2014 MotoGP World Championship

The 2014 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 66th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez started the season as the defending riders' champion in the MotoGP category, with Honda the defending manufacturers' champions.

2014 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Marc Márquez won his second MotoGP world title, and fourth world title overall, by finishing 2nd place in Motegi.

Season summary

Winning a premier class record 13 races during the season,^[1] Márquez won a second successive title, finishing 67 points clear of his nearest rival Valentino Rossi. Márquez won each of the first 10 races to be held in 2014,^[2] before Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was able to inflict his first defeat, at Brno. Rossi had taken eight podiums in the season, before he was able to win a race, when he won at Misano. He also won at Phillip Island, as he finished as the championship runner-up in a Grand Prix class for the first time since 2006, when he finished second to Nicky Hayden. Despite bookending his season with retirements, Rossi's Movistar Yamaha MotoGP teammate Jorge Lorenzo finished third in the championship. Finishing 32 points behind Rossi, Lorenzo took back-to-back victories in Aragon,^[3] and Japan, as part of a nine-race podium streak that was ended by his retirement in Valencia. The only other race winner was Pedrosa, with his Brno triumph being his sole victory in the 2014 campaign.

The Espargaró brothers were each able to take one of the sub-classifications available to them. Pol Espargaró finished as the best place rookie in the final championship standings,^[4] finishing sixth overall; the next best rookie was Scott Redding in twelfth place. Aleix Espargaró was the best placed rider that was competing with an Open-specification motorcycle.^[5] He finished seventh overall in the championship, taking a pole position at Assen and a second-place finish in Aragon. Just like the rookie of the year standings, Redding was the next best rider. Márquez was a comfortable winner of the BMW M Award for the best qualifying rider,^[6] with 13 pole positions during the season. Repsol Honda were the winners of the teams' championship,^[7] as the results for Márquez and Pedrosa allowed them to finish 50 points clear of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, while Honda won the constructors' championship for the 21st time – and their 63rd title in total^[8] – 55 points clear of Yamaha.

Calendar

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 19-race provisional calendar on 2 October 2013.^[9] The calendar was updated on 13 December 2013^[10] and again on 24 February 2014, resulting in a calendar of 18 races.^[11]

The following Grands Prix took place in 2014:^[12][13]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	23 March ‡	Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	13 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
3	27 April	Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
4	4 May	Gran Premio bwin de España	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5	18 May	Monster Energy Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6	1 June	Gran Premio d'Italia TIM	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7	15 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	28 June ††	Iveco Daily TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	13 July	eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	10 August	Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway
11	17 August	bwin Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit, Brno
12	31 August	Hertz British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	14 September	Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	28 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15	12 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16	19 October	Tissot Australian Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	26 October	Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
18	9 November	Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

‡ = Night race

†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes

• The Argentine Grand Prix was added to the calendar, the series' first visit to South America since 2004. The venue hosting the round was the new Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, instead of the Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez which hosted the round until 1999.
• The United States Grand Prix, present since 2005, was taken off the calendar because the race could not initially be run with all 3 classes in the United States due to Californian environmental laws, and that in turn caused the race at the Laguna Seca Raceway to become unsustainable.^[14]
• A race in Brazil at the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasilia was scheduled for 28 September, but was subsequently removed from the calendar.^[11] The round at MotorLand Aragón was moved back by a week, following the cancellation of the Brazilian round.^[11]

Teams and riders

Starting in 2014, the rules governing the eligibility of entries changed. MSMA prototypes were reclassified as the new "Factory" class, whilst the Claiming Rule Teams sub-category was restructured as the "Open" class. All bikes used the approved MotoGP Electronic Control Unit, with bikes in the "Open" class using both the MotoGP ECU and identical software, and those competing as "Factory" entries permitted to use their own custom software.^[15] The Factory option bike had their allocation of engines reduced from twelve to five, and those five had their design frozen.^[15] The amount of fuel allowed was reduced from twenty-four litres to twenty litres.^[15]

A subsequent modification, only officialized in March, stated that a manufacturer who had not achieved a win in dry conditions in the previous year, or a new manufacturer entering the championship, could enter under the Factory option with all the concessions available to the Open class; these benefits were reduced in case of a determined number of podiums or wins.^[16]

