The 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 62nd FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 20 events, started at Neuquen in Argentina on 4 March, and ended at Imola in Italy on 30 September. [1] Jeffrey Herlings dominated the main championship by winning 33 races out of 40, getting on the podium in every race he started.
A 20-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017. [1]
Officially Approved Teams & Riders | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Wilvo Yamaha Official Team MXGP | Yamaha | 4 | ![]() | |
24 | ![]() | 1–6, 9–12, 14–20 | ||
91 | ![]() | All | ||
Team HRC | Honda | 5 | ![]() | 19–20 |
42 | ![]() | 7, 11–18 | ||
243 | ![]() | 2–20 | ||
Marchetti Racing Team KTM | KTM | 6 | ![]() | 4–8, 10–11 |
17 | ![]() | 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 | ||
224 | ![]() | 16 | ||
A1M Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 7 | ![]() | 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 |
291 | ![]() | 14–15, 19 | ||
BOS Project | KTM | 9 | ![]() | 3–4 |
Suzuki | 777 | ![]() | 1–16, 19–20 | |
KTM | 911 | ![]() | 14–15 | |
TM Racing Factory Team | TM | 12 | ![]() | 1–13, 17, 20 |
Team SteelsdrJack | KTM | 15 | ![]() | 3–4, 8, 16, 20 |
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 21 | ![]() | All |
99 | ![]() | 1–4, 6–20 | ||
201 | ![]() | 15 | ||
Standing Construct KTM | KTM | 22 | ![]() | All |
92 | ![]() | 9–18, 20 | ||
Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 25 | ![]() | All |
33 | ![]() | 1–10, 12–20 | ||
Team Honda RedMoto Assomotor | Honda | 27 | ![]() | 1–10, 12 |
42 | ![]() | 19–20 | ||
152 | ![]() | 1–10, 14–20 | ||
Scandinavian Racing Sports | Suzuki | 30 | ![]() | 10 |
KTM | 93 | ![]() | 2, 6, 8–11, 14–17, 19–20 | |
Ceres 71 Racing Team | Yamaha | 32 | ![]() | 2, 19 |
120 | ![]() | 2–4, 9–11 | ||
Hitachi KTM UK | KTM | 55 | ![]() | 1–6, 9–11, 14–16, 19–20 |
62 MotoSport Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 62 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–8, 10–11, 14, 16–17, 20 |
Team Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | 77 | ![]() | All |
141 | ![]() | 2–11, 19–20 | ||
KMP Honda Racing | Honda | 83 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–11, 14–17, 19–20 |
926 | ![]() | 8 | ||
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | ![]() | 1–10, 12–20 |
222 | ![]() | All | ||
259 | ![]() | All | ||
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 85 | ![]() | 2–5, 8–11 |
212 | ![]() | 15, 19 | ||
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 89 | ![]() | All |
461 | ![]() | 1–18 | ||
Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 100 | ![]() | 1–2, 8–20 |
I-Fly JK Yamaha | Yamaha | 128 | ![]() | 1–11, 14–20 |
210 | ![]() | 9 | ||
JD 191 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 191 | ![]() | 9 |
831 | ![]() | 2–5, 7, 9, 11, 14 | ||
STC Racing | KTM | 347 | ![]() | 2 |
377 | ![]() | 8 | ||
Husqvarna | 868 | ![]() | 7, 9–10, 14–16 | |
920 Fly Group Team | Husqvarna | 920 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–11, 15–16, 20 |
Wild Card Teams & Riders | ||||
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
ML MX Team | KTM | 9 | ![]() | 2, 15 |
Team Beddini Racing | Yamaha | 16 | ![]() | 4 |
JWR Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | ![]() | 2, 7, 15, 19 |
Honda | 23 | ![]() | 15 | |
Honda Racing Brazil | Honda | 28 | ![]() | 1 |
230 | ![]() | 1 | ||
APJ Racing Team | Honda | 31 | ![]() | 2–4 |
Spormoto KTM Turkey | KTM | 36 | ![]() | 18 |
Phoenix Tools Apico Honda | Honda | 37 | ![]() | 2, 15 |
Honda MX Team Greece | Honda | 38 | ![]() | 17–18 |
Honda | 40 | ![]() | 1 | |
Yamaha | 48 | ![]() | 18 | |
Maurer Racing Team | Husqvarna | 49 | ![]() | 14 |
Husqvarna | 58 | ![]() | 1 | |
