2018 German motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2018 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal on 15 July 2018.

Germany  2018 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date15 July 2018
Official namePramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[1]
LocationSachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal, Germany
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.671 km (2.281 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:20.270
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:21.643 on lap 22
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second Italy Valentino Rossi Yamaha
Third Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Italy Mattia Pasini Kalex
Time 1:23.787
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Joan Mir Kalex
Time 1:24.634 on lap 3
Podium
First South Africa Brad Binder KTM
Second Spain Joan Mir Kalex
Third Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Spain Jorge Martín Honda
Time 1:26.434
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Arón Canet Honda
Time 1:27.136 on lap 11
Podium
First Spain Jorge Martín Honda
Second Italy Marco Bezzecchi KTM
Third United Kingdom John McPhee KTM
Marc Márquez, celebrating on the podium after winning the MotoGP race.

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Franco Morbidelli was replaced by Stefan Bradl after the first practice session due to injury.[2]

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 30 41:05.019 1 25
2 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 30 +2.196 6 20
3 25   Maverick Viñales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 30 +2.776 4 16
4 9   Danilo Petrucci Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 30 +3.376 2 13
5 19   Álvaro Bautista Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 30 +5.183 9 11
6 99   Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team Ducati 30 +5.780 3 10
7 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 30 +7.941 5 9
8 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 30 +12.711 10 8
9 5   Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 30 +14.428 13 7
10 38   Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 30 +21.474 16 6
11 55   Hafizh Syahrin Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 30 +25.809 17 5
12 29   Andrea Iannone Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 30 +25.963 8 4
13 53   Tito Rabat Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 30 +29.040 18 3
14 43   Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 30 +29.325 14 2
15 45   Scott Redding Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 30 +34.123 19 1
16 6   Stefan Bradl EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 30 +38.207 20
17 12   Thomas Lüthi EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 30 +49.369 21
18 17   Karel Abraham Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 30 +1:01.022 22
19 10   Xavier Siméon Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 30 +1:16.692 23
Ret 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 9 Accident 7
Ret 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 4 Accident 12
Ret 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 0 Collision 11
Ret 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 0 Collision 15
DNS 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia Did not start
DNS 36   Mika Kallio Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM Did not start
WD 21   Franco Morbidelli EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Withdrew
Sources: [1][3][4]
  • Aleix Espargaró suffered a thoracic trauma following a crash in the warm-up session and was declared unfit to start the race.
  • Mika Kallio suffered a knee injury in a crash during practice and withdrew from the event.

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 41   Brad Binder KTM 28 39:46.306 10 25
2 36   Joan Mir Kalex 28 +0.779 8 20
3 10   Luca Marini Kalex 28 +0.933 2 16
4 44   Miguel Oliveira KTM 28 +2.143 15 13
5 22   Sam Lowes KTM 28 +6.376 4 11
6 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 28 +6.513 9 10
7 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 28 +15.544 6 9
8 24   Simone Corsi Kalex 28 +15.674 19 8
9 20   Fabio Quartararo Speed Up 28 +16.004 18 7
10 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex 28 +16.005 16 6
11 87   Remy Gardner Tech 3 28 +16.596 20 5
12 42   Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 28 +17.304 3 4
13 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 28 +17.458 7 3
14 77   Dominique Aegerter KTM 28 +18.138 23 2
15 40   Augusto Fernández Kalex 28 +23.816 13 1
16 13   Romano Fenati Kalex 28 +24.611 11
17 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 28 +25.617 24
18 4   Steven Odendaal NTS 28 +28.019 22
19 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 28 +28.173 25
20 64   Bo Bendsneyder Tech 3 28 +36.398 21
21 51   Eric Granado Suter 28 +40.199 27
22 16   Joe Roberts NTS 28 +41.509 29
23 21   Federico Fuligni Kalex 28 +1:04.024 31
24 18   Xavi Cardelús Kalex 27 +1 lap 32
25 62   Stefano Manzi Suter 21 +7 laps 30[N 1]
Ret 32   Isaac Viñales Kalex 16 Retired 14
Ret 52   Danny Kent Speed Up 7 Accident 12
Ret 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 4 Accident 26
Ret 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2 Accident 5
Ret 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 1 Accident 1
Ret 5   Andrea Locatelli Kalex 1 Accident 17
DNS 95   Jules Danilo Kalex Electrics 28
DNS 66   Niki Tuuli Kalex Did not start
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT
  • Jules Danilo suffered an electrical failure on the grid and failed to start the race.
  • Niki Tuuli experienced pain from the finger injury suffered at the previous round at Assen and withdrew from the event.

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 88   Jorge Martín Honda 27 39:36.427 1 25
2 12   Marco Bezzecchi KTM 27 +2.515 7 20
3 17   John McPhee KTM 27 +2.571 8 16
4 42   Marcos Ramírez KTM 27 +2.936 2 13
5 44   Arón Canet Honda 27 +3.028 5 11
6 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 27 +3.341 4 10
7 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 27 +3.532 21 9
8 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 27 +4.886 13 8
9 25   Raúl Fernández KTM 27 +5.383 17[N 1] 7
10 71   Ayumu Sasaki Honda 27 +5.486 9 6
11 7   Adam Norrodin Honda 27 +5.610 16 5
12 16   Andrea Migno KTM 27 +9.938 24 4
13 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 27 +10.027 15 3
14 8   Nicolò Bulega KTM 27 +10.360 25[N 1] 2
15 22   Kazuki Masaki KTM 27 +10.467 22 1
16 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 27 +11.514 19[N 1]
17 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 27 +11.712 6
18 27   Kaito Toba Honda 27 +20.039 23
19 10   Dennis Foggia KTM 27 +31.237 30[N 2]
20 43   Luca Grünwald KTM 27 +32.768 26[N 1]
21 81   Stefano Nepa KTM 27 +41.058 29[N 1]
Ret 19   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 24 Collision 12
Ret 32   Ai Ogura Honda 24 Collision 18
Ret 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 22 Collision 3
Ret 72   Alonso López Honda 22 Collision 20
Ret 75   Albert Arenas KTM 20 Accident 11
Ret 77   Vicente Pérez KTM 18 Electrics 27[N 1]
Ret 41   Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Honda 16 Accident 28[N 1]
Ret 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 15 Collision 10
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 5 Accident 14
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 3-place grid penalty.
  2. ^ Back of the grid start penalty.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2018 German MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Bradl to replace injured Morbidelli at the Sachsenring". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  3. ^ "PRAMAC MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 11 September 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "PRAMAC MOTORRAD GRAND PRIX DEUTSCHLAND · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDF). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 19 November 2018.


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