2017 MotoGP World Championship

The 2017 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

2017 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Marc Márquez was the 2017 MotoGP Champion.

The 2017 season saw the début of the KTM RC16, which was previously used by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at the 2016 Valencian Grand Prix ahead of a full season début.

Season summary

Marc Márquez started the season as defending World Champion, having secured his fifth overall title at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix with three races remaining.

Whilst Yamaha's new rider Maverick Viñales started the season off with two consecutive victories, the following spring season proved to be unpredictable with four different winners in as many races, following the trend from 2016. Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso then took his first dry-track MotoGP win at Mugello before repeating the feat the following week in Barcelona. With Viñales not finishing the race at Assen, this allowed Dovizioso to lead the championship by four points after eight races, becoming the first Ducati rider to lead the championship since Casey Stoner in 2009. Márquez took the championship lead after winning the German Grand Prix. He held the championship lead until the British Grand Prix, where Dovizioso regained the lead after Márquez's engine blew up late in the race. Márquez bounced back immediately to take consecutive victories in the next two rounds to reestablish himself as championship leader. Over the following three races, Dovizioso claimed two more wins to Márquez's one, but a poor result in Australia for the Ducati rider meant that Márquez's points lead remained intact.

Going into the final round in Valencia Márquez topped the standings, 21 points ahead of Dovizioso, with both riders winning six races apiece. Viñales was third, 56 points behind Márquez. Therefore, Márquez needed to finish 11th or higher to guarantee a championship, whereas Dovizioso was forced under all circumstances to win in Valencia.

Márquez was on pole in Valencia, and Dovizioso started 9th. After Márquez saved a high-speed potential crash into turn 1,^[1] he dropped back behind Dovizioso. The title chances of Dovizioso ended when he crashed with five laps of the race remaining, losing the hope in taking the championship. Meanwhile, Márquez finished third behind Dani Pedrosa and the season's top rookie and independent rider Johann Zarco. Márquez won his sixth title and fourth MotoGP title overall.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2017:^[2]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March ‡	Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	9 April	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	23 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	7 May	Gran Premio Red Bull de España	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5	21 May	HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6	4 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7	11 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	25 June	Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	2 July	GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	6 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit, Brno
11	13 August	NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12	27 August	Octo British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	10 September	Gran Premio Tribul MasterCard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	24 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15	15 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16	22 October	Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	29 October	Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
18	12 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

‡ = Night race

Calendar changes

• The Austrian and Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.
• The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track had not commenced.^[3] The two circuits reached a deal which would see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.^[4]

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 22 Sam Lowes[5] All 41 Aleix Espargaró[6] 1–16, 18 Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP17 04 Andrea Dovizioso[7] All 99 Jorge Lorenzo[8] All 51 Michele Pirro[9] 6, 13, 18 Octo Pramac Racing 9 Danilo Petrucci[5] All Desmosedici GP16 45 Scott Redding[5] All Reale Avintia Racing 8 Héctor Barberá[10] All Desmosedici GP15 76 Loris Baz[10] All Pull&Bear Aspar Team Desmosedici GP16 19 Álvaro Bautista[11] All Desmosedici GP15 17 Karel Abraham[12] All Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 26 Dani Pedrosa[13] All 93 Marc Márquez[14] All LCR Honda 35 Cal Crutchlow[15] All EG 0,0 Marc VDS 43 Jack Miller[5] 1–14, 16–18 7 Hiroshi Aoyama[16] 15 53 Tito Rabat[5] All Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 38 Bradley Smith[17] All 44 Pol Espargaró[18] All 36 Mika Kallio[19] 9, 11, 14, 18 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 29 Andrea Iannone[20] All 42 Álex Rins[21] 1–3, 8–18 12 Takuya Tsuda[22] 4 50 Sylvain Guintoli[23] 5–7 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 25 Maverick Viñales[24] All 46 Valentino Rossi[25] 1–12, 14–18 Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing 21 Katsuyuki Nakasuga[26] 15 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5 Johann Zarco[27] All 94 Jonas Folger[28] 1–14 31 Kohta Nozane[29] 15 23 Broc Parkes[30] 16 60 Michael van der Mark[31][32] 17–18

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

All the bikes used Michelin tyres.

