2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Australian

| flag = Australia

| Official_Name = Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2018-australian-motogp|title=2018 Australian MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=29 October 2018|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=20 November 2018}}

| Location =Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia

| Image = Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit.svg

| Course_mi = 2.763

| Course_km = 4.448

| Race_No = 17

| Season_No = 19

| Date = 28 October

| Year = 2018

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP = Marc Márquez

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Honda

|Pole_Time_MotoGP = 1:29.199

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP = Maverick Viñales

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Yamaha

|Fast_Time_MotoGP = 1:29.632 on lap 10

|First_Rider_MotoGP = Maverick Viñales

|First_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|First_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Yamaha

|Second_Rider_MotoGP = Andrea Iannone

|Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country= ITA

|Second_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Suzuki

|Third_Rider_MotoGP = Andrea Dovizioso

|Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ITA

|Third_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Ducati

|Pole_Rider_Moto2 = Mattia Pasini

|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Country = ITA

|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex

|Pole_Time_Moto2 = 1:33.368

|Fast_Rider_Moto2 = Augusto Fernández

|Fast_Rider_Moto2_Country = ESP

|Fast_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex

|Fast_Time_Moto2 = 1:33.715 on lap 11

|First_Rider_Moto2 = Brad Binder

|First_Rider_Moto2_Country = ZAF

|First_Rider_Moto2_Bike = KTM

|Second_Rider_Moto2 = Joan Mir

|Second_Rider_Moto2_Country = ESP

|Second_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex

|Third_Rider_Moto2 = Xavi Vierge

|Third_Rider_Moto2_Country = ESP

|Third_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex

|Pole_Rider_Moto3 = Jorge Martín

|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Country = ESP

|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda

|Pole_Time_Moto3 = 1:36.591

|Fast_Rider_Moto3 = Lorenzo Dalla Porta

|Fast_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|Fast_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda

|Fast_Time_Moto3 = 1:36.826 on lap 4

|First_Rider_Moto3 = Albert Arenas

|First_Rider_Moto3_Country = ESP

|First_Rider_Moto3_Bike = KTM

|Second_Rider_Moto3 = Fabio Di Giannantonio

|Second_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|Second_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda

|Third_Rider_Moto3 = Celestino Vietti

|Third_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|Third_Rider_Moto3_Bike = KTM

}}

The 2018 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventeenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Phillip Island on 28 October 2018.

Classification

=MotoGP=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maverick Viñales

| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

| Yamaha

| 27

| 40:51.081

| 2

| 25

2

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iannone

| Team Suzuki Ecstar

| Suzuki

| 27

| +1.543

| 4

| 20

3

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

| Ducati Team

| Ducati

| 27

| +1.832

| 9

| 16

4

| 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Bautista

| Ducati Team

| Ducati

| 27

| +4.072

| 12

| 13

5

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Rins

| Team Suzuki Ecstar

| Suzuki

| 27

| +5.017

| 5

| 11

6

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

| Yamaha

| 27

| +5.132

| 7

| 10

7

| 43

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Miller

| Alma Pramac Racing

| Ducati

| 27

| +6.756

| 6

| 9

8

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Morbidelli

| EG 0,0 Marc VDS

| Honda

| 27

| +21.805

| 15

| 8

9

| 41

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aleix Espargaró

| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

| Aprilia

| 27

| +22.904

| 19

| 7

10

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bradley Smith

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

| KTM

| 27

| +22.940

| 16

| 6

11

| 17

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Abraham

| Ángel Nieto Team

| Ducati

| 27

| +34.386

| 13

| 5

12

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Petrucci

| Alma Pramac Racing

| Ducati

| 27

| +35.025

| 8

| 4

13

| 45

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Redding

| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

| Aprilia

| 27

| +36.348

| 22

| 3

14

| 30

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takaaki Nakagami

| LCR Honda Idemitsu

| Honda

| 27

| +36.389

| 14

| 2

15

| 10

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Xavier Siméon

| Reale Avintia Racing

| Ducati

| 27

| +44.214

| 17

| 1

16

| 12

| {{flagicon|SWI}} Thomas Lüthi

| EG 0,0 Marc VDS

| Honda

| 27

| +48.226

| 20

|

17

| 81

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Torres

| Reale Avintia Racing

| Ducati

| 27

| +1:04.965

| 21

|

18

| 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Mike Jones

| Ángel Nieto Team

| Ducati

| 27

| +1:19.817

| 23

|

Ret

| 44

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Espargaró

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

| KTM

| 22

| Rear Tyre Wear

| 11

|

Ret

| 55

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Hafizh Syahrin

| Monster Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 18

| Accident

| 10

|

Ret

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Pedrosa

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 11

| Accident

| 18

|

Ret

| 93

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Márquez

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 5

| Collision Damage

| 1

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Zarco

| Monster Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 5

| Collision

| 3

|

DNS

| 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cal Crutchlow

| LCR Honda Castrol

| Honda

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=9| Sources:{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2018/AUS/MotoGP/RAC|title=MICHELIN AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018|website=Motogp.com|access-date=20 November 2018|archive-date=10 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910174924/https://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/2018/AUS/MotoGP/RAC|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2018/AUS/MotoGP/RAC/Classification.pdf|format=PDF|title=MICHELIN AUSTRALIAN MOTORCYCLE GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018|website=Resources.motogp.com|access-date=20 November 2018}}

  • Cal Crutchlow suffered a broken ankle in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

=Moto2=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 41

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brad Binder

| KTM

| 25

| 39:23.427

| 5

| 25

2

| 36

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Mir

| Kalex

| 25

| +0.036

| 14

| 20

3

| 97

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Vierge

| Kalex

| 25

| +0.949

| 3

| 16

4

| 40

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Augusto Fernández

| Kalex

| 25

| +0.957

| 13

| 13

5

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Marini

| Kalex

| 25

| +1.767

| 7

| 11

6

| 77

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Dominique Aegerter

| KTM

| 25

| +2.482

| 4

| 10

7

| 73

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Márquez

| Kalex

| 25

| +3.759

| 9

| 9

8

| 2

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Jesko Raffin

| Kalex

| 25

| +4.850

| 10

| 8

9

| 23

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marcel Schrötter

| Kalex

| 25

| +6.250

| 2

| 7

10

| 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo

| Speed Up

| 25

| +7.453

| 6

| 6

11

| 44

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Oliveira

| KTM

| 25

| +8.675

| 19

| 5

12

| 42

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia

| Kalex

| 25

| +9.725

| 16

| 4

13

| 45

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tetsuta Nagashima

| Kalex

| 25

| +9.787

| 20

| 3

14

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Lowes

| KTM

| 25

| +11.209

| 18

| 2

15

| 57

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Edgar Pons

| Speed Up

| 25

| +14.076

| 21

| 1

16

| 89

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Khairul Idham Pawi

| Kalex

| 25

| +15.350

| 22

|

17

| 4

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Steven Odendaal

| NTS

| 25

| +15.396

| 25

|

18

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Roberts

| NTS

| 25

| +23.230

| 23

|

19

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corsi

| Kalex

| 25

| +33.736

| 24

|

20

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Locatelli

| Kalex

| 25

| +42.324

| 17

|

21

| 67

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bryan Staring

| Tech 3

| 25

| +52.297

| 26

|

22

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldassarri

| Kalex

| 25

| +1:03.888

| 11

|

Ret

| 18

| {{flagicon|AND}} Xavi Cardelús

| Kalex

| 14

| Ankle Pain

| 30

|

Ret

| 87

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Remy Gardner

| Tech 3

| 13

| Accident Damage

| 15

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Navarro

| Kalex

| 8

| Accident

| 12

|

Ret

| 27

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iker Lecuona

| KTM

| 6

| Accident

| 8

|

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Fuligni

| Kalex

| 6

| Mechanical

| 28

|

Ret

| 95

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Danilo

| Kalex

| 4

| Accident

| 27

|

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Isaac Viñales

| Suter

| 4

| Shoulder Pain

| 29

|

Ret

| 54

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini

| Kalex

| 1

| Accident

| 1

|

DNS

| 62

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Manzi

| Suter

|

| Did not start

|

|

DNS

| 66

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Niki Tuuli

| Kalex

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=8| [http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2018/AUS/Moto2/RAC/Classification.pdf OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT]

  • Stefano Manzi suffered a wrist injury in a crash during qualifying and withdrew from the event.

=Moto3=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 75

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Arenas

| KTM

| 23

| 37:48.073

| 11

| 25

2

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Di Giannantonio

| Honda

| 23

| +0.052

| 17

| 20

3

| 31

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Celestino Vietti

| KTM

| 23

| +0.059

| 21

| 16

4

| 24

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuki Suzuki

| Honda

| 23

| +0.081

| 23

| 13

5

| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Martín

| Honda

| 23

| +0.099

| 1

| 11

6

| 44

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arón Canet

| Honda

| 23

| +0.154

| 10

| 10

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Adam Norrodin

| Honda

| 23

| +0.188

| 13

| 9

8

| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enea Bastianini

| Honda

| 23

| +0.235

| 14

| 8

9

| 84

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Kornfeil

| KTM

| 23

| +0.328

| 4

| 7

10

| 71

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Sasaki

| Honda

| 23

| +0.406

| 3

| 6

11

| 72

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alonso López

| Honda

| 23

| +0.575

| 16

| 5

12

| 40

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darryn Binder

| KTM

| 23

| +0.889

| 2

| 4

13

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Migno

| KTM

| 23

| +0.987

| 26

| 3

14

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John McPhee

| KTM

| 23

| +0.989

| 18

| 2

15

| 65

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Philipp Öttl

| KTM

| 23

| +2.148

| 6

| 1

16

| 55

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Yari Montella

| Honda

| 23

| +34.700

| 22

|

17

| 81

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Nepa

| KTM

| 23

| +34.969

| 24

|

18

| 41

| {{flagicon|THA}} Nakarin Atiratphuvapat

| Honda

| 23

| +39.367

| 25

|

19

| 27

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaito Toba

| Honda

| 23

| +48.054

| 12

|

20

| 77

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Vicente Pérez

| KTM

| 23

| +48.970

| 27{{refn|6-place grid penalty.|group="N"}}

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tony Arbolino

| Honda

| 21

| Collision

| 7

|

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dennis Foggia

| KTM

| 21

| Collision

| 9

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Ramírez

| KTM

| 13

| Collision

| 8

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaume Masiá

| KTM

| 13

| Collision

| 19

|

Ret

| 48

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Dalla Porta

| Honda

| 12

| Accident

| 20

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bezzecchi

| KTM

| 10

| Collision

| 15

|

Ret

| 19

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodrigo

| KTM

| 10

| Collision

| 5

|

DNS

| 22

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Masaki

| KTM

|

| Did not start

|

|

colspan=8| [http://resources.motogp.com/files/results/2018/AUS/Moto3/RAC/Classification.pdf OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT]

  • Kazuki Masaki suffered a broken left hand in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

Championship standings after the race

  • Bold text indicates the World Champions.

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=MotoGP=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Márquez

|align=right| 296

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

|align=right| 210

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

|align=right| 195

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maverick Viñales

|align=right| 180

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cal Crutchlow

|align=right| 148

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Petrucci

|align=right| 137

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Zarco

|align=right| 133

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iannone

|align=right| 133

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo

|align=right| 130

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Rins

|align=right| 129

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=Moto2=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia

|align=right| 288

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Oliveira

|align=right| 252

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brad Binder

|align=right| 193

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldassarri

|align=right| 152

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Mir

|align=right| 149

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Márquez

|align=right| 148

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marcel Schrötter

|align=right| 131

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Vierge

|align=right| 126

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Marini

|align=right| 122

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo

|align=right| 117

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=Moto3=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Martín

|align=right| 215

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bezzecchi

|align=right| 203

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Di Giannantonio

|align=right| 195

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enea Bastianini

|align=right| 150

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Dalla Porta

|align=right| 131

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arón Canet

|align=right| 128

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodrigo

|align=right| 116

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Kornfeil

|align=right| 115

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Arenas

|align=right| 94

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Ramírez

|align=right| 90

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Notes

{{Reflist|group="N"}}

References

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{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Australian motorcycle Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2018

| Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Japanese Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2018 Malaysian Grand Prix

| Previous_year's_race = 2017 Australian Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2019 Australian Grand Prix

}}

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