Ducati Team and Pramac Racing were due to enter their bikes in the Open class^[17] but revised regulations meant that they were finally entered under the Factory option with Open concessions.^[18]

2014 MotoGP specifications
	Factory	Open
Fuel tank (litres)	20	24
Engines allocated (per rider)	5	12
Engine development	frozen	free
ECU hardware	various	spec Magneti Marelli
ECU software	free	standardized
Tires' compound	medium, hard	soft, medium

A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 20 November 2013.^[19] An updated entry list was released on 14 January 2014.^[20] Teams had time until 28 February to decide if a rider would be assigned to the "Factory" or "Open" class.^[15] The final entry list was released on the same day.^[21]

Factory entries Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP14 04 Andrea Dovizioso[22] All 35 Cal Crutchlow[23] 1–2, 4–18 51 Michele Pirro[24] 3 51 Michele Pirro[25] 4, 6–7, 11, 18 Pramac Racing Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 29 Andrea Iannone[26] All Desmosedici GP13[27] 68 Yonny Hernández[26] All Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 26 Dani Pedrosa[28] All 93 Marc Márquez[28] All LCR Honda MotoGP 6 Stefan Bradl[29] All Go&Fun Honda Gresini 19 Álvaro Bautista[30] All Team Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSX-RR 14 Randy de Puniet[31] 18 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 46 Valentino Rossi[32] All 99 Jorge Lorenzo[33] All Yamalube Racing Team with YSP 21 Katsuyuki Nakasuga[34] 15 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38 Bradley Smith[35] All 44 Pol Espargaró[36] All Open entries Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds IodaRacing Project Octo IodaRacing Team ART[20] ART GP13 9 Danilo Petrucci[19] 1–4, 8–18 84 Michel Fabrizio[37] 6–7 Avintia Racing Avintia[21] GP14[38] 63 Mike Di Meglio[19] All 8 Héctor Barberá[39] 1–13 Ducati[40] Desmosedici GP14 14–18 NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha[21] Forward-Yamaha 5 Colin Edwards[41] 1–10 15 Alex de Angelis[42] 11–18 41 Aleix Espargaró[41] All Drive M7 Aspar Honda RC213V-RS[43] 7 Hiroshi Aoyama[44] 18 RCV1000R 1–17 69 Nicky Hayden[45] 1–9, 14–18 2 Leon Camier[46] 10–13 Cardion AB Motoracing 17 Karel Abraham[47] All Go&Fun Honda Gresini 45 Scott Redding[48] All Paul Bird Motorsport PBM[20] PBM 01 23 Broc Parkes[49] All 70 Michael Laverty[19] All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

All the bikes used Bridgestone tyres.

Team changes

• Aspar Team and Cardion AB Motoracing switched to Honda in 2014, entering the RCV1000R, Honda's Open class machine.
• Forward Racing intended to use Yamaha-leased YZR-M1 engines with FTR frames, however the team started the season with a complete Yamaha YZR-M1 engine-frame-swingarm package^[50] with other parts supplied by FTR, while developing new Forward-designed frames to be introduced mid-season. At the Mugello round Colin Edwards debuted the new frame built by Harris Performance.^[51] Following Edwards' retirement from racing, the new frame was passed to de Angelis, while Espargaró remained with the Yamaha-derived chassis.^[52]
• Gresini Racing competed with a full Honda package in the Open class, having contested the 2013 season with an FTR chassis and Honda engine.
• IodaRacing Project intended to enter a second bike ridden by Leon Camier, but he was not included on the final entry list due to an apparent lack of funding.