Team changes

• Austrian manufacturer KTM joined the series with a factory-supported team for the first time.^[33]

Rider changes

• Jorge Lorenzo joined Ducati, after leaving Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. Lorenzo's move to Ducati ended his nine-year relationship with Yamaha.
• Maverick Viñales joined Yamaha, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar.
• Andrea Iannone joined Team Suzuki Ecstar, after leaving Ducati. He was partnered by Álex Rins who moved up to the premier class.
• Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró left Tech 3 Yamaha to join the newly formed Red Bull KTM factory team for the 2017 season.
• Aleix Espargaró joined Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar. He was partnered by Sam Lowes who moved up to the premier class.
• Jonas Folger and Johann Zarco, the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Champion, moved up to the premier class, débuting with Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
• Stefan Bradl and Eugene Laverty left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship.^[34][35]
• Álvaro Bautista left Aprilia Racing Team Gresini to return to Pull&Bear Aspar Team. Bautista previously competed with Aspar Team between the 2006 125cc and the 2009 250cc seasons.
• Karel Abraham returned to MotoGP with Aspar Team after previously competing in the Superbike World Championship in the 2016 season.
• Yonny Hernández returned to Moto2, after being left without a ride in MotoGP.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

• Winglets, additional aerodynamic aids first introduced in 1999, will be banned from 2017 following repeated concerns about their safety.^[36]

Sporting regulations

• A rider may be assisted by no more than four mechanics while changing bikes during a pit stop, all of whom must wear approved helmets. A mechanic may hold in the bike's clutch lever, but only the rider is allowed to select a gear.^[37]

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix[38]	Maverick Viñales[a]	Johann Zarco	Maverick Viñales	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
2	Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[41]	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas[42]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Dani Pedrosa	Dani Pedrosa	Dani Pedrosa	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix[43]	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix[44]	Dani Pedrosa	Jonas Folger	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
8	Dutch TT[45]	Johann Zarco	Scott Redding	Valentino Rossi	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix[46]	Marc Márquez	Jonas Folger	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
10	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[47]	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
11	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix[48]	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
13	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix[49]	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix[50]	Maverick Viñales	Dani Pedrosa	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
15	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix[51]	Johann Zarco	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
16	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix[52]	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
17	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix[53]	Dani Pedrosa	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
18	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix[54]	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Dani Pedrosa	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 ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 4 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 2 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 4 3 298 2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 2 Ret 6 5 4 1 1 5 8 6 1 1 3 7 1 13 1 Ret 261 3 Maverick Viñales Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 1 1 Ret 6 1 2 10 Ret 4 3 6 2 4 4 9 3 9 12 230 4 Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 5 Ret 3 1 3 Ret 3 13 3 2 3 7 14 2 Ret 12 5 1 210 5 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 3 2 2 10 Ret 4 8 1 5 4 7 3 5 Ret 2 7 5 208 6 Johann Zarco Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 5 5 4 2 7 5 14 9 12 5 6 15 9 8 4 3 2 174 7 Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Ducati Team 11 Ret 9 3 6 8 4 15 11 15 4 5 Ret 3 6 15 2 Ret 137 8 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Octo Pramac Racing Ret 7 8 7 Ret 3 Ret 2 12 7 Ret Ret 2 20 3 21 6 13 124 9 Cal Crutchlow Honda LCR Honda Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret 11 4 10 5 15 4 13 Ret Ret 5 15 8 112 10 Jonas Folger Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 10 6 11 8 7 13 6 Ret 2 10 Ret DNS 9 16 84 11 Jack Miller Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 8 9 10 Ret 8 15 Ret 6 15 14 Ret 16 6 13 7 8 7 82 12 Álvaro Bautista Ducati Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ret 4 15 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 10 12 8 Ret 17 11 Ret 75 13 Andrea Iannone Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar Ret 16 7 Ret 10 10 16 9 Ret 19 11 Ret Ret 12 4 6 17 6 70 14 Scott Redding Ducati Octo Pramac Racing 7 8 12 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 20 16 12 8 7 14 16 11 13 Ret 64 15 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 6 Ret 17 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 8 13 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 62 16 Álex Rins Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 9 Ret DNS 17 21 11 16 9 8 17 5 8 DSQ 4 59 17 Pol Espargaró KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 16 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 11 13 9 Ret 11 11 10 11 9 10 Ret 55 18 Loris Baz Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 12 11 Ret 13 9 18 12 8 19 Ret 9 15 16 21 10 18 Ret 16 45 19 Tito Rabat Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 15 12 13 Ret 11 11 15 12 18 17 19 12 Ret 15 15 16 18 10 35 20 Karel Abraham Ducati Pull&Bear Aspar Team 14 10 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 7 17 13 14 13 17 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 32 21 Bradley Smith KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 17 15 16 14 13 20 DNS Ret 14 Ret 18 17 10 19 17 10 12 11 29 22 Héctor Barberá Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 13 13 14 12 Ret 14 9 16 DSQ 20 17 14 Ret 18 14 20 14 15 28 23 Michele Pirro Ducati Ducati Team 9 5 9 25 24 Mika Kallio KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 16 10 11 Ret 11 25 Sam Lowes Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 18 Ret Ret 16 14 19 19 Ret Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 22 13 19 Ret Ret 5 26 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing 12 4 27 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 15 17 17 1 28 Michael van der Mark Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 16 17 0 29 Takuya Tsuda Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 17 0 30 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda EG 0,0 Marc VDS 18 0 31 Broc Parkes Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 22 0 Kohta Nozane Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike Team QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT 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

