14 52 Jeremy Alcoba 15 72 Alonso López[22] All Südmetal Schedl GP Racing KTM RC250GP 65 Philipp Öttl[2] All Motorsport Kofler KTM RC250GP 73 Maximilian Kofler 11 NRT Junior Team KTM RC250GP 81 Stefano Nepa 6

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Rider changes[]

• 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 will ride for Ángel Nieto Team, replacing Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
• Dennis Foggia will make 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 will make 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 MC Saxoprint, 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 is set to ride for Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Bo Bendsneyder who graduated to Moto2 with Tech 3.
• Lorenzo Dalla Porta will race with Leopard Racing, replacing Livio Loi, who moved to Reale Avintia Academy.
• Makar Yurchenko will make his Moto3 debut with CIP, replacing Manuel Pagliani.
• Both Romano Fenati and Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2, joining Marinelli Rivacold Snipers and SAG Racing 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 will not continue with the RBA BOE Racing Team after he announced his retirement from professional racing due to personal reasons. He will be replaced by the 2017 Red Bull Rookies Cup champion Kazuki Masaki.

Mid-season changes[]

• 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 will race 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.

Team changes[]

• 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 will be 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 is set to return to Moto3 after a five-season hiatus. They joined forces with Team Stylobike to form Reale Stylobike, fielding a KTM for Livio Loi.^[6]
• Red Bull KTM Ajo also downsized to one bike.

Calendar[]

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018:^[24]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	18 March	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, Santiago del Estero
3	22 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas[27]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
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]	Circuit Bugatti, 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]	Automotodrom Brno, 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]	Buriram International Circuit,[N 1] 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, Selangor
19	18 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana[42]	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.^[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[]

Grands Prix[]

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Niccolò Antonelli	Arón Canet	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
2	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	Tony Arbolino	Jorge Martín	Marco Bezzecchi	KTM	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Jorge Martín	Enea Bastianini	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Alonso López	Philipp Öttl	KTM	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Jorge Martín	Albert Arenas	KTM	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Enea Bastianini	Jaume Masiá	Enea Bastianini	Honda	Report
8	Dutch TT	Jorge Martín	Arón Canet	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Arón Canet	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
10	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Jakub Kornfeil	Arón Canet	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Honda	Report
11	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marco Bezzecchi	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Marco Bezzecchi	KTM	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Race cancelled[N 2]			Report
13	San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Gabriel Rodrigo	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Honda	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Jaume Masiá	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
15	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	Marco Bezzecchi	Dennis Foggia	Fabio Di Giannantonio	Honda	Report
16	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Gabriel Rodrigo	Darryn Binder	Marco Bezzecchi	KTM	Report
17	Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Lorenzo Dalla Porta	Albert Arenas	KTM	Report
18	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Jorge Martín	Jorge Martín	Jorge Martín	Honda	Report
19	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Tony Arbolino	Tony Arbolino	Can Öncü	KTM	Report

Riders' standings[]