Team Alvaro Caparvi Racing | Kawasaki | 73 | ![]() | 20 |
KTM Team Fly Over | KTM | 74 | ![]() | 4, 20 |
Husqvarna | 78 | ![]() | 16 | |
Scoccia Racing Team | Kawasaki | 80 | ![]() | 14, 16 |
KTM Switzerland | KTM | 82 | ![]() | 16 |
Hutten Metaal Racing | Yamaha | 94 | ![]() | 2–3, 14, 19 |
SKS Racing Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 107 | ![]() | 2, 15, 19 |
Haas Racing Team | Husqvarna | 125 | ![]() | 14 |
Yamaha | 134 | ![]() | 1 | |
Pol Motors Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 151 | ![]() | 2, 7, 15, 19 |
CSM Zambrana Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 151 | ![]() | 3 |
Yamaha | 160 | ![]() | 19 | |
Djagung Racing Factory DRF | Husqvarna | 162 | ![]() | 12–13 |
288 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
336 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
705 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
DAM Racing | KTM | 164 | ![]() | 15 |
Team KTM Argentina | KTM | 171 | ![]() | 1 |
Yamaha | 175 | ![]() | 1 | |
Avant Honda | Honda | 179 | ![]() | 1, 4–5 |
Honda | 183 | ![]() | 18 | |
SpeedCity Leiria/IMS Racing | Yamaha | 210 | ![]() | 5 |
SN Motorsports | Kawasaki | 220 | ![]() | 10 |
Buksa/Ados KTM Team | KTM | 232 | ![]() | 14 |
Team Pfeil Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 291 | ![]() | 7, 9 |
KTM | 300 | ![]() | 6 | |
Dunois MX | Kawasaki | 403 | ![]() | 10 |
SJT Kahro Racing | Honda | 411 | ![]() | 6–7, 11, 19 |
Iannarone Team | KTM | 471 | ![]() | 4, 7, 11, 14 |
Hostettler Yamaha | Yamaha | 501 | ![]() | 16 |
Carglass Honda | Honda | 511 | ![]() | 8 |
Italian Factory 8biano Motorsport | Husqvarna | 550 | ![]() | 3, 5 |
Renter Team | Yamaha | 613 | ![]() | 8 |
DMX Motorsport | KTM | 622 | ![]() | 4 |
Rama Jaya DS7 | KTM | 701 | ![]() | 12–13 |
RGS Motocross Team | Kawasaki | 707 | ![]() | 16 |
Tristan Moto | Husqvarna | 710 | ![]() | 16 |
GSM Daffy Michelin Yamaha | Yamaha | 711 | ![]() | 10 |
Flyover KTM | KTM | 771 | ![]() | 11 |
HFour Racing Team | Kawasaki | 817 | ![]() | 16 |
MXN Motocross Parts/TEC Design | KTM | 853 | ![]() | 19 |
Team Green Motec IDirt | Kawasaki | 875 | ![]() | 16 |
Ghidinelli Racing | Yamaha | 878 | ![]() | 3–4 |
Suzuki | 878 | ![]() | 20 | |
Team VHR | KTM | 911 | ![]() | 20 |
Wavelet MX Team | KTM | 992 | ![]() | 7 |
Yamaha | 999 | ![]() | 5 | |
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Officially Approved Teams & Riders | ||||
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Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 1 | ![]() | 1–19 |
61 | ![]() | All | ||
Team HRC | Honda | 10 | ![]() | All |
F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | 14 | ![]() | 1–9 |
56 | ![]() | 15–17, 19–20 | ||
70 | ![]() | 2–11 | ||
811 | ![]() | 1–6, 9, 11–15, 19–20 | ||
Kemea Yamaha Yamalube Racing Team | Yamaha | 18 | ![]() | 1–6 |
127 | ![]() | 8–20 | ||
193 | ![]() | 1–16, 19–20 | ||
919 | ![]() | All | ||
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 19 | ![]() | All |
64 | ![]() | All | ||
KTM Silver Action | KTM | 26 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–10, 14–16 |
118 | ![]() | 1–7, 10–11, 14, 16–17, 20 | ||
137 | ![]() | 20 | ||
STC Racing | Husqvarna | 29 | ![]() | All |
Jumbo No Fear Vamo Honda | Honda | 34 | ![]() | 2, 4–5, 7–9, 11, 14–18 |
56 | ![]() | 1–5, 7–11, 14 | ||
312 | ![]() | 16–20 | ||
LRT KTM | KTM | 43 | ![]() | 8 |
46 | ![]() | 1–15 | ||
Marchetti Racing Team KTM | KTM | 44 | ![]() | 1–8, 11, 14–17 |
Team VHR | KTM | 52 | ![]() | 16 |
106 | ![]() | 10 | ||
110 | ![]() | 2–5 | ||
338 | ![]() | 2–10 | ||
945 | ![]() | 19–20 | ||
Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 57 | ![]() | 1–4, 9 |
891 | ![]() | 14, 16–18, 20 | ||
Husqvarna 8biano Motorsport | Husqvarna | 66 | ![]() | 1–8 |
172 | ![]() | 1–8 | ||
