The 2018 FIM Moto3 World Championship was the lightweight class of the 70th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season. Joan Mir was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he joined Moto2.
After winning at Sepang, Spanish rider Jorge Martín was crowned the 2018 Moto3 World Champion, having created an unassailable lead of 26 points over current runner-up Marco Bezzecchi.
The final race in Valencia saw wildcard rider Can Öncü become the youngest Grand Prix motorcycle racing winner at 15 years, 115 days.
Teams and riders TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds AP Honda Racing Thailand Honda NSF250RW 35 Somkiat Chantra 15 Del Conca Gresini Moto3 21 Fabio Di Giannantonio All 88 Jorge Martín All Estrella Galicia 0,0 Junior Team Estrella Galicia 0,0 44 Arón Canet 1–14, 16–19 52 Jeremy Alcoba 15 72 Alonso López All 52 Jeremy Alcoba 4, 14 Honda Team Asia Asia Talent Team 27 Kaito Toba All 41 All 32 Ai Ogura 4, 8–9, 11 Kohara Racing Team 13 Shizuka Okazaki 16 Leopard Racing 33 Enea Bastianini All 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta All 96 Manuel Pagliani 6 69 Tom Booth-Amos 12 Marinelli Snipers Team 14 Tony Arbolino All 76 Makar Yurchenko 18 Petronas Sprinta Racing 7 Adam Norrodin 1–18 26 Izam Ikmal 19 71 Ayumu Sasaki Sic58 Squadra Corse 23 Niccolò Antonelli 1–16, 18–19 55 Yari Montella 17 24 Tatsuki Suzuki All 55 Yari Montella 13 Team Plus One 36 Yuto Fukushima 16 Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM RC250GP 16 Andrea Migno All 75 Albert Arenas All 25 Raúl Fernández 7, 14, 19 Bester Capital Dubai 5 Jaume Masiá 1–17, 19 42 Marcos Ramírez All CIP - Green Power 17 John McPhee All 76 Makar Yurchenko 1–7 81 Stefano Nepa 8–19 City Lifting RS Racing 20 Jake Archer 12 15 Filip Salač 10 Freudenberg Racing Team 43 Luca Grünwald 9 Lamotec Lagemaat Racing 18 8 Motorsport Kofler 73 Maximilian Kofler 11 NRT Junior Team 81 Stefano Nepa 6 RBA Boé Skull Rider 19 Gabriel Rodrigo 1–17, 19 22 Kazuki Masaki All Reale Avintia Academy Reale Avintia Academy 77 11 Livio Loi 1–8 77 Vicente Pérez 9–19 77 Vicente Pérez 7 Red Bull KTM Ajo 40 Darryn Binder 1–8, 10–19 25 Raúl Fernández 9 61 Can Öncü 19 Redox PrüstelGP 12 Marco Bezzecchi All 84 Jakub Kornfeil All Sky Racing Team VR46 VR46 Master Camp Team 8 Nicolò Bulega 1–15 31 Celestino Vietti 16–19 10 Dennis Foggia All 9 Apiwat Wongthananon 15, 18 Südmetal Schedl GP Racing 65 Philipp Öttl All TM Racing Factory 3570 MTA TM Racing TM Racing 3 Kevin Zannoni 13KeyRegular riderWildcard rider
All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres.
Team changes Mahindra and Peugeot withdrew from the Championship after the 2017 season. Ángel Nieto Team, Redox PrüstelGP, and CIP - Green Power switched to KTM as a result of their withdrawal. AGR Team folded its operations in both Moto2 and Moto3 following the 2017 Aragon GP due to financial issues coupled with poor performance throughout the 2017 season. British Talent Team's Moto3 team put in a temporary hiatus for the next few years starting from 2018. Marinelli Snipers have downsized to one bike in exchange for one slot in Moto2. Avintia Racing returned to Moto3 after a five-season hiatus. They joined forces with Team Stylobike to form Reale Stylobike, fielding a KTM for Livio Loi. Red Bull KTM Ajo also downsized to one bike.
