2023 MotoGP World Championship

The defending champion, Francesco Bagnaia won the first sprint race in history in the Portuguese Grand Prix. He managed to get ahead of Jorge Martín and Marc Márquez. Meanwhile, in the main race Francesco Bagnaia won his first victory this season. In this race there was an incident involving Marc Márquez and Miguel Oliveira. [1] At the second round in Argentine, KTM rider Brad Binder sensationally stormed to victory in the sprint race. Then in the main race, Marco Bezzecchi with the Mooney VR46 Racing Team took a maiden premier class victory in a wet race. Bagnaia made a mistake that crash in the gravel trap with eight laps remaining in the race.[2] In the third series that took place in Americas, Álex Rins won the sprint race. And in the main race, Rins took another victory while Francesco Bagnaia made a blunder and crashed. Rins was more than three seconds ahead of Luca Marini in second place and Fabio Quartararo on the third podium. This victory marks the LCR Honda team's first win since Argentina 2018.[3] In the fourth series in Spain, Bagnaia won the sprint race, then in the main race despite the drama of the red flag on the first lap due to an incident that occurred between Miguel Oliveira and Fabio Quartararo, finally from the race that was repeated Bagnaia won his second victory at this season. Followed by Brad Binder and Jack Miller.[4]

The next series and the 1000th Grand Prix took place in French. In the sprint race, Jorge Martin took the victory. In the main race, Marco Bezzecchi emerged as the winner, followed by Jorge Martin in second, and Johann Zarco in third. Meanwhile, Bagnaia was involved in a crash with Viñales.[5] At Mugello, Bagnaia and the factory Ducati took their second win of the season in front of the home crowd. He won both the sprint race and the main race.[6] In Germany, Jorge Martín, won both the sprint and the main race after several close duels with Bagnaia, who could only manage second place.[7] In Assen, Bezzecchi took pole position and victory in the sprint race. Then in the main race, it was Bagnaia's turn to take the victory. Meanwhile, his closest competitor Bezzecchi finished second.[8]

Back in the British, Bezzecchi took pole position again. In the sprint race, Álex Márquez surprisingly took the win, with Bezzecchi in second and Vinales in third. Bagnaia, meanwhile, failed to score any points. Then in the main race, Aleix Espargaró took the win after a duel with Bagnaia a few laps earlier. It was unfortunate that Bezzecchi made a blunder and could not continue the race. [9] In Austria, Bagnaia was untouchable and won the sprint race. In the main race, he was 5.1 seconds ahead of Binder, with Bezzecchi taking third on the podium. With this results, Bagnaia is 90 points ahead of Jorge Martín.[10]

Then in Catalunya, Aprilia Racing's Aleix Espargaró was more dominant than world champion Francesco Bagnaia, who took pole position. He took the victory in the sprint race, Bagnaia also finished second after being tacked by Maverick Viñales until the end. In the main race, drama ensued. When the race had just started, five Ducati riders crashed in quick succession. Álex Márquez, Enea Bastianini, Marco Bezzecchi, Fabio Di Giannantonio and Johann Zarco were involved in the incident. Shortly after that, at the front, another Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia crashed. His foot was run over by Binder's bike, which resulted in a minor injury and he was unable to participate in the race. Espargaró took another win, followed by Viñales in second and Martín in third.[11] At Misano, Martín took pole position and victory in the sprint race, second place went to Bezzecchi and Bagnaia third. The podium result was repeated in the main race. [12]

The next race was held in India for the first time. Jorge Martín won the sprint race, which was delayed by more than an hour due to heavy rain. He was followed by Francesco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez. While in the main race, Bagnaia crashed after being involved in a duel with Martín. Bezzecchi took the victory with a gap of over 9 seconds, followed by Martín and Quartararo in third place. With this result, Martín managed to reduce the point gap to 13 points.[13]

In the Japan round, Jorge Martín won the sprint race. In the main race scheduled to be run for 24 laps, was red-flagged during lap 13 due to adverse weather conditions on the track. The race was supposed to be restarted over the remaining 12 full laps with the grid based on the classification after lap 12. However, the race was again red-flagged during the warm-up lap of the second race, and race direction decided not to start the race again. Per regulations, full points were awarded since 50% or more of the original race distance (i.e. 12 full laps) were completed. Jorge Martín won the race, ahead of Francesco Bagnaia in second and Marc Márquez in third.[14]

Next round in Indonesia, Jorge Martín set the best rider in the sprint race, ahead of Luca Marini and Marco Bezzecchi. After Martín's win in the sprint, Ducati secured its fourth straight Constructors' Championship.[15] After the victory in the sprint, Martín took over the lead of the standings. From being 3 points behind Francesco Bagnaia, he can now lead the standing points with a 7-point advantage.[16] In the main race, Francesco Bagnaia returned to the top of the standings after winning after starting from 13th position. Meanwhile, his closest competitor, Jorge Martín, crashed on lap 13 while trying to pass Turn 11. With this result, Bagnaia is 18 points ahead of Jorge Martín. Maverick Viñales occupied the second podium and was followed by Fabio Quartararo on the third podium.[17] The Grand Prix race winner on Sunday will be the 500th for Michelin. The first Michelin victory was back in 1973 with Jack Findlay.[18]

At Phillip Island, MotoGP race schedule will change with the main race moved to Saturday. This is due to weather factors at the Phillip Island circuit because of heavy wind expected on Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, the Sprint Race will be shifted to Sunday. The Moto3 and Moto2 classes are still on schedule, still held on Sunday morning.[19]

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Aprilia Racing Aprilia RS-GP 12 Maverick Viñales[20] 1–17 41 Aleix Espargaró[20] 1–17 32 Lorenzo Savadori[21] 6, 8, 10 CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 25 Raúl Fernández[22] 1–17 88 Miguel Oliveira[22] 1, 3–4, 6–17 32 Lorenzo Savadori[23] 5 Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP23[24] 1 Francesco Bagnaia[25] 1–17 23 Enea Bastianini[26] 1, 4, 6–11, 15–17 51 Michele Pirro[27] 3, 13–14 9 Danilo Petrucci[28] 5 Aruba.it Racing 51 Michele Pirro[29][30] 6, 12 TBA Álvaro Bautista[31] TBC Prima Pramac Racing 5 Johann Zarco[32] 1–17 89 Jorge Martín[32] 1–17 Gresini Racing MotoGP Desmosedici GP22[24] 49 Fabio Di Giannantonio[33] 1–17 73 Álex Márquez[33] 1–13, 15–17 Mooney VR46 Racing Team 10 Luca Marini[34] 1–13, 15–17 72 Marco Bezzecchi[35] 1–17 LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol Honda RC213V 30 Takaaki Nakagami[36] 1–17 42 Álex Rins[37] 1–6, 14–16[lower-alpha 1] 6 Stefan Bradl[38] 8, 13–14[lower-alpha 1] 27 Iker Lecuona[39] 9–11 7 Takumi Takahashi[40] 12 Repsol Honda Team 36 Joan Mir[41] 1–6, 9–17 27 Iker Lecuona[42] 8 93 Marc Márquez[43] 1, 5–17 6 Stefan Bradl[44] 3 27 Iker Lecuona[45] 4 HRC Team 6 Stefan Bradl[46][30] 4, 12 GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM RC16 37 Augusto Fernández[47] 1–17 44 Pol Espargaró[48] 1, 9–17 94 Jonas Folger[49] 3–8 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33 Brad Binder[50] 1–17 43 Jack Miller[51] 1–17 26 Dani Pedrosa[52][53] 4, 12 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 20 Fabio Quartararo[54] 1–17 21 Franco Morbidelli[55] 1–17 Yamalube RS4GP Racing Team 35 Cal Crutchlow[56] 14 Sources:[57][58][59][60]

Key Regular rider Replacement rider Wildcard rider

All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.[61]

Sprint races were introduced at all Grands Prix. Sprint races were held at 15:00 on the Saturday of each Grand Prix weekend and were approximately 50% of the total race distance. Points were awarded to the top 9 finishers on a 12–9–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 basis, similar to the system being used in Superbike World Championship Superpole races. The grids for both the Sprint race and the Grand Prix race were set from qualifying, which retained its Q1–Q2 format. There was also one less practice session and the warm-up session as a result.[79][80] Sprint race wins are not considered as regular Grands Prix wins and instead would have their own "Sprint race wins" statistic.[81]

The weekend format is now fixed for every event. Moto3 were followed by Moto2, followed by MotoGP.[79]

Minimum tyre pressure rules were enforced.[82] The use of any device that modifies or adjusts the motorcycle’s front ride height while it is moving has been forbidden.[83]

Starting from the British round, only the results of the second practice session of each Friday, which is now simply called "Practice", were timed for direct qualification into Qualifying 2. The first practice session on Fridays and the practice session on Saturday were now called "Free Practice 1" and "Free Practice 2", respectively, and the results from both sessions would not be considered for direct Q2 classification.[84]

The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2023:[85]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March	Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal	Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
2	2 April	Gran Premio Michelin de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	16 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	30 April	Gran Premio MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn de España	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5	14 May	Shark Grand Prix de France	Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6	11 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
7	18 June	Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
8	25 June	Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	6 August	Monster Energy British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
10	20 August	CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11	3 September	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
12	10 September	Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
13	24 September	IndianOil Grand Prix of India	Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
14	1 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
15	15 October	Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia	Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
16	21 October[lower-alpha 2]	MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	29 October	OR Thailand Grand Prix	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
18	12 November	Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19	19 November	Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar[lower-alpha 3]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
20	26 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Cancelled Grand Prix
–	9 July	Grand Prix of Kazakhstan	Sokol International Racetrack, Almaty
Sources:[87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95][96][97][98][99][100][101][102][103][104][105][106]

Grand Prix locations

Losail

Motegi

Buriram

Phillip Island

Sepang

Termas de Río Hondo

Austin

Mandalika

Almaty

Greater Noida

Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2023.
(: scheduled Grand Prix : cancelled Grand Prix)

Portimão

Jerez

Le Mans

Scarperia

Montmeló

Hohenstein-Ernstthal

Assen

Spielberg

Silverstone

Cheste

Misano Adriatico

Location of European Grands Prix in 2023.

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