
The 2018 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 70th
F.I.M. Road Racing
Road racing is a North American term to describe motorsport racing held on a paved road surface. The races can be held on a race track, closed circuit—generally, a purpose-built racing facility—or on a street circuit that uses temporarily c ...
World Championship season.
Joan Mir
Joan Mir Mayrata (, born 1 September 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer riding for the Honda HRC Castrol team in the MotoGP World Championship. Mir is best known for winning the 2020 MotoGP World Champions ...
was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he joined
Moto2
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.
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
Can Alexander Öncü (born 26 July 2003) is a Turkish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. After spending the 2019 Moto3 season, 2019 season in Moto3, for 2020 Supersport World Championship, 2020 and 2021 Supersport World Championship, 2021, he r ...
become the youngest
Grand Prix motorcycle racing
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winner at 15 years, 115 days.
Teams and riders
All the bikes used series-specified
Dunlop tyres.
Team changes
*
Mahindra and
Peugeot
Peugeot (, , ) is a French automobile brand owned by Stellantis.
The family business that preceded the current Peugeot companies was established in 1810, making it the oldest car company in the world. On 20 November 1858, Émile Peugeot applie ...
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 put in a temporary hiatus for the next few years starting from 2018.
* Marinelli Snipers have downsized to one bike in exchange for one slot in Moto2.
*
Avintia Racing returned to Moto3 after a five-season hiatus. They joined forces with Team Stylobike to form Reale Stylobike, fielding a
KTM for
Livio Loi.
*
Red Bull KTM Ajo
Ajo Motorsport is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing team, currently competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes under the name Red Bull KTM Ajo. The team's founder and principal is former racer Aki Ajo. His son, former racer Niklas Ajo, is als ...
also downsized to one bike.
Rider changes
*
Enea Bastianini moved to
Leopard Racing
Leopard Racing is a Luxembourg–Italian motorcycle racing team competing in the Moto3 World Championship. The team has won two Moto3 Teams' Championships.
History
Leopard Racing was founded by Flavio Becca at the end of 2014 with the inten ...
, filling in the seat vacated by
Joan Mir
Joan Mir Mayrata (, born 1 September 1997) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer riding for the Honda HRC Castrol team in the MotoGP World Championship. Mir is best known for winning the 2020 MotoGP World Champions ...
who moves up to Moto2, with
Alonso López replacing Bastianini in
Estrella Galicia 0,0.
*
Sky VR46 rider
Andrea Migno rode for
Ángel Nieto Team, replacing
Lorenzo Dalla Porta.
*
Dennis Foggia made 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 made 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
Redox PrüstelGP, replacing
Patrik Pulkkinen
Patrik Pulkkinen (born 14 March 2001) is a Finnish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. He raced in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship for Peugeot MC Saxoprint team. Pulkkinen was also a competitor in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2015 Red Bul ...
.
*
Niccolò Antonelli
Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer set to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Team MMR. He most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Cham ...
moved from
Red Bull KTM Ajo
Ajo Motorsport is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing team, currently competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes under the name Red Bull KTM Ajo. The team's founder and principal is former racer Aki Ajo. His son, former racer Niklas Ajo, is als ...
to
Sic58 Squadra Corse.
* After his full season debut with
Sic58 Squadra Corse,
Tony Arbolino moved to Marinelli Rivacold Snipers.
*
Darryn Binder rode for
Red Bull KTM Ajo
Ajo Motorsport is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing team, currently competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes under the name Red Bull KTM Ajo. The team's founder and principal is former racer Aki Ajo. His son, former racer Niklas Ajo, is als ...
, replacing
Bo Bendsneyder
Bo Bendsneyder (born 4 March 1999) is a Dutch Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer. He was the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion in 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, 2015.
Career Moto3 World Championship Red Bull KTM Ajo (2016–2017)
In 2016 h ...
who graduated to Moto2 with
Tech 3.
*
Lorenzo Dalla Porta raced with
Leopard Racing
Leopard Racing is a Luxembourg–Italian motorcycle racing team competing in the Moto3 World Championship. The team has won two Moto3 Teams' Championships.
History
Leopard Racing was founded by Flavio Becca at the end of 2014 with the inten ...
, replacing
Livio Loi, who moved to
Reale Avintia Academy.
*
Makar Yurchenko made his Moto3 debut with CIP, replacing
Manuel Pagliani.
* Both
Romano Fenati and
Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2, joining Marinelli Rivacold Snipers and
SAG Team respectively.
*
John McPhee
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joined the CIP team as British Talent Team hiatus.
*
María Herrera
María Herrera Muñoz (born 26 August 1996) is a Spanish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer.
Career Early career
Born in Oropesa, Spain, Oropesa, Province of Toledo, Toledo, Herrera was the first female competitor to win a race in the FIM CE ...
left Moto3 for the
Supersport 300 World Championship.
*
Juan Francisco Guevara
Juan Francisco "Juanfran" Guevara Silvente (born 19 August 1995 in Lorca, Spain, Lorca, Region of Murcia, Murcia, Spain) is a retired Spain, Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, road racer, who last competed in ...
didn't continue with the RBA Boé Racing Team after he announced his retirement from professional racing for personal reasons. He 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
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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 raced 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
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due to injury, he was replaced by the Spaniard
Raúl Fernández.
*
Arón Canet missed the
Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix
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due to injury, he was replaced by
Jeremy Alcoba.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018:
Calendar changes
* The
British Grand Prix
The British Grand Prix is a Grand Prix motor racing event organised in the United Kingdom by Motorsport UK. First held by the Royal Automobile Club (RAC) in 1926 British Grand Prix, 1926, the British Grand Prix has been held annually since 1948 ...
was scheduled to move from
Silverstone
Silverstone is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village is about south-southwest of Towcester and northeast of Brackley, both accessed via the A43 road, A43 main ...
to the new
Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced.
The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone with an option to host the 2018 race.
* 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
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya () is a motorsport race track in Montmeló, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. With long straights and a variety of corners, the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya is seen as an all-rounder circuit. The track has stands ...
, 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
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from 2004 to 2006.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Riders' standings
;Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Constructors' standings
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Teams' standings
The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
Notes
References
{{World championships in 2018
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Moto3
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Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons