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 | Arnaud Tonus [2] | |
24 | Shaun Simpson [2] | 1–6, 9–12, 14–20 | ||
91 | Jeremy Seewer | All | ||
Team HRC | Honda | 5 | Brian Bogers | 19–20 |
42 | Todd Waters | 7, 11–18 | ||
243 | Tim Gajser | 2–20 | ||
Marchetti Racing Team KTM | KTM | 6 | Benoît Paturel | 4–8, 10–11 |
17 | José Butrón [3] | 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 | ||
224 | Alessandro Brugnoni | 16 | ||
A1M Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 7 | Tanel Leok | 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 |
291 | Matiss Karro | 14–15, 19 | ||
BOS Project | KTM | 9 | Ken De Dycker | 3–4 |
Suzuki | 777 | Evgeny Bobryshev | 1–16, 19–20 | |
KTM | 911 | Jordi Tixier [4] | 14–15 | |
TM Racing Factory Team | TM | 12 | Max Nagl | 1–13, 17, 20 |
Team SteelsdrJack | KTM | 15 | Davide Bonini | 3–4, 8, 16, 20 |
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 21 | Gautier Paulin [5] | All |
99 | Max Anstie [6] | 1–4, 6–20 | ||
201 | Yentel Martens | 15 | ||
Standing Construct KTM | KTM | 22 | Kevin Strijbos | All |
92 | Valentin Guillod [7] | 9–18, 20 | ||
Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team | Kawasaki | 25 | Clément Desalle [8] | All |
33 | Julien Lieber [9] | 1–10, 12–20 | ||
Team Honda RedMoto Assomotor | Honda | 27 | Arminas Jasikonis | 1–10, 12 |
42 | Todd Waters | 19–20 | ||
152 | Petar Petrov | 1–10, 14–20 | ||
Scandinavian Racing Sports | Suzuki | 30 | Eddie Hjortmarker | 10 |
KTM | 93 | Jonathan Bengtsson | 2, 6, 8–11, 14–17, 19–20 | |
Ceres 71 Racing Team | Yamaha | 32 | Milko Potisek [10] | 2, 19 |
120 | Simone Zecchina [11] | 2–4, 9–11 | ||
Hitachi KTM UK | KTM | 55 | Graeme Irwin [12] | 1–6, 9–11, 14–16, 19–20 |
62 MotoSport Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 62 | Klemen Gerčar | 2–5, 7–8, 10–11, 14, 16–17, 20 |
Team Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki Racing | Kawasaki | 77 | Alessandro Lupino | All |
141 | Maxime Desprey | 2–11, 19–20 | ||
KMP Honda Racing | Honda | 83 | Nathan Renkens | 2–5, 7–11, 14–17, 19–20 |
926 | Jeremy Délincé | 8 | ||
Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 84 | Jeffrey Herlings [13] | 1–10, 12–20 |
222 | Antonio Cairoli [14] | All | ||
259 | Glenn Coldenhoff [15] | All | ||
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 85 | Stefan Ekerold | 2–5, 8–11 |
212 | Jeffrey Dewulf | 15, 19 | ||
Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team | Yamaha | 89 | Jeremy Van Horebeek [16] | All |
461 | Romain Febvre [17] | 1–18 | ||
Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 100 | Tommy Searle [18] | 1–2, 8–20 |
I-Fly JK Yamaha | Yamaha | 128 | Ivo Monticelli [19] | 1–11, 14–20 |
210 | Paulo Alberto | 9 | ||
JD 191 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 191 | Jaromír Romančík | 9 |
831 | Tomasz Wysocki | 2–5, 7, 9, 11, 14 | ||
STC Racing | KTM | 347 | Johannes Klein | 2 |
377 | Martin Krč | 8 | ||
Husqvarna | 868 | Michael Docherty | 7, 9–10, 14–16 | |
920 Fly Group Team | Husqvarna | 920 | Ander Valentín | 2–5, 7–11, 15–16, 20 |