Scoring system

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

Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Jorge Martín Honda 1 11 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 1 DNS 3 C 2 1 4 Ret 5 1 2 260 2 Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 6 3 5 7 4 3 7 9 Ret 1 11 C 3 4 1 Ret 2 6 4 218 3 Marco Bezzecchi KTM 14 1 3 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 6 1 C Ret 2 NC 1 Ret 5 20 214 4 Enea Bastianini Honda Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 6 1 3 Ret 4 2 C Ret 3 Ret 7 8 3 5 177 5 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 3 7 18 Ret Ret 8 17 6 13 10 5 C 1 13 2 2 Ret 2 18 151 6 Arón Canet Honda 2 2 8 Ret 8 11 Ret 2 5 2 10 C Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 128 7 Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 5 9 12 10 Ret 4 3 8 Ret 5 8 C 4 Ret 5 8 Ret 17 116 8 Jakub Kornfeil KTM 9 14 7 8 6 23 11 5 7 3 13 C 5 11 10 10 9 20 15 116 9 Albert Arenas KTM DNS Ret 15 Ret 1 14 Ret 14 Ret 9 4 C 6 7 Ret Ret 1 4 Ret 107 10 Marcos Ramírez KTM 15 12 Ret 3 3 15 Ret 10 4 7 15 C 16 5 8 12 Ret 11 9 102 11 Andrea Migno KTM 10 13 4 13 2 5 Ret 26 12 20 Ret C 9 12 11 13 13 16 14 84 12 John McPhee KTM Ret 17 14 Ret 12 12 4 Ret 3 Ret 12 C Ret 10 Ret 5 14 Ret 3 78 13 Jaume Masiá KTM 12 Ret 21 5 10 Ret Ret 4 6 17 6 C Ret 9 17 11 Ret 6 76 14 Tatsuki Suzuki Honda DNS 21 9 6 9 17 5 13 Ret 14 18 C Ret 6 Ret 15 4 9 Ret 71 15 Niccolò Antonelli Honda 4 8 24 11 5 9 DNS 15 16 11 22 C 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 71 16 Philipp Öttl KTM Ret 23 6 1 15 19 16 18 8 8 14 C DNS 19 13 16 15 19 Ret 58 17 Darryn Binder KTM Ret 22 13 DNS 11 13 Ret 7 23 19 C 8 18 Ret 3 12 7 19 57 18 Tony Arbolino Honda 17 10 20 Ret 7 7 Ret 17 17 15 9 C 11 16 14 6 Ret 8 Ret 57 19 Dennis Foggia KTM 16 Ret 16 Ret 14 Ret 9 12 19 12 26 C 7 25 3 4 Ret Ret Ret 55 20 Ayumu Sasaki Honda 8 16 11 12 16 16 Ret 19 10 22 7 C Ret Ret 9 10 18 11 50 21 Adam Norrodin Honda 11 5 Ret 16 Ret Ret 13 21 11 Ret 17 C 12 8 15 19 7 23 46 22 Kaito Toba Honda 7 19 Ret 9 17 20 6 16 18 Ret 16 C 13 26 12 17 19 12 Ret 37 23 Alonso López Honda Ret 6 17 4 19 18 8 25 Ret 18 24 C Ret 20 Ret 18 11 Ret Ret 36 24 Can Öncü KTM 1 25 25 Celestino Vietti KTM 14 3 Ret 10 24 26 Nicolò Bulega KTM Ret Ret Ret 17 Ret 21 Ret 11 14 19 23 C Ret 14 7 18 27 Vicente Pérez KTM DNS Ret 21 25 C 14 15 6 Ret 20 13 Ret 16 28 Raúl Fernández KTM 10 9 17 13 16 29 Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Honda 18 18 23 19 20 25 14 22 Ret 16 28 C 18 24 Ret 21 18 14 8 12 30 Makar Yurchenko KTM 19 24 19 14 13 Ret 12 9 Honda 17 31 Kazuki Masaki KTM 13 20 22 20 18 22 Ret 20 15 13 21 C 15 21 20 22 DNS 15 16 9 32 Livio Loi KTM Ret 15 10 18 21 24 15 24 8 33 Somkiat Chantra Honda 9 7 34 Manuel Pagliani Honda 10 6 35 Stefano Nepa KTM Ret 27 21 Ret 27 C 17 22 19 20 17 21 12 4 36 Ai Ogura Honda 15 23 Ret 20 1 37 Yari Montella Honda 19 16 0 38 Apiwat Wongthananon KTM 16 22 0 39 Jeremy Alcoba Honda Ret 23 18 0 40 20 0 41 Luca Grünwald KTM 20 0 42 Shizuka Okazaki Honda 23 0 43 Honda 24 0 44 Filip Salač KTM 24 0 45 KTM 28 0 46 Maximilian Kofler KTM 29 0 Honda Ret 0 KTM C 0 Tom Booth-Amos Honda C 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA 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 Light blue – Rookie

Manufacturers' standings[]

Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
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
														20							0
Pos	Manufacturer	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	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 SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Del Conca Gresini Moto3 21 6 3 5 7 4 3 7 9 Ret 1 11 C 3 4 1 Ret 2 6 4 478 88 1 11 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 1 1 DNS 3 C 2 1 4 Ret 5 1 2 2 Redox PrüstelGP 12 14 1 3 2 Ret 2 2 Ret 2 6 1 C Ret 2 NC 1 Ret 5 20 330 84 9 14 7 8 6 23 11 5 7 3 13 C 5 11 10 10 9 20 15 3 Leopard Racing 33 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 6 1 3 Ret 4 2 C Ret 3 Ret 7 8 3 5 328 48 3 7 18 Ret Ret 8 17 6 13 10 5 C 1 13 2 2 Ret 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 Ret 4 6 17 6 C Ret 9 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 2 2 8 Ret 8 11 Ret 2 5 2 10 C Ret Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret 164 52 18 72 Ret 6 17 4 19 18 8 25 Ret 18 24 C Ret 20 Ret 18 11 Ret Ret 6 SIC58 Squadra Corse 23 4 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 BOE Skull Rider 19 5 9 12 10 Ret 4 3 8 Ret 5 8 C 4 Ret 5 8 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 3 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 3 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 10 20 Ret 7 7 Ret 17 17 15 9 C 11 16 14 6 Ret 8 Ret 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

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

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