2019 MotoGP World Championship

The 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

2019 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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Marc Márquez was crowned the 2019 MotoGP Champion, his 6th top class world title and 8th overall.

After fifteen rounds of the championship, Marc Márquez successfully defended his Rider's Championship in Thailand taking his sixth premier class title and fourth in a row, having already won nine races. He ultimately won 12 races, breaking the single-season points and podium records with 420 points and 18 podium finishes from 19 races. Andrea Dovizioso once again finished second for Ducati for the third consecutive season with two wins, and Maverick Viñales with Yamaha sealed third with two wins. Álex Rins and Danilo Petrucci were the other race winners, both riders achieving their first-ever race wins during the season. In spite of Márquez's sizeable championship margin, seven races, namely Qatar, Italy, Austria, Britain, San Marino, Thailand and Australia were decided with last-lap passes, the season having seen plenty of close racing.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 29 Andrea Iannone[1] All 41 Aleix Espargaró[2] All Aprilia Factory Racing Aprilia Racing Team 38 Bradley Smith[3] 1, 4, 7, 14 Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati Team Ducati[4] Desmosedici GP19 04 Andrea Dovizioso[5] All 9 Danilo Petrucci[6] All 51 Michele Pirro 6, 13, 19 Alma Pramac Racing Pramac Racing 43 Jack Miller[7] All Desmosedici GP18 63 Francesco Bagnaia[8] All Reale Avintia Racing 17 Karel Abraham[9] All 53 Tito Rabat 1–17, 19 LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol Honda RC213V 30 Takaaki Nakagami[10] 1–16 5 Johann Zarco[11] 17–19 35 Cal Crutchlow[12] All Repsol Honda Team 93 Marc Márquez[13] All 99 Jorge Lorenzo[14] 1–8, 12–19 6 Stefan Bradl[15] 9–11 Team HRC 6 Stefan Bradl[16] 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 5 Johann Zarco[17] 1–13 82 Mika Kallio 14–19 44 Pol Espargaró[18] All Red Bull KTM Tech3 55 Hafizh Syahrin[19] All 88 Miguel Oliveira[20] 1–18 27 Iker Lecuona 19 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 36 Joan Mir[21] 1–10, 13–19 50 Sylvain Guintoli 12 42 Álex Rins[22] All 50 Sylvain Guintoli 7, 10, 16 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 12 Maverick Viñales[23] All 46 Valentino Rossi[24] All Petronas Yamaha SRT 20 Fabio Quartararo[25] All 21 Franco Morbidelli[25] All Source:[26]

Key Regular rider Replacement rider Wildcard rider

All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres.^[27]

Team changes

• Tech3 switched to KTM machines, ending their twenty-year satellite relationship with Yamaha.^[28] As a result of this link-up, Tech3 dropped long-time title sponsor Monster Energy, replaced by rival Austrian energy drink Red Bull.
• Ángel Nieto Team joined forces with Sepang Racing Team to field two Yamaha YZR-M1 satellite bikes, replacing Tech3 as Yamaha's satellite team.^[29]
• EG 0,0 Marc VDS shut down their MotoGP class operation to make room for MotoE bikes.

Rider changes

• Francesco Bagnaia was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining Pramac Racing. He replaced Danilo Petrucci, who moved to Ducati factory team, taking over the seat vacated by Jorge Lorenzo.^[6]
• Andrea Iannone left Suzuki at the end of the 2018 championship after two seasons.^[30] He joined Aprilia where he replaced Scott Redding, who moved to the British Superbike Championship.^[31] 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir took over the seat vacated by Iannone at Suzuki.^[21]
• Miguel Oliveira was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining Tech3 and partner with Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin. He will become the first rider to come through the Red Bull KTM system to the premier class, having competed in the Rookies Cup, Moto3 and Moto2 with KTM bikes.
• Jorge Lorenzo left Ducati's factory team after two seasons to join Repsol Honda Team. He replaced Dani Pedrosa, who retired at the conclusion of the 2018 season to take a testing role with KTM.^[32][33][34]
• Johann Zarco left Tech3 to join Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. He replaced Bradley Smith who switched to the MotoE World Cup.
• Franco Morbidelli joined Petronas Yamaha SRT. He was partnered by Fabio Quartararo.
• Thomas Lüthi stepped back to Moto2 with the Dynavolt Intact GP team.^[35]
• Having competed in MotoGP since 2010, Álvaro Bautista switched to the Superbike World Championship.
• Karel Abraham joined Reale Avintia Racing after two seasons with Aspar/Ángel Nieto Team.
• Xavier Simeon switched to the MotoE World Cup while remaining with Avintia Racing.
• Maverick Viñales changed his race number to 12, replacing the number 25 he had previously used for the majority of his Grand Prix racing career.^[36]

Mid-season changes

• Because of two fractured vertebrae sustained in Assen, Jorge Lorenzo was absent from the German, Czech and Austrian rounds. He was replaced by Stefan Bradl.^[15]
• Because of a pulmonary contusion, Joan Mir missed the Austrian and British rounds. He was replaced by Sylvain Guintoli at Silverstone.^[37]
• Mika Kallio replaced Johann Zarco following his early release by KTM, starting from the Aragon Grand Prix.^[38]
• Johann Zarco replaced Takaaki Nakagami in the Australian, Malaysian and Valencian rounds, following the decision of the Japanese rider to operate on his right shoulder following a trauma sustained during the championship.^[39]
• Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona made his MotoGP debut prematurely at the final race of the season, replacing Miguel Oliveira at Tech3, who was sidelined following an injury sustained at the Australian Grand Prix. Lecuona was previously signed to race for Tech3 in MotoGP beginning in 2020.^[40]

Rule changes

The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap.^[41]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:^[42]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	10 March[a]	VisitQatar Grand Prix	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	31 March	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3	14 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	5 May	Gran Premio Red Bull de España	Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5	19 May	Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France	Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6	2 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
7	16 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	30 June	Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	7 July	HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	4 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit, Brno
11	11 August	myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12	25 August	GoPro British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13	15 September	Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	22 September	Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón	MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15	6 October	PTT Thailand Grand Prix	Chang International Circuit, Buriram
16	20 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
17	27 October	Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18	3 November	Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19	17 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Results and standings

Grands Prix

Round	Grand Prix	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team	Winning constructor	Report
1	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	Maverick Viñales	Fabio Quartararo	Andrea Dovizioso	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati	Report
2	Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
3	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Álex Rins	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	Report
4	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
5	French motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Fabio Quartararo	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
6	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Jack Miller	Danilo Petrucci	Mission Winnow Ducati	Ducati	Report
7	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
8	Dutch TT	Fabio Quartararo	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
9	German motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
10	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Álex Rins	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
11	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati Team	Ducati	Report
12	British motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Álex Rins	Team Suzuki Ecstar	Suzuki	Report
13	San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
14	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
15	Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
16	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
17	Australian motorcycle Grand Prix	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Repsol Honda Team	Honda	Report
18	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	Valentino Rossi	Maverick Viñales	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	Yamaha	Report
19	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	Fabio Quartararo	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 ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 2 1P F RetP F 1F 1P 2P 1F 2F 1P F 1P 2P 2P F 1F 1P F 1F 1P F 1 2 1F 420 2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 1 3 4 4 2 3 Ret 4 5 2 1F Ret 6 2 4 3 7 3 4 269 3 Maverick Viñales Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 7P Ret 11 3 Ret 6 Ret 1 2 10 5 3 3P 4 3 4 RetP F 1 6 211 4 Álex Rins Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 4 5 1 2 10 4 4 Ret Ret 4F 6 1 Ret 9 5 7 9 5 5 205 5 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 16F 8 7 RetP 8F 10 2P 3P Ret 7 3 Ret 2 5 2P 2 Ret 7P 2P 192 6 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Ducati Team 6 6 6 5 3 1 3 6 4 8 9 7 10 12 9 9 Ret 9 Ret 176 7 Valentino Rossi Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 5 2 2 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 8 6 4 4 4 8 8 Ret 8 4F 8 174 8 Jack Miller Ducati Pramac Racing Ret 4 3 Ret 4 RetF 5 9 6 3 Ret 8 9 3 14 10 3 8 3 165 9 Cal Crutchlow Honda LCR Honda Castrol 3 13 Ret 8 9 8 Ret 7 3 5 Ret 6 Ret 6 12 5 2 Ret Ret 133 10 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Petronas Yamaha SRT 11 Ret 5 7 7 Ret Ret 5 9 Ret 10 5 5 Ret 6 6 11 6 Ret 115 11 Pol Espargaró KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 12 10 8 13 6 9 7 11 12 11 Ret 9 7 DNS 13 11 12 11 10 100 12 Joan Mir Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 8 Ret 17 Ret 16 12 6 8 7 Ret 8 14 7 8 5 10 7 92 13 Takaaki Nakagami Honda LCR Honda Idemitsu 9 7 10 9 Ret 5 8 Ret 14 9 11 17 18 10 10 16 74 14 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 10 9 Ret 11 12 11 Ret 12 Ret 18 14 Ret 12 7 Ret 15 10 13 9 63 15 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Pramac Racing Ret 14 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 14 17 12 7 11 Ret 16 11 13 4 12 DNS 54 16 Andrea Iannone Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 14 17 12 DNS Ret 15 11 10 13 17 16 10 DNS 11 15 Ret 6 DSQ DSQ 43 17 Miguel Oliveira KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 17 11 14 18 15 16 12 13 18 13 8 Ret 16 13 16 12 DNS DNS 33 18 Johann Zarco KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 15 15 13 14 13 17 10 Ret Ret 14 12 Ret 11 30 Honda LCR Honda Idemitsu 13 Ret Ret 19 Jorge Lorenzo Honda Repsol Honda Team 13 12 Ret 12 11 13 Ret DNS 14 14 20 18 17 16 14 13 28 20 Tito Rabat Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 19 Ret 15 15 Ret Ret 9 16 11 16 Ret 16 13 15 17 DNS Ret 11 23 21 Stefan Bradl Honda Team HRC 10 16 Repsol Honda Team 10 15 13 22 Michele Pirro Ducati Ducati Team 7 Ret Ret 9 23 Hafizh Syahrin KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 20 16 18 19 14 Ret Ret 15 16 Ret Ret 13 15 21 20 19 15 16 15 9 24 Karel Abraham Ducati Reale Avintia Racing 18 Ret 16 16 DSQ 14 Ret 17 15 19 15 15 17 18 19 18 14 17 14 9 25 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki Team Suzuki Ecstar 13 20 12 20 7 26 Mika Kallio KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 17 Ret 14 Ret 15 12 7 27 Bradley Smith Aprilia Aprilia Racing Team Ret 17 Ret 19 0 Iker Lecuona KTM Red Bull KTM Tech3 Ret 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts Source:[43]

