2008 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The MotoGP class opened with the historic Qatar Grand Prix, the first night race held in the World Championship history. The race was won by Ducati's Casey Stoner ahead of rookie Jorge Lorenzo, who started on pole in his maiden race in the premier class, and Dani Pedrosa.

In Spain Pedrosa won his first race of the year, ahead of Rossi and Lorenzo, while Stoner struggled with technical problems on his bike and finished 11th after twice going out on the gravel. At the Portugal GP, Lorenzo started on pole and won his first MotoGP race, ahead of Pedrosa and Rossi.

In China Rossi took his first win of the season and the first of three consecutive first places, after a weekend dominated by rain and cold temperatures; he then won in France and in front of his home crowd in Italy.

Stoner won the three consecutive races in Britain, the Netherlands and Germany, also obtaining pole position and the fastest lap in all three.

The United States race at Laguna Seca was the biggest turning point of the season. Before the race Stoner trailed Rossi on the standings by only 20 points. The Australian took pole position and started the race in first position. However, Rossi passed Stoner in the middle on the first lap, and Stoner could never make a decisive pass, and he stayed behind until the 24th lap, where he fell at the last corner. He re-mounted, but finished in second place while Rossi caught the first of five consecutive wins. In the next two races, Czech Republic and San Marino, Stoner fell off while leading from Rossi, who then won both times.

The race at Indianapolis was a particularly difficult due to track conditions: the arrival of Hurricane Ike over Indiana meant cold temperatures, heavy winds and rain for the whole race duration; the race was a battle between Rossi and former World Champion Nicky Hayden, who eventually took his first podium of the season. As Rossi began to pull a gap, heavy winds began to blow and the race was ended early with Rossi leading.

Two weeks later, in Japan, Rossi clinched his sixth premier class title with three races to go, by winning the race ahead of Stoner. The Australian then won his home race and in Valencia, while Rossi won in Malaysia.

2008 MotoGP season was also final season for Michelin tyres, from 2009 until 2015 seasons Bridgestone would take over the single tyre partner and supplier role for MotoGP class.

The first four races of the season showed the early form of KTM and Mika Kallio, with two wins and two other third places, with strong showings by Marco Simoncelli, Alvaro Bautista and Mattia Pasini, who won the season opener in Qatar, his first race in the class. After the initial problems, though, Simoncelli had a run of 7 consecutive races on the podium, from China to Czech Republic. He started the season on a semi-works Aprilia LE (Gilera is a subsidiary of Aprilia, so Gilera racing bikes are rebranded Aprilia bikes), but his performances led Aprilia to give him a works Aprilia RSA, making him a de facto works rider.

After his strong start, Kallio couldn't keep the pace of Simoncelli, his KTM not being able to challenge the more powerful Aprilias in most tracks. Bautista got into shape well into the season, after a series of bad races and retirements due to problems with his bike and rider errors. After that, however, he also began a streak of podiums which lasted from Catalunya to Malaysia, but Simoncelli was too far ahead of him on the standings, and he won his first World Championship with one race to go.

Reigning champion Gábor Talmácsi stayed in the class, unlike other top names from last year who moved into 250cc category. Among the pre-season favourites were also Bradley Smith, Simone Corsi and Mike di Meglio. Talmácsi had dismal start to the season, with reliability problems on his new bike. Corsi won three of first six races and despite few bad results, looked good in the championship. However, Mike di Meglio won also multiple races, and having escaped without retirement until Misano, built up strong lead. He clinched the championship two races before the end. Corsi took second ahead of Talmácsi and Bradl who failed to finish the final race.

The season saw eight riders winning races: Talmácsi, Corsi, di Meglio, Sergio Gadea and four first-time winners: Andrea Iannone, Stefan Bradl, Nicolás Terol and Scott Redding, who became the youngest ever winner in the class. The season was completely dominated by the Piaggio bikes, (Aprilia, Derbi and Gilera), as Spanish Marc Márquez was only other rider to achieve podium place with his 3rd place in Donington.

• The Turkish Grand Prix was taken off the calendar.[6]
• The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved forward, from 16 September to 13 April to fill the gap of the Turkish Grand Prix.
• Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of a Californian law on air pollution, preventing the 125 and 250cc classes from racing.
• The Indianapolis Grand Prix was added to the calendar.[7]

• The paddock rules have been updated. When the paddock is occupied, it is mandatory to have sufficient medical and fire fighting service available to all riders, teams, manufacturers, sponsors, officials and so on. The services must be accessible from 08:00 to 18:00 at minimum for two days before the setting up of the teams day and on a 24-hour basis for the rest of the event, ending at 00:00 on the day after race day.
• Restrictions have been put in place for tyre testing during practice. Tyre manufacturers that supply tyres in the MotoGP class are allowed to, before the first event of each year, nominate and inform the Race Direction of one circuit as their testing venue where they can practice during the season, as well as the breaks with MotoGP class bikes during a maximum of four days or a part thereof, but not with riders designated by trams and not before the event that will take place at that track. If it is requested by any tyre manufacturer who supplies tyres to the MotoGP class then a two-day test must be organised, but not with riders who are appointed by the teams, at least four weeks before any event is scheduled for a circuit that was not in the championship of last year or that, in the opinion of the Grand Prix Commission, has been significantly resurfaced since the last event at that venue.
• All MotoGP riders may now use a generator to power tyre warmers on the grid. Only one generator can be used per bike. The generator must be portable by hand and have a maximum output capacity of two Kilowatt. The spare bike may remain inside the pits until it will be used in the race, by any exchange of bike must be done in the pit lane.
• Behaviour during the practice and race has been updated. Riders can enter the pits during the race, but taking the motorcycle inside their pit box is prohibited. In the MotoGP class, in the case of a bike change during a race, if a bike that has been used in the race enters the pit box, it will be deemed as 'retired' and can not be used again in the same race. Refuelling is strictly forbidden and anyone who breaks this rule will be penalised with disqualification.
• If a winning rider wants to parade a flag around, he must rider to the side of the track to collect the flag, then rejoin the circuit when it is safe to do so.
• Any rider, team, manufacturer, official and so on, has the right to protest against a decision taken by the FIM. No protest may be entered against a statement of fact of the Race Direction requiring or not:

- a position change.
- a ride through penalty.
- a disqualification from the practice sessions or races via a black flag or black flag with orange disc.
- a fine for speeding in the pit lane.

It is also forbidden to lodge a protest against a statement of fact of the Race Direction based on a photo finish.

• All protests have to be submitted and signed by the person who is directly concerned with the matter only. Each protest has to refer to a single subject only and must be presented within one hour at the latest after the publication of the official results or a notification from a decision taken by the Race Direction. Any protest must be given to a responsible official, which can be a Clerk of the Course, Race Director or Secretary of the Meeting, together with a security payment of 700 US Dollar or similar. All teams and riders who are contracted to participate in the championship can submit a letter of guarantee from the IRTA in the position of payment.

• All engines in the MotoGP class up to 800cc will now have unlimited cylinders.
• Clarifications have been made regarding the use of engines. Engines may run on the two-stroke or four-stroke principal only. Only four-strokes are allowed in the MotoGP class whilst the 125cc and 250cc classes use the two-stroke engines. The normal section of each engine cylinder and piston in plan must be circular. Circular section cylinders and pistons are defined as 'having less than 5% difference in the diameter measured at any two points'.
• Fuel tank breather pipes have to incorporate a non-return valve. They must also discharge into a suitable container which is one per bike with a maximum capacity of 200cc and a maximum capacity of 250cc.
• The fuel tank capacities for all MotoGP bikes is set at a maximum of 21 litres.
• Refuelling may only be done from an unpressurised container and the fuel tank can not be artificially pressurised above an areal pressure at any time. It is allowed to vent the fuel tank to the atmosphere via the airbox in order to equalise pressure in the airbox and fuel tank.
• Stops must be fitted to make sure that there is a space of at least 30mm between the handlebar and fuel tank frame and/or bodywork when at the extremes of steering lock.
• Bodywork changes have been made. The seat unit must have a maximum height of the (approximate) vertical section behind the riders seating position, which is 150mm. The measurement will be taken at a 90° angle to the upper surface of the flat base at the riders seating position, excluding any seatpad or covering. Any on-board camera or antenna which is mounted on the seat unit is not added in this measurement.
• Mudguards are not required. When adjusted, front mudguards must not expand in front of a line drawn upwards and forwards at 45 degrees from a horizontal line through the front wheel spindle, as well as below a line drawn horizontally and to the rear of the front wheel spindle. The mudguard mounts/brackets and fork-leg covers, which are close to the suspension leg and wheel spindle, as well as the brake disc covers are not considered to be a part of the mudguard.
• In the 125cc and 250cc classes, the main body of the number used on the bike must be of a single colour which is particular and strongly differentiates with the background colour.
• The amount of allowed tyres to use before the start of a race weekend has been increased. Instead of using a maximum of 31 slick tyres (14 front and 17 rear), the amount has been upped to 40 tyres (18 front and 22 rear). Tyre supplier Dunlop will still be excluded from these restrictions due to the fact that the company has not yet won the minimal two MotoGP races required for this rule.

