2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix

The 2018 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifteenth round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram on 7 October 2018.

Thailand  2018 Thailand Grand Prix
Race details
Race 15 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date7 October 2018
Official namePTT Thailand Grand Prix[1]
LocationChang International Circuit, Buriram, Thailand
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.554 km (2.830 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:30.088
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Time 1:31.471 on lap 16
Podium
First Spain Marc Márquez Honda
Second Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Third Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex
Time 1:36.374
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Francesco Bagnaia Kalex
Time 1:36.924 on lap 12
Podium
First Italy Francesco Bagnaia Kalex
Second Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Third Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Bezzecchi KTM
Time 1:42.235
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Dennis Foggia KTM
Time 1:42.963 on lap 3
Podium
First Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda
Second Italy Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda
Third Italy Dennis Foggia KTM

Classification edit

MotoGP edit

Pos. No. Rider Team Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 93   Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda 26 39:55.722 1 25
2 4   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati 26 +0.115 3 20
3 25   Maverick Viñales Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 +0.270 4 16
4 46   Valentino Rossi Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha 26 +1.564 2 13
5 5   Johann Zarco Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 26 +2.747 8 11
6 42   Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 +3.023 11 10
7 35   Cal Crutchlow LCR Honda Castrol Honda 26 +6.520 5 9
8 19   Álvaro Bautista Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 26 +6.691 12 8
9 9   Danilo Petrucci Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 26 +9.944 9 7
10 43   Jack Miller Alma Pramac Racing Ducati 26 +11.077 10 6
11 29   Andrea Iannone Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki 26 +15.488 6 5
12 55   Hafizh Syahrin Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha 26 +17.691 18 4
13 41   Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 26 +21.413 16 3
14 21   Franco Morbidelli EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 26 +22.802 13 2
15 38   Bradley Smith Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +23.628 15 1
16 45   Scott Redding Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia 26 +23.804 23
17 17   Karel Abraham Ángel Nieto Team Ducati 26 +32.507 17
18 10   Xavier Siméon Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 26 +37.216 20
19 81   Jordi Torres Reale Avintia Racing Ducati 26 +39.204 21
20 12   Thomas Lüthi EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda 26 +39.421 22
21 44   Pol Espargaró Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 26 +53.388 19
22 30   Takaaki Nakagami LCR Honda Idemitsu Honda 24 +2 laps 14
Ret 26   Dani Pedrosa Repsol Honda Team Honda 18 Accident 7
DNS 99   Jorge Lorenzo Ducati Team Ducati Did not start
Sources: [1][2][3]
  • Jorge Lorenzo withdrew from the event following a crash in practice.

Moto2 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 42   Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 24 39:00.009 6 25
2 10   Luca Marini Kalex 24 +1.512 3 20
3 44   Miguel Oliveira KTM 24 +1.651 5 16
4 41   Brad Binder KTM 24 +1.808 7 13
5 20   Fabio Quartararo Speed Up 24 +6.260 8 11
6 54   Mattia Pasini Kalex 24 +11.784 4 10
7 27   Iker Lecuona KTM 24 +15.290 12 9
8 45   Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 24 +16.903 18 8
9 5   Andrea Locatelli Kalex 24 +18.608 16 7
10 24   Simone Corsi Kalex 24 +21.181 13 6
11 97   Xavi Vierge Kalex 24 +22.021 20 5
12 87   Remy Gardner Tech 3 24 +23.957 19 4
13 16   Joe Roberts NTS 24 +24.668 22 3
14 64   Bo Bendsneyder Tech 3 24 +26.302 23 2
15 66   Niki Tuuli Kalex 24 +26.817 28 1
16 77   Dominique Aegerter KTM 24 +30.758 14
17 9   Jorge Navarro Kalex 24 +34.782 17
18 99   Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 24 +38.315 26
19 57   Edgar Pons Speed Up 24 +40.294 25
20 95   Jules Danilo Kalex 24 +40.845 30
21 89   Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 24 +41.349 24
22 18   Xavi Cardelús Kalex 24 +43.908 29
23 4   Steven Odendaal NTS 24 +57.257 21
24 32   Isaac Viñales Suter 24 +59.207 31
25 21   Federico Fuligni Kalex 24 +59.383 32
Ret 22   Sam Lowes KTM 23 Accident 15
Ret 7   Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 10 Accident Damage 1
Ret 73   Álex Márquez Kalex 6 Accident Damage 2
Ret 62   Stefano Manzi Suter 1 Accident 27
Ret 40   Augusto Fernández Kalex 0 Accident 9
Ret 23   Marcel Schrötter Kalex 0 Accident 10
Ret 36   Joan Mir Kalex 0 Accident 11
OFFICIAL MOTO2 REPORT

Moto3 edit

Pos. No. Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 21   Fabio Di Giannantonio Honda 22 38:10.789 9 25
2 48   Lorenzo Dalla Porta Honda 22 +0.135 10 20
3 10   Dennis Foggia KTM 22 +0.466 25 16
4 88   Jorge Martín Honda 22 +0.980 13 13
5 19   Gabriel Rodrigo KTM 22 +1.084 20 11
6 77   Vicente Pérez KTM 22 +1.232 12 10
7 8   Nicolò Bulega KTM 22 +1.312 7 9
8 42   Marcos Ramírez KTM 22 +1.440 16 8
9 35   Somkiat Chantra Honda 22 +1.643 24 7
10 84   Jakub Kornfeil KTM 22 +1.718 23 6
11 16   Andrea Migno KTM 22 +3.386 28 5
12 27   Kaito Toba Honda 22 +3.613 26 4
13 65   Philipp Öttl KTM 22 +4.130 18 3
14 14   Tony Arbolino Honda 22 +4.319 4 2
15 7   Adam Norrodin Honda 22 +4.657 22 1
16 9   Apiwat Wongthananon KTM 22 +4.802 15
17 5   Jaume Masiá KTM 22 +4.884 2
18 52   Jeremy Alcoba Honda 22 +23.915 29
19 81   Stefano Nepa KTM 22 +23.964 27
20 22   Kazuki Masaki KTM 22 +59.390 3
NC 12   Marco Bezzecchi KTM 22 +1:13.285[N 1] 1
Ret 33   Enea Bastianini Honda 21 Collision 8
Ret 17   John McPhee KTM 20 Accident 19
Ret 41   Nakarin Atiratphuvapat Honda 19 Accident 21
Ret 71   Ayumu Sasaki Honda 13 Accident 11
Ret 75   Albert Arenas KTM 6 Collision Damage 17
Ret 23   Niccolò Antonelli Honda 4 Collision 5
Ret 24   Tatsuki Suzuki Honda 4 Collision 14
Ret 40   Darryn Binder KTM 3 Collision 6
Ret 72   Alonso López Honda 3 Accident 30
OFFICIAL MOTO3 REPORT

Championship standings after the race edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Not classified due to finishing the race through pits.

References edit

  1. ^ a b "2018 Thailand MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "PTT THAILAND GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018". Motogp.com. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ "PTT THAILAND GRAND PRIX · MotoGP Race Classification 2018" (PDFC). Resources.motogp.com. Retrieved 20 November 2018.


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