Wild Card Teams & Riders | ||||
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
ML MX Team | KTM | 9 | Ken De Dycker | 2, 15 |
Team Beddini Racing | Yamaha | 16 | Nicola Recchia | 4 |
JWR Yamaha | Yamaha | 20 | Filip Bengtsson | 2, 7, 15, 19 |
Honda | 23 | Menno Aussems | 15 | |
Honda Racing Brazil | Honda | 28 | Jetro Salazar | 1 |
230 | Hector Assunção | 1 | ||
APJ Racing Team | Honda | 31 | Luka Crnković | 2–4 |
Spormoto KTM Turkey | KTM | 36 | Sakir Senkalayci | 18 |
Phoenix Tools Apico Honda | Honda | 37 | Gert Krestinov | 2, 15 |
Honda MX Team Greece | Honda | 38 | Panagiotis Kouzis | 17–18 |
Honda | 40 | Hernán Cabrera | 1 | |
Yamaha | 48 | Galip Alp Baysan | 18 | |
Maurer Racing Team | Husqvarna | 49 | Jernej Irt | 14 |
Husqvarna | 58 | Nicolás Carranza | 1 | |
Team Alvaro Caparvi Racing | Kawasaki | 73 | Pier Filippo Bertuzzo | 20 |
KTM Team Fly Over | KTM | 74 | Francesco Muratori | 4, 20 |
Husqvarna | 78 | Yves Furlato | 16 | |
Scoccia Racing Team | Kawasaki | 80 | Thomas Marini | 14, 16 |
KTM Switzerland | KTM | 82 | Andy Baumgartner | 16 |
Hutten Metaal Racing | Yamaha | 94 | Sven van der Mierden | 2–3, 14, 19 |
SKS Racing Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 107 | Lars van Berkel | 2, 15, 19 |
Haas Racing Team | Husqvarna | 125 | Petr Smitka | 14 |
Yamaha | 134 | Rodrigo Landa | 1 | |
Pol Motors Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 151 | Harri Kullas | 2, 7, 15, 19 |
CSM Zambrana Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 151 | Harri Kullas | 3 |
Yamaha | 160 | Manolis Kritikos | 19 | |
Djagung Racing Factory DRF | Husqvarna | 162 | Farhan Hendro | 12–13 |
288 | Aldi Lazaroni | 12–13 | ||
336 | Lewis Stewart | 12–13 | ||
705 | Rizky Kusparwanto | 12–13 | ||
DAM Racing | KTM | 164 | Dietger Damiaens | 15 |
Team KTM Argentina | KTM | 171 | Juan Pablo Luzzardi | 1 |
Yamaha | 175 | Víctor Garrido | 1 | |
Avant Honda | Honda | 179 | Joaquín Poli | 1, 4–5 |
Honda | 183 | Batuhan Demiryol | 18 | |
SpeedCity Leiria/IMS Racing | Yamaha | 210 | Paulo Alberto | 5 |
SN Motorsports | Kawasaki | 220 | Grégory Aranda | 10 |
Buksa/Ados KTM Team | KTM | 232 | Martin Michek | 14 |
Team Pfeil Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 291 | Matiss Karro | 7, 9 |
KTM | 300 | Viacheslav Golovkin | 6 | |
Dunois MX | Kawasaki | 403 | Adrian Jorry | 10 |
SJT Kahro Racing | Honda | 411 | Erki Kahro | 6–7, 11, 19 |
Iannarone Team | KTM | 471 | Volodymyr Tarasov | 4, 7, 11, 14 |
Hostettler Yamaha | Yamaha | 501 | Cyrill Scheiwiller | 16 |
Carglass Honda | Honda | 511 | Steven Clarke | 8 |
Italian Factory 8biano Motorsport | Husqvarna | 550 | Simon Mallet | 3, 5 |
Renter Team | Yamaha | 613 | Václav Kovář | 8 |
DMX Motorsport | KTM | 622 | Gianluca Di Marziantonio | 4 |
Rama Jaya DS7 | KTM | 701 | Andre Sondakh | 12–13 |
RGS Motocross Team | Kawasaki | 707 | Robin Kappel | 16 |
Tristan Moto | Husqvarna | 710 | Nicolas Bender | 16 |
GSM Daffy Michelin Yamaha | Yamaha | 711 | Nicolas Dercourt | 10 |
Flyover KTM | KTM | 771 | Simone Croci | 11 |
HFour Racing Team | Kawasaki | 817 | Jason Clermont | 16 |
