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]
All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018: [24]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
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1 | 18 March [a] | 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, Termas de Río Hondo |
3 | 22 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas [27] | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
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] | Bugatti Circuit, 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] | Brno Circuit, 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] | Chang International Circuit, 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, Sepang |
19 | 18 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana [42] | 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 | Niccolò Antonelli | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Tony Arbolino | Jorge Martín | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Jorge Martín | Enea Bastianini | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Alonso López | Philipp Öttl | Südmetal Schedl GP Racing | KTM | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Albert Arenas | Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Enea Bastianini | Jaume Masiá | Enea Bastianini | Leopard Racing | Honda | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Jorge Martín | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Arón Canet | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Jakub Kornfeil | Arón Canet | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Marco Bezzecchi | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Race cancelled [N 1] | Report | |||
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Gabriel Rodrigo | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Leopard Racing | Honda | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jaume Masiá | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
15 | Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix | Marco Bezzecchi | Dennis Foggia | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
16 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Gabriel Rodrigo | Darryn Binder | Marco Bezzecchi | Redox PrüstelGP | KTM | Report |
17 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Lorenzo Dalla Porta | Albert Arenas | Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 | KTM | Report |
18 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Jorge Martín | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | Honda | Report |
19 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Tony Arbolino | Tony Arbolino | Can Öncü | 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 | 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 |
TM Racing | 20 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | THA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
Source: [46] |
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 | Del Conca Gresini Moto3 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3F | 7 | 9 | Ret | 1 | 11 | C | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 4 | 478 |
88 | 1 | 11F | 1P | RetP | RetP F | 1P | Ret | 1P | 1P | DNS | 3 | CP | 2P | 1P | 4 | Ret | 5P | 1P F | 2 | |||
2 | Redox PrüstelGP | 12 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 2 | Ret | 2 | 6 | 1P | C | Ret | 2 | NCP | 1 | Ret | 5 | 20 | 330 |
84 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 3P | 13 | C | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 20 | 15 | |||
3 | Leopard Racing | 33 | Ret | 4 | 2F | Ret | Ret | 6 | 1P | 3 | Ret | 4 | 2 | C | Ret | 3 | Ret | 7 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 328 |
48 | 3 | 7 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 17 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 5F | C | 1 | 13 | 2 | 2 | RetF | 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 | RetF | 4 | 6 | 17 | 6 | C | Ret | 9F | 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 | 2F | 2 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 11 | Ret | 2F | 5F | 2F | 10 | C | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 164 | |
52 | 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Ret | 6 | 17 | 4F | 19 | 18 | 8 | 25 | Ret | 18 | 24 | C | Ret | 20 | Ret | 18 | 11 | Ret | Ret | |||
6 | Sic58 Squadra Corse | 23 | 4P | 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 Boé Skull Rider | 19 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | Ret | 4 | 3 | 8 | Ret | 5 | 8 | C | 4F | Ret | 5 | 8P | 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 | 3F | 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 | 3F | 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 | 10P | 20 | Ret | 7 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 15 | 9 | C | 11 | 16 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 8 | RetP F | 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 |
Source: [46] |
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