Constructors' standings

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

Pos	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	4	3	1	1	3	6	2	3	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	1	4	1	357
2	Yamaha	1	1	2	4	1	2	5	1	2	3	5	2	4	4	8	2	3	2	321
3	Ducati	2	4	6	3	4	1	1	2	6	6	1	1	2	3	1	11	1	9	310
4	Suzuki	9	16	7	17	10	10	16	9	21	11	11	9	8	12	4	6	17	4	100
5	KTM	16	14	16	14	12	20	18	11	13	9	10	11	10	10	11	9	10	11	69
6	Aprilia	6	Ret	17	9	14	19	19	10	7	8	13	Ret	Ret	6	7	19	Ret	Ret	64
Pos	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	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	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Repsol Honda Team	26	5	Ret	3	1	3	Ret	3	13	3	2	3	7	14	2	Ret	12	5	1	508
		93	4	Ret	1	2	Ret	6	2	3	1	1	2	Ret	1	1	2	1	4	3
2	Movistar Yamaha MotoGP	25	1	1	Ret	6	1	2	10	Ret	4	3	6	2	4	4	9	3	9	12	438
		46	3	2	2	10	Ret	4	8	1	5	4	7	3		5	Ret	2	7	5
3	Ducati Team	04	2	Ret	6	5	4	1	1	5	8	6	1	1	3	7	1	13	1	Ret	398
		99	11	Ret	9	3	6	8	4	15	11	15	4	5	Ret	3	6	15	2	Ret
4	Monster Yamaha Tech 3	5	Ret	5	5	4	2	7	5	14	9	12	5	6	15	9	8	4	3	2	258
		23																22
		31															Ret
		60																	16	17
		94	10	6	11	8	7	13	6	Ret	2	10	Ret	DNS	9	16
5	Octo Pramac Racing	9	Ret	7	8	7	Ret	3	Ret	2	12	7	Ret	Ret	2	20	3	21	6	13	188
		45	7	8	12	11	Ret	12	13	Ret	20	16	12	8	7	14	16	11	13	Ret
6	Team Suzuki Ecstar	12				17															130
		29	Ret	16	7	Ret	10	10	16	9	Ret	19	11	Ret	Ret	12	4	6	17	6
		42	9	Ret	DNS					17	21	11	16	9	8	17	5	8	DSQ	4
		50					15	17	17
7	EG 0,0 Marc VDS	7															18				117
		43	8	9	10	Ret	8	15	Ret	6	15	14	Ret	16	6	13		7	8	7
		53	15	12	13	Ret	11	11	15	12	18	17	19	12	Ret	15	15	16	18	10
8	LCR Honda	35	Ret	3	4	Ret	5	Ret	11	4	10	5	15	4	13	Ret	Ret	5	15	8	112
9	Pull&Bear Aspar Team	17	14	10	Ret	15	Ret	16	14	7	17	13	14	13	17	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	14	107
		19	Ret	4	15	Ret	Ret	5	7	Ret	6	Ret	8	10	12	8	Ret	17	11	Ret
10	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	38	17	15	16	14	13	20	DNS	Ret	14	Ret	18	17	10	19	17	10	12	11	84
		44	16	14	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	18	11	13	9	Ret	11	11	10	11	9	10	Ret
11	Reale Avintia Racing	8	13	13	14	12	Ret	14	9	16	DSQ	20	17	14	Ret	18	14	20	14	15	73
		76	12	11	Ret	13	9	18	12	8	19	Ret	9	15	16	21	10	18	Ret	16
12	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	22	18	Ret	Ret	16	14	19	19	Ret	Ret	18	20	Ret	Ret	22	13	19	Ret	Ret	67
		41	6	Ret	17	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	10	7	8	13	Ret	Ret	6	7	Ret		Ret
Pos	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Notes

1. Grid formed by each rider's best time from any of the three free practice sessions held, after rain cancelled the planned qualifying session.^[39][40]