DIGA-Procross Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 66 | ![]() | 9–12 |
172 | ![]() | 9–20 | ||
114 Motorsports Honda | Honda | 88 | ![]() | 8 |
96 | ![]() | 1–4, 7, 9–11, 14–20 | ||
98 | ![]() | 1–5, 10–20 | ||
Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori | Yamaha | 95 | ![]() | 4–20 |
161 | ![]() | 1–7, 19–20 | ||
722 | ![]() | 14 | ||
747 | ![]() | 9–16, 18–20 | ||
959 | ![]() | 2, 4, 14, 17–18 | ||
KTM Rocket Junior's | KTM | 101 | ![]() | 3–5, 7–11, 14–16, 20 |
JD 191 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 102 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–11, 14–20 |
313 | ![]() | 14, 20 | ||
I-Fly JK Yamaha | Yamaha | 129 | ![]() | 2, 7 |
297 | ![]() | 9–11, 14–16, 19–20 | ||
Team Ausio Yamaha Yamalube Maxxis | Yamaha | 199 | ![]() | 2–5, 8–9 |
267 | ![]() | 11 | ||
292 | ![]() | 20 | ||
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 226 | ![]() | 2–5, 7–9, 14–17, 19–20 |
TM Racing Factory Team | TM | 321 | ![]() | 1–11 |
Hitachi KTM UK | KTM | 426 | ![]() | 1–11, 15, 19–20 |
Team Martin Racing Honda | Honda | 747 | ![]() | 1, 4–8 |
E2T - Racing Team | Husqvarna | 783 | ![]() | 2–5, 7, 10–11, 14 |
Yamaha | 832 | ![]() | 10 | |
Wild Card Teams & Riders | ||||
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
KTM | 44 | ![]() | 19–20 | |
KTM | 50 | ![]() | 6 | |
Team DIGA-Procross | Husqvarna | 53 | ![]() | 8 |
Yamaha | 59 | ![]() | 18 | |
2B1 Motorsports | Kawasaki | 70 | ![]() | 19 |
2B1 Motorsports | Yamaha | 70 | ![]() | 20 |
Sahkar Racing | KTM | 75 | ![]() | 2–3, 7–8, 10–11, 15–17, 19 |
Z&B Racing Team | Yamaha | 79 | ![]() | 16 |
Orion Racing Team | KTM | 109 | ![]() | 14 |
KTM | 111 | ![]() | 18 | |
MXR&D Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 114 | ![]() | 13 |
Husqvarna | 122 | ![]() | 1 | |
KTM | 124 | ![]() | 14 | |
Andre Motors KTM | KTM | 130 | ![]() | 2, 14–15, 19–20 |
Husqvarna | 133 | ![]() | 1 | |
Motorsport Varna | KTM | 136 | ![]() | 17 |
Raceline Pirelli KTM | KTM | 138 | ![]() | 13 |
Peter Mulder JR Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 154 | ![]() | 15 |
Schepers Racing | KTM | 173 | ![]() | 19 |
Honda | 194 | ![]() | 1 | |
Djagung Racing Factory DRF | Husqvarna | 204 | ![]() | 12–13 |
206 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
281 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
325 | ![]() | 12–13 | ||
ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha | Yamaha | 211 | ![]() | 4, 20 |
321 | ![]() | 16–17, 19–20 | ||
BUD Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 225 | ![]() | 20 |
720 | ![]() | 20 | ||
Delta Yamaha | Yamaha | 253 | ![]() | 18 |
Spormoto KTM Turkey | KTM | 271 | ![]() | 18 |
DMX Motorsport | KTM | 275 | ![]() | 4 |
Honda | 276 | ![]() | 1 | |
Team Griekspoor | KTM | 299 | ![]() | 15, 19–20 |
Husqvarna | 301 | ![]() | 18 | |
Buildbase Honda | Honda | 326 | ![]() | 9–10 |
KTM | 330 | ![]() | 20 | |
Team Husqvarna Switzerland/Wenger-Bike | Husqvarna | 331 | ![]() | 3, 16, 20 |
M Smith KTM | KTM | 351 | ![]() | 19 |
Honda | 375 | ![]() | 1 | |
Buksa/Ados KTM Team | KTM | 377 | ![]() | 14, 16 |
Team Kawasaki Pfeil | Kawasaki | 485 | ![]() | 2 |
Revolution Racing Team | KTM | 485 | ![]() | 16, 20 |
JLD Motorcycles | KTM | 520 | ![]() | 4–5, 20 |
KTM | 730 | ![]() | 19 | |
Thermotec Racing KTM | KTM | 766 | ![]() | 17 |
BOS Project GP | KTM | 773 | ![]() | 3, 5 |
Kawasaki | 833 | ![]() | 1 | |
Assomotor Honda | Honda | 872 | ![]() | 4, 8 |
Honda Racing Brazil | Honda | 891 | ![]() | 1 |
934 | ![]() | 1 | ||
Solarys Racing SSRL | Husqvarna | 931 | ![]() | 8, 10, 16 |
CBO Moto Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 945 | ![]() | 10 |
HFour Racing Team | Kawasaki | 949 | ![]() | 16 |
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