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

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	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	2	1	10	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	426
2	Yamaha	5	2	2	3	5	6	2	1	2	6	3	3	2	4	2	2	8	1	2	321
3	Ducati	1	3	3	4	2	1	3	4	4	2	1	7	6	2	4	3	3	3	3	318
4	Suzuki	4	5	1	2	10	4	4	8	7	4	6	1	8	9	5	7	5	5	5	234
5	KTM	12	10	8	13	6	9	7	11	12	11	8	9	7	13	13	11	12	11	10	111
6	Aprilia	10	9	12	11	12	11	11	10	13	17	14	10	12	7	15	15	6	13	9	88
Pos.	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
Source:[43]

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	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Repsol Honda Team	6									10	15	13									458
		93	2	1P F	RetP F	1F	1P	2P	1F	2F	1P F	1P	2P	2P F	1F	1P F	1F	1P F	1	2	1F
		99	13	12	Ret	12	11	13	Ret	DNS				14	14	20	18	17	16	14	13
2	Ducati Team	04	1	3	4	4	2	3	Ret	4	5	2	1F	Ret	6	2	4	3	7	3	4	445
		9	6	6	6	5	3	1	3	6	4	8	9	7	10	12	9	9	Ret	9	Ret
3	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	12	7P	Ret	11	3	Ret	6	Ret	1	2	10	5	3	3P	4	3	4	RetP F	1	6	385
		46	5	2	2	6	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	6	4	4	4	8	8	Ret	8	4F	8
4	Petronas Yamaha SRT	20	16F	8	7	RetP	8F	10	2P	3P	Ret	7	3	Ret	2	5	2P	2	Ret	7P	2P	307
		21	11	Ret	5	7	7	Ret	Ret	5	9	Ret	10	5	5	Ret	6	6	11	6	Ret
5	Team Suzuki Ecstar	36	8	Ret	17	Ret	16	12	6	8	7	Ret			8	14	7	8	5	10	7	301
		42	4	5	1	2	10	4	4	Ret	Ret	4F	6	1	Ret	9	5	7	9	5	5
		50												12
6	Pramac Racing	43	Ret	4	3	Ret	4	RetF	5	9	6	3	Ret	8	9	3	14	10	3	8	3	219
		63	Ret	14	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	17	12	7	11	Ret	16	11	13	4	12	DNS
7	LCR Honda	5																	13	Ret	Ret	210
		30	9	7	10	9	Ret	5	8	Ret	14	9	11	17	18	10	10	16
		35	3	13	Ret	8	9	8	Ret	7	3	5	Ret	6	Ret	6	12	5	2	Ret	Ret
8	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	5	15	15	13	14	13	17	10	Ret	Ret	14	12	Ret	11							134
		44	12	10	8	13	6	9	7	11	12	11	Ret	9	7	DNS	13	11	12	11	10
		82														17	Ret	14	Ret	15	12
9	Aprilia Racing Team Gresini	29	14	17	12	DNS	Ret	15	11	10	13	17	16	10	DNS	11	15	Ret	6	DSQ	DSQ	106
		41	10	9	Ret	11	12	11	Ret	12	Ret	18	14	Ret	12	7	Ret	15	10	13	9
10	Red Bull KTM Tech3	27																			Ret	42
		55	20	16	18	19	14	Ret	Ret	15	16	Ret	Ret	13	15	21	20	19	15	16	15
		88	17	11	14	18	15	16	12	13	18	13	8	Ret	16	13	16	12	DNS	DNS
11	Reale Avintia Racing	17	18	Ret	16	16	DSQ	14	Ret	17	15	19	15	15	17	18	19	18	14	17	14	32
		53	19	Ret	15	15	Ret	Ret	9	16	11	16	Ret	16	13	15	17	DNS	Ret		11
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	THA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
Source:[43]

Notes

1. Night race