MXN Motocross Parts/TEC Design | KTM | 853 | Nino Dekker | 19 |
Team Green Motec IDirt | Kawasaki | 875 | Kim Schaffter | 16 |
Ghidinelli Racing | Yamaha | 878 | Stefano Pezzuto | 3–4 |
Suzuki | 878 | Stefano Pezzuto | 20 | |
Team VHR | KTM | 911 | Jordi Tixier | 20 |
Wavelet MX Team | KTM | 992 | Toms Macuks | 7 |
Yamaha | 999 | Rui Gonçalves | 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 | Pauls Jonass [20] | 1–19 |
61 | Jorge Prado [21] | All | ||
Team HRC | Honda | 10 | Calvin Vlaanderen | All |
F&H Racing Team | Kawasaki | 14 | Jed Beaton | 1–9 |
56 | Marshal Weltin | 15–17, 19–20 | ||
70 | Rubén Fernández | 2–11 | ||
811 | Adam Sterry | 1–6, 9, 11–15, 19–20 | ||
Kemea Yamaha Yamalube Racing Team | Yamaha | 18 | Vsevolod Brylyakov [22] | 1–6 |
127 | Anthony Rodríguez | 8–20 | ||
193 | Jago Geerts [23] | 1–16, 19–20 | ||
919 | Ben Watson [24] | All | ||
Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing | Husqvarna | 19 | Thomas Kjer Olsen [25] | All |
64 | Thomas Covington [26] | All | ||
KTM Silver Action | KTM | 26 | Nicola Bertuzzi | 2–5, 7–10, 14–16 |
118 | Stephen Rubini [27] | 1–7, 10–11, 14, 16–17, 20 | ||
137 | Yuri Quarti | 20 | ||
STC Racing | Husqvarna | 29 | Henry Jacobi | All |
Jumbo No Fear Vamo Honda | Honda | 34 | Micha Boy de Waal | 2, 4–5, 7–9, 11, 14–18 |
56 | Marshal Weltin | 1–5, 7–11, 14 | ||
312 | Oriol Casas | 16–20 | ||
LRT KTM | KTM | 43 | Natanael Bres | 8 |
46 | Davy Pootjes [28] | 1–15 | ||
Marchetti Racing Team KTM | KTM | 44 | Morgan Lesiardo [29] | 1–8, 11, 14–17 |
Team VHR | KTM | 52 | Adrien Malaval | 16 |
106 | Scotty Verhaeghe | 10 | ||
110 | Alexis Verhaeghe | 2–5 | ||
338 | David Herbreteau | 2–10 | ||
945 | Anthony Bourdon | 19–20 | ||
Bike It DRT Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 57 | Darian Sanayei | 1–4, 9 |
891 | Gustavo Pessoa | 14, 16–18, 20 | ||
Husqvarna 8biano Motorsport | Husqvarna | 66 | Iker Larrañaga [30] | 1–8 |
172 | Brent Van Doninck [30] | 1–8 | ||
DIGA-Procross Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 66 | Iker Larrañaga | 9–12 |
172 | Brent Van Doninck | 9–20 | ||
114 Motorsports Honda | Honda | 88 | Freek van der Vlist | 8 |
96 | Hunter Lawrence | 1–4, 7, 9–11, 14–20 | ||
98 | Bas Vaessen | 1–5, 10–20 | ||
Yamaha SM Action - M.C. Migliori | Yamaha | 95 | Simone Furlotti [31] | 4–20 |
161 | Alvin Östlund [31] | 1–7, 19–20 | ||
722 | Michael Mantovani | 14 | ||
747 | Michele Cervellin | 9–16, 18–20 | ||
959 | Maxime Renaux | 2, 4, 14, 17–18 | ||
KTM Rocket Junior's | KTM | 101 | Zachary Pichon | 3–5, 7–11, 14–16, 20 |
JD 191 KTM Racing Team | KTM | 102 | Richard Šikyňa | 2–5, 7–11, 14–20 |
313 | Petr Polák | 14, 20 | ||
I-Fly JK Yamaha | Yamaha | 129 | Sander Agard-Michelsen | 2, 7 |
297 | Anton Gole [19] | 9–11, 14–16, 19–20 | ||
Team Ausio Yamaha Yamalube Maxxis | Yamaha | 199 | Jorge Zaragoza | 2–5, 8–9 |
267 | Edoardo Bersanelli | 11 | ||
292 | Alex Gamboa | 20 | ||
KTM Sarholz Racing Team | KTM | 226 | Tom Koch | 2–5, 7–9, 14–17, 19–20 |
TM Racing Factory Team | TM | 321 | Samuele Bernardini | 1–11 |
Hitachi KTM UK | KTM | 426 | Conrad Mewse [12] | 1–11, 15, 19–20 |