Dunlop left MotoGP as tyre manufacturer following the 2007 season.

Team Constructor Motorcycle Tyre No. Rider Rounds Ducati Marlboro Team Ducati Team (rd 11 and 14) Ducati Desmosedici GP8 B 1 Casey Stoner[11] All 33 Marco Melandri[12] All Alice Team 24 Toni Elías[13] All 50 Sylvain Guintoli[14] All Repsol Honda Team Honda RC212V B 2 Dani Pedrosa[15] 14–18 M 1–13 69 Nicky Hayden[11] 1–11, 13–18 8 Tadayuki Okada[16] 6 San Carlo Honda Gresini B 15 Alex de Angelis[17] All 56 Shinya Nakano[18] All JiR Team Scot MotoGP M 4 Andrea Dovizioso[17] All LCR Honda MotoGP 14 Randy de Puniet[19] All Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki Ninja ZX-RR B 13 Anthony West[20] All 21 John Hopkins[21] 1–9, 12–18 12 Jamie Hacking 11 Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSV-R B 7 Chris Vermeulen[22] All 65 Loris Capirossi[23] 1–7, 9–18 11 Ben Spies[24] 8 11 Ben Spies 11, 14 64 Kousuke Akiyoshi 15 9 Nobuatsu Aoki 17 Fiat Yamaha Team Yamaha YZR-M1 B 46 Valentino Rossi[11] All M 48 Jorge Lorenzo[25] All Tech 3 Yamaha 5 Colin Edwards[26] All 52 James Toseland[27] All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike Team QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 5 2 3 1 1 1 2 2 11 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 3 373 2 Casey Stoner Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 1 11 6 3 16 2 3 1 1 1 2 Ret Ret 4 2 1 6 1 280 3 Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 1 2 2 4 3 1 3 2 Ret WD 15 4 8 3 Ret 2 2 249 4 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Fiat Yamaha Team 2 3 1 4 2 Ret WD 6 6 Ret Ret 10 2 3 4 4 Ret 8 190 5 Andrea Dovizioso Honda JiR Team Scot MotoGP 4 8 Ret 11 6 8 4 5 5 5 4 9 8 5 9 7 3 4 174 6 Nicky Hayden Honda Repsol Honda Team 10 4 Ret 6 8 13 8 7 4 13 5 DNS 2 5 3 4 5 155 7 Colin Edwards Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 7 Ret 4 7 3 5 5 4 3 Ret 14 14 10 15 7 8 8 6 144 8 Chris Vermeulen Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 17 10 8 Ret 5 10 7 8 7 3 3 6 5 9 Ret 15 9 13 128 9 Shinya Nakano Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini 13 9 10 10 10 9 9 9 8 9 10 4 12 17 8 5 5 7 126 10 Loris Capirossi Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 8 5 9 9 7 7 Ret WD 7 15 3 7 16 6 10 7 9 118 11 James Toseland Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 6 6 7 12 Ret 6 6 17 9 11 9 13 6 18 11 6 Ret 11 105 12 Toni Elías Ducati Alice Team 14 15 12 8 11 12 DSQ 11 12 12 7 2 3 12 16 11 15 18 92 13 Sylvain Guintoli Ducati Alice Team 15 16 14 15 13 11 13 13 10 6 12 12 11 7 14 14 13 12 67 14 Alex de Angelis Honda San Carlo Honda Gresini Ret 14 11 16 12 4 Ret 15 Ret 4 13 8 Ret 10 17 Ret 14 10 63 15 Randy de Puniet Honda LCR Honda MotoGP 9 Ret 15 13 9 Ret Ret 12 Ret 8 6 16 Ret 13 12 9 10 15 61 16 John Hopkins Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team 12 7 5 14 Ret Ret 10 Ret DNS 11 14 14 10 13 11 14 57 17 Marco Melandri Ducati Ducati Marlboro Team 11 12 13 5 15 Ret 11 16 13 Ret 16 7 9 19 13 16 16 16 51 18 Anthony West Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team 16 13 16 17 14 15 12 10 Ret 10 17 5 13 11 15 12 12 17 50 19 Ben Spies Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 14 8 6 20 20 Jamie Hacking Kawasaki Kawasaki Racing Team 11 5 21 Tadayuki Okada Honda Repsol Honda Team 14 2 Nobuatsu Aoki Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 17 0 Kousuke Akiyoshi Suzuki Rizla Suzuki MotoGP Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER USA CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Yamaha	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	402
2	Ducati	1	11	6	3	15	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	2	1	6	1	321
3	Honda	3	1	2	2	4	3	1	3	2	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	2	2	315
4	Suzuki	8	5	8	9	5	7	7	8	7	3	3	3	5	6	6	10	7	9	181
5	Kawasaki	12	7	5	14	14	15	10	10	Ret	10	11	5	13	11	10	12	11	14	88
Pos	Constructor	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

• Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Fiat Yamaha Team	46	5	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	11	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	563
		48	2	3	1	4	2	Ret	WD	6	6	Ret	Ret	10	2	3	4	4	Ret	8
2	Repsol Honda Team	2	3	1	2	2	4	3	1	3	2	Ret	WD	15	4	8	3	Ret	2	2	404
		69	10	4	Ret	6	8	13	8	7	4	13	5		DNS	2	5	3	4	5
3	Ducati Marlboro Team	1	1	11	6	3	16	2	3	1	1	1	2	Ret	Ret	4	2	1	6	1	331
		33	11	12	13	5	15	Ret	11	16	13	Ret	16	7	9	19	13	16	16	16
4	Tech 3 Yamaha	5	7	Ret	4	7	3	5	5	4	3	Ret	14	14	10	15	7	8	8	6	249
		52	6	6	7	12	Ret	6	6	17	9	11	9	13	6	18	11	6	Ret	11
5	Rizla Suzuki MotoGP	7	17	10	8	Ret	5	10	7	8	7	3	3	6	5	9	Ret	15	9	13	248
		11								14
		65	8	5	9	9	7	7	Ret		WD	7	15	3	7	16	6	10	7	9
6	San Carlo Honda Gresini	15	Ret	14	11	16	12	4	Ret	15	Ret	4	13	8	Ret	10	17	Ret	14	10	189
		56	13	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	8	9	10	4	12	17	8	5	5	7
7	JiR Team Scot MotoGP	4	4	8	Ret	11	6	8	4	5	5	5	4	9	8	5	9	7	3	4	174
8	Alice Team	24	14	15	12	8	11	12	DSQ	11	12	12	7	2	3	12	16	11	15	18	159
		50	15	16	14	15	13	11	13	13	10	6	12	12	11	7	14	14	13	12
9	Kawasaki Racing Team	12											11								112
		13	16	13	16	17	14	15	12	10	Ret	10	17	5	13	11	15	12	12	17
		21	12	7	5	14	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	DNS			11	14	14	10	13	11	14
10	LCR Honda MotoGP	14	9	Ret	15	13	9	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	8	6	16	Ret	13	12	9	10	15	61
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	USA	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Marco Simoncelli Gilera Ret Ret 2 4 2 1 1 2 3 1 3 6 C 1 1 3 1 281 2 Álvaro Bautista Aprilia 6 Ret 1 12 14 Ret 2 3 1 3 2 1 C 2 2 1 3 244 3 Mika Kallio KTM 3 1 3 1 5 4 Ret 1 7 4 5 Ret C 5 3 Ret 11 196 4 Alex Debón Aprilia 4 6 Ret 5 1 2 4 7 4 Ret 1 Ret C 3 5 6 Ret 176 5 Yuki Takahashi Honda 5 3 6 7 4 Ret 12 9 8 9 6 2 C 6 7 4 2 167 6 Héctor Barberá Aprilia 2 5 8 6 12 Ret 3 4 5 2 4 3 C DNS 142 7 Hiroshi Aoyama KTM 16 4 5 2 7 8 7 6 6 8 13 Ret C 9 Ret 2 5 139 8 Mattia Pasini Aprilia 1 2 Ret 