The 2018 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 70th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Franco Morbidelli was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he moved to the MotoGP class.
2018 was the final season that the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package — which debuted in the 2010 Moto2 season — was used in competition; as the brand new engine package (765cc inline-3) supplied by Triumph Motorcycles was introduced for the 2019 season.
After finishing 3rd at Sepang, Italian rider Francesco Bagnaia became the 2018 Moto2 World Champion. Miguel Oliveira finished second in the championship and his teammate Brad Binder finished third.
All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Honda 600cc 4-cylinder engine.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018: [34]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 18 March [lower-alpha 1] | Grand Prix of Qatar [35] | Losail International Circuit, Lusail |
2 | 8 April | Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina [36] | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo |
3 | 22 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas [37] | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
4 | 6 May | Gran Premio Red Bull de España [38] | Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera |
5 | 20 May | HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France [39] | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
6 | 3 June | Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley [40] | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero |
7 | 17 June | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya [41] | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
8 | 1 July | Motul TT Assen [42] | TT Circuit Assen, Assen |
9 | 15 July | Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland [43] | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
10 | 5 August | Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky [44] | Brno Circuit, Brno |
11 | 12 August | Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
12 | 26 August | GoPro British Grand Prix [45] | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
13 | 9 September | Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini [46] | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |
14 | 23 September | Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón [47] | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz |
15 | 7 October | PTT Thailand Grand Prix [48] | Chang International Circuit, Buriram |
16 | 21 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan [49] | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi |
17 | 28 October | Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix [50] | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island |
18 | 4 November | Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix [51] | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang |
19 | 18 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana [52] | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia |
Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Xavi Vierge | Xavi Vierge | Mattia Pasini | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Álex Márquez | Francesco Bagnaia | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Pons HP40 | Kalex | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Miguel Oliveira | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Fabio Quartararo | Fabio Quartararo | Fabio Quartararo | HDR - Speed Up Racing | Speed Up | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Francesco Bagnaia | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Joan Mir | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Luca Marini | Xavi Vierge | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Brad Binder | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Race cancelled [N 2] | Report | |||
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Mattia Pasini | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Brad Binder | Álex Márquez | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
15 | Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix | Lorenzo Baldassarri | Francesco Bagnaia | Francesco Bagnaia | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
16 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Francesco Bagnaia | Francesco Bagnaia | Francesco Bagnaia [lower-alpha 2] | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
17 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Augusto Fernández | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
18 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Luca Marini | Luca Marini | Sky Racing Team VR46 | Kalex | Report |
19 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Luca Marini | Álex Márquez | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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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Each 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 | Kalex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | C | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 407 |
2 | KTM | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 345 |
3 | Speed Up | 17 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | C | 7 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 142 |
4 | Tech 3 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 11 | Ret | 22 | C | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 5 | 40 |
5 | Suter | 26 | 21 | 22 | Ret | 10 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 14 | C | Ret | Ret | 24 | 24 | Ret | 24 | 16 | 8 |
6 | NTS | 22 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | C | 16 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 8 |
TransFIORmers | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Honda | 24 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