Team Martin Racing Honda | Honda | 747 | Michele Cervellin | 1, 4–8 |
E2T - Racing Team | Husqvarna | 783 | Enzo Toriani | 2–5, 7, 10–11, 14 |
Yamaha | 832 | Bastien Inghilleri | 10 | |
Wild Card Teams & Riders | ||||
Team | Constructor | No | Rider | Rounds |
KTM | 44 | Morgan Lesiardo | 19–20 | |
KTM | 50 | Sergey Kurashev | 6 | |
Team DIGA-Procross | Husqvarna | 53 | Dylan Walsh | 8 |
Yamaha | 59 | Mustafa Cetin | 18 | |
2B1 Motorsports | Kawasaki | 70 | Rubén Fernández | 19 |
2B1 Motorsports | Yamaha | 70 | Rubén Fernández | 20 |
Sahkar Racing | KTM | 75 | Hardi Roosiorg | 2–3, 7–8, 10–11, 15–17, 19 |
Z&B Racing Team | Yamaha | 79 | Cyril Zurbrügg | 16 |
Orion Racing Team | KTM | 109 | Roland Edelbacher | 14 |
KTM | 111 | Emircan Senkalayci | 18 | |
MXR&D Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 114 | Jy Roberts | 13 |
Husqvarna | 122 | Germán Bratschi | 1 | |
KTM | 124 | Jakub Terešák | 14 | |
Andre Motors KTM | KTM | 130 | René de Jong | 2, 14–15, 19–20 |
Husqvarna | 133 | Luciano Righi | 1 | |
Motorsport Varna | KTM | 136 | Alex Dimitrov | 17 |
Raceline Pirelli KTM | KTM | 138 | Morgan Fogarty | 13 |
Peter Mulder JR Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 154 | Dani de Vries | 15 |
Schepers Racing | KTM | 173 | Jakob Nielsen | 19 |
Honda | 194 | Javier Vásquez | 1 | |
Djagung Racing Factory DRF | Husqvarna | 204 | Hilman Maksum | 12–13 |
206 | Diva Ismayana | 12–13 | ||
281 | Yosua Pattipi | 12–13 | ||
325 | Muhammad Alfarizi | 12–13 | ||
ASTES4-TESAR Yamaha | Yamaha | 211 | Nicholas Lapucci | 4, 20 |
321 | Samuele Bernardini | 16–17, 19–20 | ||
BUD Racing Monster Energy Kawasaki | Kawasaki | 225 | Brian Moreau | 20 |
720 | Pierre Goupillon | 20 | ||
Delta Yamaha | Yamaha | 253 | Jan Pancar | 18 |
Spormoto KTM Turkey | KTM | 271 | Furkan Valimaki | 18 |
DMX Motorsport | KTM | 275 | Joakin Furbetta | 4 |
Honda | 276 | Sergio Villaronga | 1 | |
Team Griekspoor | KTM | 299 | Lars Griekspoor | 15, 19–20 |
Husqvarna | 301 | Yasin Karaboce | 18 | |
Buildbase Honda | Honda | 326 | Josh Gilbert | 9–10 |
KTM | 330 | Austin Root | 20 | |
Team Husqvarna Switzerland/Wenger-Bike | Husqvarna | 331 | Loris Freidig | 3, 16, 20 |
M Smith KTM | KTM | 351 | Eric Grondahl | 19 |
Honda | 375 | Julian Seibel | 1 | |
Buksa/Ados KTM Team | KTM | 377 | Martin Krč | 14, 16 |
Team Kawasaki Pfeil | Kawasaki | 485 | Kim Savaste | 2 |
Revolution Racing Team | KTM | 485 | Kim Savaste | 16, 20 |
JLD Motorcycles | KTM | 520 | Jimmy Clochet | 4–5, 20 |
KTM | 730 | Timur Petrashin | 19 | |
Thermotec Racing KTM | KTM | 766 | Michael Sandner | 17 |
BOS Project GP | KTM | 773 | Thomas Do | 3, 5 |
Kawasaki | 833 | Lautaro Toro | 1 | |
Assomotor Honda | Honda | 872 | Mathys Boisramé | 4, 8 |
Honda Racing Brazil | Honda | 891 | Gustavo Pessoa | 1 |
934 | Lucas Dunka | 1 | ||
Solarys Racing SSRL | Husqvarna | 931 | Andrea Zanotti | 8, 10, 16 |
CBO Moto Husqvarna | Husqvarna | 945 | Anthony Bourdon | 10 |
HFour Racing Team | Kawasaki | 949 | Alessandro Contessi | 16 |
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