3 3 5 6 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret C 8 Ret Ret 9 132 9 Roberto Locatelli Gilera 8 8 Ret 11 13 6 Ret 11 9 10 9 4 C 10 6 7 4 110 10 Julián Simón KTM 11 7 7 Ret 8 11 9 8 10 5 12 5 C 4 4 Ret Ret 109 11 Thomas Lüthi Aprilia 15 Ret 4 Ret 11 3 5 5 2 7 Ret 7 C 9 10 108 12 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 9 9 11 9 9 9 Ret 10 17 13 10 Ret C 7 8 5 7 92 13 Ratthapark Wilairot Honda 13 12 13 8 15 10 11 16 12 16 11 8 C 13 9 8 8 73 14 Héctor Faubel Aprilia 10 Ret 9 10 10 Ret 8 15 11 14 8 Ret C 11 Ret Ret 6 64 15 Lukáš Pešek Aprilia Ret 10 10 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 15 Ret 14 9 C 12 14 10 Ret 43 16 Karel Abraham Aprilia 7 13 16 Ret Ret 7 Ret 12 DNS Ret Ret 10 C DNS 11 12 17 40 17 Alex Baldolini Aprilia Ret 11 12 Ret 16 12 13 Ret 14 11 15 Ret C 16 12 13 12 35 18 Fabrizio Lai Gilera 12 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 15 17 13 12 17 11 15 10 11 Ret 33 19 Manuel Poggiali Gilera 14 Ret 17 Ret 6 Ret 14 14 Ret DNS DNS 16 20 Imre Tóth Aprilia Ret 15 18 16 18 15 Ret Ret 20 17 Ret Ret C 22 13 15 13 9 21 Eugene Laverty Aprilia Ret Ret 15 13 Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 15 16 Ret C 8 22 Federico Sandi Aprilia 14 17 Ret 18 12 Ret 18 6 23 Manuel Hernández Aprilia Ret 14 13 C 19 Ret 16 16 5 24 Simone Grotzkyj Gilera 15 C Ret 15 14 15 4 25 Daniel Arcas Honda Ret 2 Aprilia 20 16 17 14 26 Shoya Tomizawa Honda 14 2 27 Toni Wirsing Honda 20 20 14 Ret 2 28 Doni Tata Pradita Yamaha 17 16 19 15 Ret 17 18 19 19 19 19 16 C 18 17 18 19 1 Russell Gómez Aprilia Ret 17 19 16 17 18 Ret Ret 21 0 Takumi Takahashi Honda 17 0 Alen Győrfi Honda 18 DNQ 0 Aprilia Ret Frederik Watz Aprilia 18 0 Takumi Endoh Yamaha 21 0 Yuuki Ito Yamaha 23 0 Ho Wan Chow Aprilia Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 Kazuki Watanabe Yamaha DNS 0 Toby Markham Yamaha DNS 0 Stefano Bianco Gilera C 0 Aprilia DNQ Barrett Long Yamaha C 0 Kyle Ferris Yamaha DNQ 0 Sérgio Batista Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap

• Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Aprilia	1	2	1	3	1	2	2	3	1	2	1	1	C	2	2	1	3	343
2	Gilera	8	8	2	4	2	1	1	2	3	1	3	4	C	1	1	3	1	300
3	KTM	3	1	3	1	5	4	7	1	6	4	5	5	C	4	3	2	5	245
4	Honda	5	3	6	7	4	10	11	9	8	9	6	2	C	6	7	4	2	174
5	Yamaha	17	16	19	15	Ret	17	18	19	19	19	19	16	C	18	17	18	19	1
Pos	Constructor	QAT	ESP	POR	CHN	FRA	ITA	CAT	GBR	NED	GER	CZE	SMR	IND	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points.

• Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain.
• Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards.

Pos Rider Bike QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Mike Di Meglio Derbi 4 9 7 2 1 4 1 2 7 1 2 Ret 10 2 1 5 3 264 2 Simone Corsi Aprilia 7 1 1 Ret 13 1 5 5 3 5 10 3 7 7 8 3 1 225 3 Gábor Talmácsi Aprilia 12 Ret 6 3 14 2 3 Ret 1 3 4 1 14 3 3 1 Ret 206 4 Stefan Bradl Aprilia 3 4 8 5 6 10 4 Ret 12 2 1 Ret 3 1 2 Ret Ret 187 5 Nicolás Terol Aprilia 10 2 3 8 3 7 Ret 18 9 7 5 5 1 5 Ret 9 2 176 6 Bradley Smith Aprilia 16 3 Ret Ret 2 5 14 10 5 4 6 2 8 Ret Ret 2 4 150 7 Joan Olivé Derbi 2 Ret 2 6 8 9 Ret 7 2 Ret 3 12 12 4 14 7 Ret 142 8 Sandro Cortese Aprilia 11 10 10 16 11 8 8 9 4 6 7 7 5 6 6 4 5 141 9 Pol Espargaró Derbi 8 14 13 4 4 3 2 DNS 16 8 Ret 2 Ret 5 6 DNS 124 10 Andrea Iannone Aprilia 14 18 11 1 5 12 Ret Ret 8 11 9 6 Ret Ret 4 10 6 106 11 Scott Redding Aprilia 5 7 21 Ret Ret 14 6 1 Ret 8 11 Ret 4 8 10 Ret 8 105 12 Sergio Gadea Aprilia 1 Ret 9 Ret 20 6 9 4 Ret Ret 12 10 18 9 Ret 12 Ret 83 13 Marc Márquez KTM WD 18 12 Ret 19 10 3 Ret 9 Ret 4 6 Ret 9 WD 63 14 Esteve Rabat KTM 24 12 Ret 11 17 25 DNS 11 6 DSQ 13 9 Ret Ret 7 Ret 10 49 15 Stevie Bonsey Aprilia Ret 6 4 14 Ret 11 7 17 17 17 Ret Ret 9 20 Ret Ret Ret 46 16 Dominique Aegerter Derbi 17 8 12 17 23 24 12 19 16 10 14 8 11 19 Ret 8 Ret 45 17 Tomoyoshi Koyama KTM Ret 13 16 13 Ret Ret 13 6 13 Ret Ret 18 19 11 11 7 41 18 Raffaele De Rosa KTM Ret 11 Ret 9 9 13 Ret 14 10 Ret Ret Ret 13 12 Ret Ret Ret 37 19 Danny Webb Aprilia 6 Ret 5 Ret 21 Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 14 15 10 DNS Ret Ret 35 20 Efrén Vázquez Aprilia 9 Ret 15 10 Ret 18 16 WD Ret 15 18 11 20 14 11 DNS 12 31 21 Pablo Nieto KTM 18 5 Ret DNS Ret Ret Ret Ret 20 14 16 Ret Ret 18 13 14 9 25 22 Lorenzo Zanetti KTM 21 Ret Ret Ret 7 20 Ret 15 Ret Ret 19 Ret 30 17 12 13 11 22 23 Michael Ranseder Aprilia 15 16 14 7 Ret 15 17 12 14 Ret 21 13 Ret Ret DNQ 22 24 Takaaki Nakagami Aprilia 19 15 19 Ret 16 16 22 8 Ret 18 Ret 19 Ret 13 Ret Ret 16 12 25 Randy Krummenacher KTM 22 WD Ret 10 17 15 13 19 Ret 23 26 21 19 17 10 26 Pere Tutusaus Aprilia 20 