Rider changes

• Nicky Hayden moved from Ducati Corse to Aspar Team. Cal Crutchlow left Yamaha Tech 3 to take Hayden's place.
• 2013 Moto2 Riders' Champion Pol Espargaró joined the premier category, racing for Yamaha Tech 3.
• Aleix Espargaró moved from Aspar Racing to Forward Racing.
• Hiroshi Aoyama moved to Aspar Racing after competing for Avintia Blusens in 2013.
• Bryan Staring left Gresini Racing, with his place taken by 2013 Moto2 runner-up Scott Redding.
• Yonny Hernández remained with Pramac Racing after Ben Spies retired from racing at the end of the 2013 season.
• Mike Di Meglio joined the premier category, racing for Avintia Racing.
• Broc Parkes made his MotoGP debut with Paul Bird Motorsport.
• Leon Camier contested the Indianapolis, Czech Republic, British, and San Marino races for Aspar Team as an injury replacement for Nicky Hayden.
• Alex de Angelis replaced Colin Edwards from Brno onwards.^[42]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix[53]	Marc Márquez	Álvaro Bautista	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
2	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas[54]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
3	Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[55]	Marc Márquez	Dani Pedrosa	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix[56]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix[57]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix[58]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix[59]	Dani Pedrosa	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
8	Dutch TT[60]	Aleix Espargaró	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix[61]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
10	Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix[62]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
11	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[9]	Marc Márquez	Dani Pedrosa	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix[63]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
13	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix[64]	Jorge Lorenzo	Marc Márquez	Valentino Rossi	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix[65]	Marc Márquez	Jorge Lorenzo	Jorge Lorenzo	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
15	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix[66]	Andrea Dovizioso	Jorge Lorenzo	Jorge Lorenzo	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
16	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix[67]	Marc Márquez	Valentino Rossi	Valentino Rossi	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
17	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix[68]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
18	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix[69]	Valentino Rossi	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report

Riders' standings

Scoring system

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
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos Rider Bike Team QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 15 13 2 Ret 1 1 362 2 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2 8 4 2 2 3 2 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 3 1 2 2 295 3 Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Ret 10 3 4 6 2 4 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 Ret 263 4 Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 1 4 3 14 4 Ret Ret 3 246 5 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 5 3 9 5 8 6 8 2 8 7 6 5 4 Ret 5 4 8 4 187 6 Pol Espargaró Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 6 8 9 4 5 7 Ret 7 5 Ret 6 6 6 8 Ret 6 6 136 7 Aleix Espargaró Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 4 9 15 7 9 9 6 4 6 Ret 8 9 Ret 2 11 Ret Ret 7 126 8 Bradley Smith Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 5 7 8 10 Ret 10 8 19 6 9 22 7 5 9 3 5 14 121 9 Stefan Bradl Honda LCR Honda MotoGP Ret 4 5 10 7 Ret 5 10 16 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 7 Ret 4 8 117 10 Andrea Iannone Ducati Pramac Racing 10 7 6 Ret Ret 7 9 6 5 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 6 Ret DNS 22 102 11 Álvaro Bautista Honda Go&Fun Honda Gresini Ret Ret Ret 6 3 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 7 10 6 Ret 16 89 12 Scott Redding Honda Open Go&Fun Honda Gresini 7 Ret 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 9 11 10 13 10 16 7 10 10 81 13 Cal Crutchlow Ducati Ducati Team 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 74 14 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar 11 12 10 12 14 14 15 16 12 10 13 14 12 8 13 8 11 15 68 15 Yonny Hernández Ducati Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 12 13 12 14 13 10 11 19 17 Ret Ret 11 10 15 Ret 11 7 Ret 53 16 Nicky Hayden Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar 8 11 11 11 Ret DNS 12 17 14 9 14 10 Ret 13 47 17 Karel Abraham Honda Open Cardion AB Motoracing 13 14 13 Ret 15 12 Ret 14 13 11 14 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 33 18 Héctor Barberá Avintia Open Avintia Racing Ret 15 16 15 Ret Ret 19 18 18 Ret 17 19 19 26 Ducati 19 15 5 9 11 19 Michele Pirro Ducati Ducati Team 17 Ret 11 14 12 9 18 20 Danilo Petrucci ART Open Octo IodaRacing Team 14 17 Ret DNS 15 15 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 17 21 Alex de Angelis Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 16 15 14 12 17 9 Ret 18 14 22 Colin Edwards Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 9 Ret 20 Ret 17 15 18 22 20 13 11 23 Broc Parkes PBM Open Paul Bird Motorsport 15 Ret 21 17 18 17 16 11 21 15 19 21 18 18 20 Ret 14 20 9 24 Michael Laverty PBM Open Paul Bird Motorsport 16 16 18 16 16 16 17 21 Ret 14 Ret 17 17 16 18 13 12 19 9 25 Mike Di Meglio Avintia Open Avintia Racing 17 18 19 Ret 19 18 Ret 20 22 12 18 20 Ret 17 19 14 13 21 9 26 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Yamalube Racing Team with YSP 12 4 27 Leon Camier Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar Ret 15 16 16 1 Michel Fabrizio ART Open Octo IodaRacing Team Ret 20 0 Randy de Puniet Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team QAT AME ARG SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER INP CZE GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (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 Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie Icon Class Open Open Entry

Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	2	6	1	1	409
2	Yamaha	2	5	3	2	2	2	2	5	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	354
3	Ducati	5	3	6	5	8	6	8	2	5	7	5	5	4	3	5	4	7	4	211
4	Forward Yamaha	4	9	15	7	9	9	6	4	6	13	8	9	14	2	11	9	Ret	7	138
5	ART	14	17	Ret	DNS		Ret	20	15	15	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	12	17
6	PBM	15	16	18	16	16	16	16	11	21	14	19	17	17	16	18	13	12	19	15
7	Avintia	17	15	16	15	19	18	19	18	18	12	17	19	19	17	19	14	13	21	11
	Suzuki																		Ret	0
Pos	Constructor	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Repsol Honda Team	26	3	2	2	3	5	4	3	3	2	4	1	4	3	14	4	Ret	Ret	3	608
		93	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	15	13	2	Ret	1	1
2	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	46	2	8	4	2	2	3	2	5	4	3	3	3	1	Ret	3	1	2	2	558
		99	Ret	10	3	4	6	2	4	13	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	Ret
3	Ducati Team	04	5	3	9	5	8	6	8	2	8	7	6	5	4	Ret	5	4	8	4	261
		35	6	Ret		Ret	11	Ret	Ret	9	10	8	Ret	12	9	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	5
		51			17
4	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	38	Ret	5	7	8	10	Ret	10	8	19	6	9	22	7	5	9	3	5	14	257
		44	Ret	6	8	9	4	5	7	Ret	7	5	Ret	6	6	6	8	Ret	6	6
5	Go&Fun Honda Gresini	19	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	3	8	Ret	7	9	Ret	10	Ret	8	7	10	6	Ret	16	170
		45	7	Ret	14	13	12	13	13	12	11	9	11	10	13	10	16	7	10	10
6	Pramac Racing	29	10	7	6	Ret	Ret	7	9	6	5	Ret	5	8	5	Ret	6	Ret	DNS	22	155
		68	12	13	12	14	13	10	11	19	17	Ret	Ret	11	10	15	Ret	11	7	Ret
7	NGM Forward Racing	5	9	Ret	20	Ret	17	15	18	22	20	13									151
		15											16	15	14	12	17	9	Ret	18
		41	4	9	15	7	9	9	6	4	6	Ret	8	9	Ret	2	11	Ret	Ret	7
8	LCR Honda MotoGP	6	Ret	4	5	10	7	Ret	5	10	16	Ret	7	7	Ret	4	7	Ret	4	8	117
9	Drive M7 Aspar	2										Ret	15	16	16						116
		7	11	12	10	12	14	14	15	16	12	10	13	14	12	8	13	8	11	15
		69	8	11	11	11	Ret	DNS	12	17	14					9	14	10	Ret	13
10	Avintia Racing	8	Ret	15	16	15	Ret	Ret	19	18	18	Ret	17	19	19	19	15	5	9	11	35
		63	17	18	19	Ret	19	18	Ret	20	22	12	18	20	Ret	17	19	14	13	21
11	Cardion AB Motoracing	17	13	14	13	Ret	15	12	Ret	14	13	11	14	13	11	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	17	33
12	Paul Bird Motorsport	23	15	Ret	21	17	18	17	16	11	21	15	19	21	18	18	20	Ret	14	20	18
		70	16	16	18	16	16	16	17	21	Ret	14	Ret	17	17	16	18	13	12	19
13	Octo IodaRacing Team	9	14	17	Ret	DNS				15	15	Ret	Ret	18	Ret	11	Ret	12	Ret	12	17
		84						Ret	20
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	AME	ARG	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	INP	CZE	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts