2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report

| Grand Prix = Catalan

| flag = Catalonia

| Official_Name = Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2018-catalan-motogp|title=2018 Catalan MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database|date=18 June 2018|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=19 November 2018}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/motogp2018.html|title=2018 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.progcovers.com/motor/barcelona.html|title=Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|website=www.progcovers.com}}

| Location =Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain

| Image = Circuit de Catalunya moto 2018.svg

| Course_mi = 2.875

| Course_km = 4.627

| Race_No = 7

| Season_No = 19

| Date = 17 June

| Year = 2018

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP = Jorge Lorenzo

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|Pole_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Ducati

|Pole_Time_MotoGP = 1:38.680

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP = Jorge Lorenzo

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|Fast_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Ducati

|Fast_Time_MotoGP = 1:40.021 on lap 9

|First_Rider_MotoGP = Jorge Lorenzo

|First_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ESP

|First_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Ducati

|Second_Rider_MotoGP = Marc Márquez

|Second_Rider_MotoGP_Country= ESP

|Second_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Honda

|Third_Rider_MotoGP = Valentino Rossi

|Third_Rider_MotoGP_Country = ITA

|Third_Rider_MotoGP_Bike = Yamaha

|Pole_Rider_Moto2 = Fabio Quartararo

|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Country = FRA

|Pole_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Speed Up

|Pole_Time_Moto2 = 1:43.474

|Fast_Rider_Moto2 = Fabio Quartararo

|Fast_Rider_Moto2_Country = FRA

|Fast_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Speed Up

|Fast_Time_Moto2 = 1:43.956 on lap 14

|First_Rider_Moto2 = Fabio Quartararo

|First_Rider_Moto2_Country = FRA

|First_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Speed Up

|Second_Rider_Moto2 = Miguel Oliveira

|Second_Rider_Moto2_Country = PRT

|Second_Rider_Moto2_Bike = KTM

|Third_Rider_Moto2 = Álex Márquez

|Third_Rider_Moto2_Country = ESP

|Third_Rider_Moto2_Bike = Kalex

|Pole_Rider_Moto3 = Enea Bastianini

|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|Pole_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda

|Pole_Time_Moto3 = 1:48.806

|Fast_Rider_Moto3 = Jaume Masiá

|Fast_Rider_Moto3_Country = ESP

|Fast_Rider_Moto3_Bike = KTM

|Fast_Time_Moto3 = 1:49.005 on lap 4

|First_Rider_Moto3 = Enea Bastianini

|First_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|First_Rider_Moto3_Bike = Honda

|Second_Rider_Moto3 = Marco Bezzecchi

|Second_Rider_Moto3_Country = ITA

|Second_Rider_Moto3_Bike = KTM

|Third_Rider_Moto3 = Gabriel Rodrigo

|Third_Rider_Moto3_Country = ARG

|Third_Rider_Moto3_Bike = KTM

}}

The 2018 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló on 17 June 2018.