Source: [56] |
The 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 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 41 | 6 | Ret | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6F | C | 8 | 1P | 4 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Ret | 498 |
44 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1F | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | C | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | |||
2 | Sky Racing Team VR46 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2P | 3 | C | Ret | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 1F | RetP | 453 |
42 | 1 | 9 | 1F | 3 | 1P | 4 | 8 | 1P | 12 | 3 | 1P | CP | 1P | 2 | 1F | 1P F | 12 | 3 | 14 | |||
3 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 36 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | Ret | 5 | 2F | Ret | 8 | C | 5 | 6 | Ret | 11 | 2 | 10 | Ret | 328 |
73 | 3P | 5 | 2P | Ret | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | Ret | Ret | C | 18 | 4F | Ret | 4 | 7 | 7P | 3F | |||
4 | Dynavolt Intact GP | 23 | 7 | 10 | Ret | 7 | 4 | Ret | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | C | 3 | 5 | Ret | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 278 |
97 | 8 | 2P F | Ret | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 7 | 5F | DNS | C | 10 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 3 | 11 | Ret | |||
5 | Pons HP40 | 7 | 2F | 4 | 10 | 1P F | RetF | 2 | 7 | 26F | Ret | 4 | 26 | C | 6 | 3 | RetP | 2 | 22 | 6 | Ret | 217 |
40 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 15 | 12 | Ret | C | Ret | 13 | Ret | 6 | 4F | Ret | 8 | |||
6 | Italtrans Racing Team | 5 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 13 | C | 14 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 193 |
54 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 18 | RetP | Ret | 11 | RetP | 10 | 4 | C | 4F | 8 | 6 | 14 | RetP | 4 | 4 | |||
7 | HDR Heidrun - Speed Up | 20 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 1P F | 2 | 9 | 11 | 9 | C | 7 | 9 | 5 | DSQ | 10 | 5 | 6 | 147 |
52 | 17 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 12 | C | Ret | Ret | ||||||||
57 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
70 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Swiss Innovative Investors | 22 | Ret | 13 | 24 | 8 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | Ret | C | Ret | 20 | Ret | 17 | 14 | 15 | Ret | 129 |
27 | Ret | 11 | 5 | 9 | Ret | 13 | 10 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 10 | C | 19 | 14 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 2 | |||
9 | Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 | 9 | 10 | Ret | 8 | 17 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 13 | 10 | 8 | 5 | C | 9 | 10 | 17 | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 58 |
10 | Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 | 21 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 21 | Ret | 21 | Ret | 25 | 23 | Ret | C | 24 | Ret | 25 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 19 | 53 | |
24 | 14 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | Ret | C | 11 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 19 | 16 | 10 | |||
11 | Kiefer Racing | 3 | 20 | 23 | 47 | |||||||||||||||||
77 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | C | 13 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 14 | 11 | |||||
12 | Tech 3 Racing | 14 | 23 | Ret | 20 | DNS | 42 | |||||||||||||||
30 | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 16 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 20 | Ret | 22 | C | 20 | 25 | 14 | Ret | ||||||
67 | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 11 | Ret | Ret | C | 12 | 19 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 5 | ||||||
13 | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 45 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 25 | Ret | 13 | DNS | Ret | 16 | 15 | C | Ret | 15 | 8 | 12 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 28 |
89 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | C | 22 | 27 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 17 | Ret | |||
14 | SAG Team | 2 | 15 | 23 | 20 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||||
32 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 19 | Ret | 16 | Ret | 22 | Ret | |||||||||||||
55 | Ret | 24 | C | |||||||||||||||||||
95 | 27 | Ret | 26 | 24 | 20 | Ret | 23 | 23 | Ret | 22 | 20 | C | 23 | 26 | 20 | 25 | Ret | 22 | 18 | |||
99 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Marinelli Snipers Team | 13 | 24 | 19 | 16 | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | Ret | 11 | C | DSQ | 14 | ||||||
18 | 28 | 22 | 27 | Ret | Ret | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
16 | NTS RW Racing GP | 4 | 22 | 18 | 21 | Ret | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | C | 17 | 18 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 9 |
16 | 25 | 25 | 23 | Ret | 19 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 19 | C | 16 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | Ret | |||
17 | Forward Racing Team | 3 | 20 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
32 | 23 | C | DNS | DNS | 24 | 26 | Ret | 16 | ||||||||||||||
50 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 30 | 29 | 22 | Ret | Ret | 19 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 23 | ||||||||||||
62 | 26 | 21 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 25 | Ret | 14 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 24 | DNS | |||||
18 | Petronas Sprinta Racing | 63 | 28 | 26 | 27 | Ret | 1 | |||||||||||||||
66 | 22 | 17 | Ret | DNS | DNS | 21 | 21 | C | 21 | 22 | 15 | 21 | DNS | Ret | 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: [56] |
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