2018 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report
| Grand Prix = British
| flag = Great Britain
| Official_Name = GoPro British Grand Prix{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2018-british-motogp|title=2018 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=27 August 2018|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=19 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2018.html|title=2018 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=19 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/silverstone.html|title=Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=19 November 2018}}
| Location =Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom
| Image = Silverstone Circuit moto nat pits.svg
| Course_mi = 3.666
| Course_km = 5.900
| Race_No = 12
| Season_No = 19
| Date = 26 August
| Year = 2018
|Pole_Rider_MotoGP = Jorge Lorenzo
|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP
|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Ducati
|Pole_Time_MotoGP = 2:10.155
|Pole_Rider_Moto2 = Francesco Bagnaia
|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Country = ITA
|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex
|Pole_Time_Moto2 = 2:08.153
|Pole_Rider_Moto3 = Jorge Martín
|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Country = ESP
|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda
|Pole_Time_Moto3 = 2:13.292
}}
The 2018 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the scheduled twelfth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. Planned to be held at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone on 26 August 2018, the race was cancelled due to heavy rain.{{Cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/08/26/update-british-gp-cancelled/269747|title=Races cancelled due to track surface|last=Sports|first=Dorna|website=Motogp.com|date=26 August 2018 |language=en|access-date=2018-08-26}}{{cite web | url=https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2018/08/26/silverstone-surface-to-blame-for-british-gp-cancellation/269810 | title=Silverstone surface to blame for British GP cancellation|website=Motogp.com| date=26 August 2018}} This is the first cancelled MotoGP race since the cancellation of the MotoGP class race during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix due to Marco Simoncelli's fatal accident, and also marks for the first time since the 1980 Austrian Grand Prix that racing for all classes was cancelled.
Qualifying
Qualifying was conducted on 25 August 2018, with Jorge Lorenzo on a Ducati taking the MotoGP pole with a time of 2:10.155. Francesco Bagnaia scored the Moto2 pole at 2:08.153, and Jorge Martín in a Honda claimed the Moto3 pole at 2:13.292, all with inclement weather involved.
Track surface issues
On 9 February 2018, Silverstone Circuit announced the track would be repaved in its entirety for the first time since 1996.{{Cite web|url=http://www.silverstone.co.uk/news/track-resurfacing-2018/|title=Track Resurfacing 2018|last=Circuit|first=Silverstone|website=Silverstone.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}} Shortly after the track was repaved and opened for testing, Cal Crutchlow said the new surface was perfect to Dorna officials.
Five months later, during the Formula One round at Silverstone in early July, Lewis Hamilton blasted the repaving as "wasted money," calling it the "worst job ever," saying the rough surface was worse than the Nürburgring Nordschleife. Carlos Sainz, Jr. said the roughness of the surface, especially bumps, were worse after the repaving.{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/sainz-sorry-for-motogp-riders-silverstone-repave-1056768/3136396/?nrt=54|title=Sainz "feels sorry" for MotoGP riders over Silverstone repave|last=Mitchell|first=Scott|website=Motorsport.com|language=en|access-date=2018-09-10}}
Shortly after the cancellation, MotoGP officials blamed the track's newly repaved surface as the problem. Media reports from various motorsport sites noted the problems since the F1 race and the new tarmac was to blame.
On 8 May 2019, Silverstone announced as part of extending its MotoGP contract to 2021 that the circuit will be repaved again in June, two months before the MotoGP race. The repaving was completed by Tarmac Ltd{{cite web | url=https://tarmac.com/news/tarmac-gears-up-for-silverstone-resurfacing/ | title=Tarmac gears up for Silverstone resurfacing|website=Tarmac.com}} with the direction of Italian circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli, from Dromo.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gpone.com/en|title=GPone.com|website=GPone.com|access-date=5 July 2022}}
Championship standings after the race
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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Rider ! Points |
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align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Márquez |align=right| 201 |
align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi |align=right| 142 |
align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo |align=right| 130 |
align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso |align=right| 129 |
align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maverick Viñales |align=right| 113 |
align=center| 6
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Petrucci |align=right| 105 |
align=center| 7
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Zarco |align=right| 104 |
align=center| 8
| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cal Crutchlow |align=right| 103 |
align=center| 9
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iannone |align=right| 84 |
align=center| 10
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Rins |align=right| 66 |
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=Moto2=
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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Rider ! Points |
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align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia |align=right| 189 |
align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Oliveira |align=right| 186 |
align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Márquez |align=right| 113 |
align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brad Binder |align=right| 111 |
align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldassarri |align=right| 106 |
align=center| 6
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Mir |align=right| 103 |
align=center| 7
| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marcel Schrötter |align=right| 91 |
align=center| 8
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Vierge |align=right| 90 |
align=center| 9
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo |align=right| 84 |
align=center| 10
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini |align=right| 82 |
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{{Tooltip|Pos.|Position}}
! Rider ! Points |
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align=center| 1
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bezzecchi |align=right| 158 |
align=center| 2
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Martín |align=right| 146 |
align=center| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Di Giannantonio |align=right| 121 |
align=center| 4
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arón Canet |align=right| 118 |
align=center| 5
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enea Bastianini |align=right| 117 |
align=center| 6
| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodrigo |align=right| 84 |
align=center| 7
| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Kornfeil |align=right| 80 |
align=center| 8
| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Ramírez |align=right| 67 |
align=center| 9
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Dalla Porta |align=right| 63 |
align=center| 10
| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Migno |align=right| 60 |
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References
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{{MotoGP_race_report
| Name_of_race = British motorcycle Grand Prix
| Year_of_race = 2018
| Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Austrian Grand Prix
| Next_race_in_season = 2018 San Marino Grand Prix
| Previous_year's_race = 2017 British Grand Prix
| Next_year's_race = 2019 British Grand Prix
}}
{{MotoGP 2010–19}}
Category:British motorcycle Grand Prix