2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
Motorcycle race
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The 2018 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Twin Ring Motegi in Motegi on 21 October 2018. Marc Márquez clinched his third consecutive MotoGP title after Andrea Dovizioso crashed during the penultimate lap. This is his fifth championship in the premier class and seventh overall.[4]

Date21 October 2018
LocationTwin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan
Course
- Permanent racing facility
- 4.801 km (2.983 mi)
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| Race 16 of 19 races in the 2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 21 October 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Motul Grand Prix of Japan[1][2][3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi, Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
MotoGP
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 93 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 24 | 42:36.438 | 6 | 25 | |
| 2 | 35 | LCR Honda Castrol | Honda | 24 | +1.573 | 4 | 20 | |
| 3 | 42 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 24 | +1.720 | 8 | 16 | |
| 4 | 46 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 24 | +6.413 | 9 | 13 | |
| 5 | 19 | Ángel Nieto Team | Ducati | 24 | +6.919 | 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | 5 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 24 | +8.024 | 2 | 10 | |
| 7 | 25 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | 24 | +13.330 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 26 | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | 24 | +15.582 | 11 | 8 | |
| 9 | 9 | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 24 | +20.584 | 15 | 7 | |
| 10 | 55 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | 24 | +24.985 | 16 | 6 | |
| 11 | 21 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 24 | +25.931 | 17 | 5 | |
| 12 | 38 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24 | +26.875 | 13 | 4 | |
| 13 | 44 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | KTM | 24 | +27.069 | 14 | 3 | |
| 14 | 89 | Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha | 24 | +32.550 | 20 | 2 | |
| 15 | 30 | LCR Honda Idemitsu | Honda | 24 | +37.718 | 12 | 1 | |
| 16 | 10 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 24 | +39.583 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 81 | Reale Avintia Racing | Ducati | 24 | +39.839 | 25 | ||
| 18 | 4 | Ducati Team | Ducati | 24 | +42.698 | 1 | ||
| 19 | 45 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 24 | +49.943 | 21 | ||
| 20 | 12 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | 24 | +52.707 | 23 | ||
| 21 | 50 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 24 | +1:01.848 | 24 | ||
| Ret | 29 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | 14 | Accident | 5 | ||
| Ret | 17 | Ángel Nieto Team | Ducati | 12 | Accident Damage | 18 | ||
| Ret | 43 | Alma Pramac Racing | Ducati | 10 | Accident | 3 | ||
| Ret | 41 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | 6 | Tyre Pressure | 19 | ||
| DNS | 99 | Ducati Team | Ducati | Did not start | ||||
| Sources: [1][5][6] | ||||||||
- Jorge Lorenzo withdrew from the event due to left wrist injury suffered at the Thailand GP.
Moto2
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 42 | Kalex | 22 | 41:04.294 | 1 | 25 | |
| 2 | 7 | Kalex | 22 | +6.227 | 5 | 20 | |
| 3 | 44 | KTM | 22 | +11.553 | 9 | 16 | |
| 4 | 73 | Kalex | 22 | +12.083 | 6 | 13 | |
| 5 | 41 | KTM | 22 | +12.348 | 10 | 11 | |
| 6 | 40 | Kalex | 22 | +12.701 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | 97 | Kalex | 22 | +13.652 | 7 | 9 | |
| 8 | 27 | KTM | 22 | +13.811 | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 10 | Kalex | 22 | +15.604 | 11 | 7 | |
| 10 | 23 | Kalex | 22 | +17.556 | 4 | 6 | |
| 11 | 36 | Kalex | 22 | +19.221 | 14 | 5 | |
| 12 | 45 | Kalex | 22 | +19.811 | 8 | 4 | |
| 13 | 77 | KTM | 22 | +20.278 | 17 | 3 | |
| 14 | 54 | Kalex | 22 | +23.091 | 21 | 2 | |
| 15 | 87 | Tech 3 | 22 | +24.468 | 13 | 1 | |
| 16 | 5 | Kalex | 22 | +24.622 | 20 | ||
| 17 | 22 | KTM | 22 | +26.288 | 19 | ||
| 18 | 16 | NTS | 22 | +33.887 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 4 | NTS | 22 | +34.074 | 25 | ||
| 20 | 2 | Kalex | 22 | +34.303 | 24 | ||
| 21 | 66 | Kalex | 22 | +37.458 | 28 | ||
| 22 | 89 | Kalex | 22 | +37.921 | 23 | ||
| 23 | 57 | Speed Up | 22 | +42.570 | 22 | ||
| 24 | 62 | Suter | 22 | +46.667 | 27 | ||
| 25 | 95 | Kalex | 22 | +56.500 | 30 | ||
| 26 | 32 | Suter | 22 | +59.659 | 29 | ||
| 27 | 18 | Kalex | 22 | +1:07.065 | 31 | ||
| Ret | 64 | Tech 3 | 21 | Engine | 26 | ||
| Ret | 9 | Kalex | 13 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Kalex | 9 | Accident Damage | 32 | ||
| Ret | 24 | Kalex | 3 | Accident | 16 | ||
| DSQ | 20 | Speed Up | 22 | (41:03.849)[N 1] | 2 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT | |||||||
Moto3
| Pos. | No. | Rider | Manufacturer | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 12 | KTM | 20 | 39:35.653 | 3 | 25 | |
| 2 | 48 | Honda | 20 | +0.041 | 10 | 20 | |
| 3 | 40 | KTM | 20 | +0.042 | 5 | 16 | |
| 4 | 10 | KTM | 20 | +0.212 | 7 | 13 | |
| 5 | 17 | KTM | 20 | +0.251 | 2 | 11 | |
| 6 | 14 | Honda | 20 | +0.350 | 12 | 10 | |
| 7 | 33 | Honda | 20 | +0.404 | 6 | 9 | |
| 8 | 19 | KTM | 20 | +1.561 | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 | 71 | Honda | 20 | +3.137 | 13 | 7 | |
| 10 | 84 | KTM | 20 | +7.965 | 16 | 6 | |
| 11 | 5 | KTM | 20 | +8.364 | 21 | 5 | |
| 12 | 42 | KTM | 20 | +8.435 | 11 | 4 | |
| 13 | 16 | KTM | 20 | +8.561 | 18 | 3 | |
| 14 | 31 | KTM | 20 | +9.041 | 24 | 2 | |
| 15 | 24 | Honda | 20 | +9.237 | 26 | 1 | |
| 16 | 65 | KTM | 20 | +9.898 | 22 | ||
| 17 | 27 | Honda | 20 | +10.897 | 28 | ||
| 18 | 72 | Honda | 20 | +15.691 | 20 | ||
| 19 | 7 | Honda | 20 | +15.704 | 23 | ||
| 20 | 81 | KTM | 20 | +24.185 | 25 | ||
| 21 | 41 | Honda | 20 | +24.581 | 27 | ||
| 22 | 22 | KTM | 20 | +41.928 | 8 | ||
| 23 | 13 | Honda | 20 | +1:48.336 | 29 | ||
| 24 | 36 | Honda | 19 | +1 lap | 30 | ||
| Ret | 88 | Honda | 14 | Accident | 4 | ||
| Ret | 75 | KTM | 10 | Accident Damage | 9 | ||
| Ret | 21 | Honda | 5 | Accident | 15 | ||
| Ret | 23 | Honda | 1 | Accident | 17 | ||
| Ret | 77 | KTM | 1 | Accident | 14 | ||
| Ret | 44 | Honda | 0 | Accident | 19 | ||
| OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
- Bold text indicates the World Champions.
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Notes
- Disqualified due to a technical infringement.