Classification

=MotoGP=

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

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Team

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 99

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo

| Ducati Team

| Ducati

| 24

| 40:13.566

| 1

| 25

2

| 93

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Márquez

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 24

| +4.479

| 2

| 20

3

| 46

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

| Yamaha

| 24

| +6.098

| 7

| 16

4

| 35

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cal Crutchlow

| LCR Honda Castrol

| Honda

| 24

| +9.805

| 10

| 13

5

| 26

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Dani Pedrosa

| Repsol Honda Team

| Honda

| 24

| +10.640

| 11

| 11

6

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maverick Viñales

| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

| Yamaha

| 24

| +10.798

| 4

| 10

7

| 5

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Zarco

| Monster Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 24

| +13.432

| 8

| 9

8

| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Petrucci

| Alma Pramac Racing

| Ducati

| 24

| +15.055

| 6

| 8

9

| 19

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álvaro Bautista

| Ángel Nieto Team

| Ducati

| 24

| +22.057

| 22

| 7

10

| 29

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iannone

| Team Suzuki Ecstar

| Suzuki

| 24

| +24.141

| 5

| 6

11

| 44

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Espargaró

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

| KTM

| 24

| +36.560

| 18

| 5

12

| 45

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Scott Redding

| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

| Aprilia

| 24

| +38.229

| 20

| 4

13

| 17

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Karel Abraham

| Ángel Nieto Team

| Ducati

| 24

| +1:21.526

| 21

| 3

14

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Franco Morbidelli

| EG 0,0 Marc VDS

| Honda

| 21

| +3 laps

| 17

| 2

Ret

| 55

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Hafizh Syahrin

| Monster Yamaha Tech 3

| Yamaha

| 20

| Accident

| 14

|

Ret

| 53

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Tito Rabat

| Reale Avintia Racing

| Ducati

| 18

| Fire

| 9

|

Ret

| 43

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Miller

| Alma Pramac Racing

| Ducati

| 17

| Mechanical

| 13

|

Ret

| 38

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Bradley Smith

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

| KTM

| 13

| Collision

| 16

|

Ret

| 30

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Takaaki Nakagami

| LCR Honda Idemitsu

| Honda

| 13

| Collision

| 12

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Rins

| Team Suzuki Ecstar

| Suzuki

| 11

| Electrics

| 15

|

Ret

| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

| Ducati Team

| Ducati

| 8

| Accident

| 3

|

Ret

| 10

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Xavier Siméon

| Reale Avintia Racing

| Ducati

| 7

| Accident

| 26

|

Ret

| 41

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Aleix Espargaró

| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

| Aprilia

| 4

| Accident

| 19{{refn|3-place grid penalty.|name=6p|group="N"}}

|

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Thomas Lüthi

| EG 0,0 Marc VDS

| Honda

| 3

| Accident

| 24

|

Ret

| 50

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvain Guintoli

| Team Suzuki Ecstar

| Suzuki

| 2

| Accident

| 25

|

Ret

| 36

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Mika Kallio

| Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

| KTM

| 0

| Accident

| 23

|

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=Moto2=

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

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 20

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo

| Speed Up

| 22

| 38:22.059

| 1

| 25

2

| 44

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Oliveira

| KTM

| 22

| +2.492

| 17

| 20

3

| 73

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Márquez

| Kalex

| 22

| +3.485

| 2

| 16

4

| 23

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marcel Schrötter

| Kalex

| 22

| +4.398

| 3

| 13

5

| 97

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Vierge

| Kalex

| 22

| +4.687

| 7

| 11

6

| 41

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brad Binder

| KTM

| 22

| +7.637

| 5

| 10

7

| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldassarri

| Kalex

| 22

| +7.724

| 10

| 9

8

| 42

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia

| Kalex

| 22

| +10.611

| 4

| 8

9

| 22

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Sam Lowes

| KTM

| 22

| +13.909

| 9

| 7

10

| 27

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Iker Lecuona

| KTM

| 22

| +15.124

| 14

| 6

11

| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Locatelli

| Kalex

| 22

| +15.983

| 16

| 5

12

| 24

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Simone Corsi

| Kalex

| 22

| +16.405

| 11

| 4

13

| 45

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tetsuta Nagashima

| Kalex

| 22

| +18.995

| 12

| 3

14

| 40

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Augusto Fernández

| Kalex

| 22

| +20.241

| 20

| 2

15

| 87

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Remy Gardner

| Tech 3

| 22

| +20.409

| 23

| 1

16

| 57

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Edgar Pons

| Kalex

| 22

| +24.538

| 18

|

17

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Luca Marini

| Kalex

| 22

| +27.609

| 13

|

18

| 4

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Steven Odendaal

| NTS

| 22

| +28.226

| 25

|

19

| 89

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Khairul Idham Pawi

| Kalex

| 22

| +28.640

| 22

|

20

| 77

| {{flagicon|CHE}} Dominique Aegerter

| KTM

| 22

| +29.217

| 24

|

21

| 52

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Danny Kent

| Speed Up

| 22

| +30.295

| 27

|

22

| 16

| {{flagicon|USA}} Joe Roberts

| NTS

| 22

| +37.600

| 28

|

23

| 95

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jules Danilo

| Kalex

| 22

| +38.649

| 33

|

24

| 30

| {{flagicon|IDN}} Dimas Ekky Pratama

| Honda

| 22

| +44.604

| 30

|

25

| 51

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Eric Granado

| Suter

| 22

| +49.491

| 32

|

Ret

| 32

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Isaac Viñales

| Kalex

| 18

| Accident Damage

| 21

|

Ret

| 13

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Romano Fenati

| Kalex

| 16

| Handling

| 15

|

Ret

| 54

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini

| Kalex

| 14

| Accident

| 6

|

Ret

| 36

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Mir

| Kalex

| 12

| Accident

| 8

|

Ret

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Federico Fuligni

| Kalex

| 12

| Retired

| 34

|

Ret

| 9

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Navarro

| Kalex

| 7

| Accident Damage

| 19

|

Ret

| 64

| {{flagicon|NLD}} Bo Bendsneyder

| Tech 3

| 0

| Accident

| 26

|

Ret

| 66

| {{flagicon|FIN}} Niki Tuuli

| Kalex

| 0

| Accident

| 29

|

Ret

| 62

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Stefano Manzi

| Suter

| 0

| Accident

| 31

|

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=Moto3=

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

! Pos.

! No.