19 22 15 12 21 19 22 21 12 20 Ret 9 27 Stefano Bianco Aprilia 13 Ret 17 DNS Ret Ret 18 20 11 8 28 Alexis Masbou Loncin Ret 21 20 Ret 15 27 Ret Ret 23 20 26 Ret 26 15 Ret Ret 14 4 29 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia 22 Ret 13 3 30 Marcel Schrötter Honda 13 3 31 Robin Lässer Aprilia 23 DNS Ret Ret 28 Ret 21 22 Ret 15 20 17 23 15 20 Ret 2 32 Enrique Jerez KTM 19 Ret 15 1 33 Adrián Martín Aprilia Ret 25 17 15 Ret 1 34 Jonas Folger KTM Ret 15 24 16 17 18 1 35 Hugo van den Berg Aprilia Ret Ret Ret 19 Ret 29 21 25 15 Ret 25 24 21 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Jules Cluzel Loncin Ret 17 Ret DNS 23 20 16 18 Ret 24 16 16 Ret Ret 16 19 0 Marco Ravaioli Aprilia 23 22 17 Ret 21 16 18 20 0 Lukáš Šembera Aprilia 17 0 Louis Rossi Honda 25 24 WD 18 19 32 25 23 24 21 29 23 23 0 Roberto Lacalendola Aprilia Ret 20 DNS Ret 18 Ret 23 27 Ret 0 Cyril Carrillo Honda 25 Ret 28 26 18 DNS 0 Marvin Fritz Seel 19 0 Jed Metcher Honda 20 0 Robert Mureșan Aprilia Ret 26 24 Ret 22 34 24 24 25 22 27 25 Ret Ret 22 21 0 Bastien Chesaux Aprilia Ret 28 22 23 Ret Ret 21 22 0 Gabriele Ferro Honda 31 21 0 Iván Maestro Honda 22 0 Aprilia 27 Ret Yuuichi Yanagisawa Honda 22 0 PJ Jacobsen Aprilia 22 0 Daniel Sáez Aprilia 23 27 24 0 Dino Lombardi Aprilia Ret 23 0 Tobias Siegert Aprilia Ret 24 0 Hiroki Ono Honda 24 0 Luca Vitali Aprilia 30 25 0 Cristian Trabalón Aprilia 25 0 Alberto Moncayo Derbi 25 0 Axel Pons Aprilia Ret 26 Ret 0 Ricard Cardús Derbi 26 Ret 0 Riccardo Moretti Honda 26 Ret 0 Michael van der Mark Honda 26 0 Lee Costello Honda 26 0 Davide Stirpe KTM 27 0 Robert Gull Derbi 27 0 Karel Pešek Aprilia 28 Ret 0 Jasper Iwema Seel 28 0 Kristian Lee Turner Aprilia 29 0 Ernst Dubbink Honda 29 0 Michal Prášek Aprilia 30 0 Jerry van de Bunt Aprilia 30 0 Andrea Toušková Honda 31 0 Ferruccio Lamborghini Aprilia 33 0 Julián Miralles Aprilia DSQ 0 Rhys Moller Honda Ret 0 Brad Gross Yamaha Ret 0 Kazuma Watanabe Honda Ret 0 Iori Namihira Honda Ret 0 Hiroomi Iwata Honda Ret 0 Gennaro Sabatino Aprilia Ret 0 Sebastian Kreuziger Honda Ret 0 Eric Hübsch Aprilia Ret 0 Joey Litjens Seel Ret 0 Matthew Hoyle Honda Ret 0 Connor Behan Honda Ret 0 Paul Jordan Honda Ret 0 Luke Hinton Honda Ret 0 Jordi Dalmau Honda Ret 0 Steven Le Coquen Honda Ret 0 Gioele Pellino Loncin Ret 0 Valentin Debise KTM DNS 0 Blake Leigh-Smith Honda DNQ 0 Jake Horne Honda DNQ 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ESP POR CHN FRA ITA CAT GBR NED GER CZE SMR IND JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole position Italics – Fastest lap