! Rider

! Manufacturer

! Laps

! Time/Retired

! Grid

! Points

1

| 33

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enea Bastianini

| Honda

| 21

| 38:36.883

| 1

| 25

2

| 12

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bezzecchi

| KTM

| 21

| +0.167

| 9

| 20

3

| 19

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodrigo

| KTM

| 21

| +0.170

| 8

| 16

4

| 17

| {{flagicon|GBR}} John McPhee

| KTM

| 21

| +0.257

| 7

| 13

5

| 24

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Tatsuki Suzuki

| Honda

| 21

| +0.639

| 3

| 11

6

| 27

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kaito Toba

| Honda

| 21

| +6.801

| 6

| 10

7

| 21

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Di Giannantonio

| Honda

| 21

| +6.872

| 13

| 9

8{{refn|2-place penalty.|group="N"}}

| 72

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Alonso López

| Honda

| 21

| +6.600

| 27{{refn|name=12p|12-place grid penalty.|group="N"}}

| 8

9

| 10

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Dennis Foggia

| KTM

| 21

| +7.315

| 25

| 7

10

| 25

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Raúl Fernández

| KTM

| 21

| +7.507

| 15

| 6

11

| 84

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Kornfeil

| KTM

| 21

| +7.638{{refn|1.6-second penalty.|group="N"}}

| 14

| 5

12

| 76

| {{flagicon|KAZ}} Makar Yurchenko

| KTM

| 21

| +8.263{{refn|1.2-second penalty.|group="N"}}

| 23

| 4

13

| 7

| {{flagicon|MYS}} Adam Norrodin

| Honda

| 21

| +15.256

| 21

| 3

14

| 41

| {{flagicon|THA}} Nakarin Atiratphuvapat

| Honda

| 21

| +26.621

| 26

| 2

15

| 11

| {{flagicon|BEL}} Livio Loi

| KTM

| 21

| +28.559{{refn|1.9-second penalty.|group="N"}}

| 28{{refn|name=12p|group="N"}}

| 1

16

| 65

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Philipp Öttl

| KTM

| 21

| +32.980

| 18

|

17

| 48

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Dalla Porta

| Honda

| 19

| +2 laps{{refn|1.8-second penalty.|group="N"}}

| 10

|

Ret

| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jaume Masiá

| KTM

| 17

| Collision

| 17

|

Ret

| 16

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Migno

| KTM

| 17

| Collision

| 16

|

Ret

| 44

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arón Canet

| Honda

| 15

| Collision

| 5

|

Ret

| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Bulega

| KTM

| 15

| Collision

| 12

|

Ret

| 75

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Albert Arenas

| KTM

| 15

| Collision

| 19

|

Ret

| 14

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Tony Arbolino

| Honda

| 15

| Rider In Pain

| 22

|

Ret

| 71

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Ayumu Sasaki

| Honda

| 15

| Accident Damage

| 4

|

Ret

| 42

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Ramírez

| KTM

| 14

| Accident Damage

| 24

|

Ret

| 88

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Martín

| Honda

| 8

| Accident

| 2

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|JPN}} Kazuki Masaki

| KTM

| 4

| Accident

| 11

|

Ret

| 40

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Darryn Binder

| KTM

| 0

| Accident

| 20

|

DNS

| 77

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Vicente Pérez

| KTM

|

| Did not start

|

|

DNS

| 23

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Antonelli

| Honda

|

| Did not start

|

|

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  • Niccolò Antonelli suffered a dislocated shoulder in crash during practice and was declared unfit to start the race.

Championship standings after the race

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{{col-3}}

=MotoGP=

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

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Márquez

|align=right| 115

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Valentino Rossi

|align=right| 88

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Maverick Viñales

|align=right| 77

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Johann Zarco

|align=right| 73

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Danilo Petrucci

|align=right| 71

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|GBR}} Cal Crutchlow

|align=right| 69

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Lorenzo

|align=right| 66

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Dovizioso

|align=right| 66

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Iannone

|align=right| 66

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Jack Miller

|align=right| 49

{{col-3}}

=Moto2=

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

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Francesco Bagnaia

|align=right| 119

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|PRT}} Miguel Oliveira

|align=right| 118

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Álex Márquez

|align=right| 94

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Baldassarri

|align=right| 93

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Vierge

|align=right| 70

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Joan Mir

|align=right| 64

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Mattia Pasini

|align=right| 58

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|ZAF}} Brad Binder

|align=right| 57

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|DEU}} Marcel Schrötter

|align=right| 50

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Fabio Quartararo

|align=right| 45

{{col-2}}

=Moto3=

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

! Rider

! Points

align=center| 1

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Marco Bezzecchi

|align=right| 103

align=center| 2

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabio Di Giannantonio

|align=right| 84

align=center| 3

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Jorge Martín

|align=right| 80

align=center| 4

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Enea Bastianini

|align=right| 68

align=center| 5

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Arón Canet

|align=right| 61

align=center| 6

| {{flagicon|ARG}} Gabriel Rodrigo

|align=right| 57

align=center| 7

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Andrea Migno

|align=right| 56

align=center| 8

| {{flagicon|ITA}} Niccolò Antonelli

|align=right| 44

align=center| 9

| {{flagicon|CZE}} Jakub Kornfeil

|align=right| 41

align=center| 10

| {{flagicon|ESP}} Marcos Ramírez

|align=right| 38

{{col-end}}

Notes

{{Reflist|group="N"}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{MotoGP_race_report

| Name_of_race = Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix

| Year_of_race = 2018

| Previous_race_in_season = 2018 Italian Grand Prix

| Next_race_in_season = 2018 Dutch TT

| Previous_year's_race = 2017 Catalan Grand Prix

| Next_year's_race = 2019 Catalan Grand Prix

}}

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