Rider changes Enea Bastianini moved to Leopard Racing, filling in the seat vacated by Joan Mir who moves up to Moto2, with Alonso López replacing Bastianini in Estrella Galicia 0,0. Sky VR46 rider Andrea Migno rode for Ángel Nieto Team, replacing Lorenzo Dalla Porta. Dennis Foggia made his full season debut in Moto3 with Sky Racing Team VR46, having previously competed as a replacement and wildcard rider in the 2017 season. Jaume Masiá made his full season debut at Moto3 with Bester Capital Dubai after previously competing as a replacement rider for the team in the 2017 season. Marco Bezzecchi moved from CIP to Redox PrüstelGP, replacing Patrik Pulkkinen. Niccolò Antonelli moved from Red Bull KTM Ajo to Sic58 Squadra Corse. After his full season debut with Sic58 Squadra Corse, Tony Arbolino moved to Marinelli Rivacold Snipers. Darryn Binder rode for Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Bo Bendsneyder who graduated to Moto2 with Tech 3. Lorenzo Dalla Porta raced with Leopard Racing, replacing Livio Loi, who moved to Reale Avintia Academy. Makar Yurchenko made his Moto3 debut with CIP, replacing Manuel Pagliani. Both Romano Fenati and Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2, joining Marinelli Rivacold Snipers and SAG Team respectively. John McPhee joined the CIP team as British Talent Team hiatus. María Herrera left Moto3 for the Supersport 300 World Championship. Juan Francisco Guevara didn't continue with the RBA Boé Racing Team after he announced his retirement from professional racing for personal reasons. He replaced by the 2017 Red Bull Rookies Cup champion Kazuki Masaki.
Mid-season changes Makar Yurchenko left the CIP - Green Power after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement due to inconsistent race results. He was replaced by Stefano Nepa from Dutch TT onwards to join CIP - Green Power for the remainder of the season. Reale Avintia Academy expanded to enter a second bike, which will be ridden by Vicente Pérez. Reale Avintia raced under the name of "Reale Avintia Academy 77" from Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix onwards in honor of the late Andreas Pérez. Livio Loi left the Reale Avintia midway through the season due to inconsistent race results, managing only 8 points over 8 races. He will be replaced by Vicente for the remainder of the season. Darryn Binder missed the German motorcycle Grand Prix due to injury, he was replaced by the Spaniard Raúl Fernández. Arón Canet missed the Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix due to injury, he was replaced by Jeremy Alcoba.
Calendar The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2018:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit1 18 March Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail2 8 April Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo3 22 April Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin4 6 May Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera5 20 May HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans6 3 June Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero7 17 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló8 1 July Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen9 15 July Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal10 5 August Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno11 12 August Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg12 26 August GoPro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 9 September 14 Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz15 7 October PTT Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram16 21 October Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi17 28 October Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island18 4 November Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang19 18 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Calendar changes
The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced. The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone with an option to host the 2018 race. The Thailand Grand Prix is a new addition to the calendar, with the race scheduled for 7 October. The Catalan Grand Prix used a new configuration of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, wherein the previous set of corners of turns 13, 14 and 15 was combined into a sweeping right corner. The new layout was previously used in Formula 1 from 2004 to 2006.
Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Niccolò Antonelli Arón Canet Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 2 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Tony Arbolino Jorge Martín Marco Bezzecchi Redox PrüstelGP KTM Report 3 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Jorge Martín Enea Bastianini Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 4 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Alonso López Philipp Öttl KTM Report 5 French motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Jorge Martín Albert Arenas Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM Report 6 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 7 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Enea Bastianini Jaume Masiá Enea Bastianini Leopard Racing Honda Report 8 Dutch TT Jorge Martín Arón Canet Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 9 German motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Arón Canet Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 10 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Jakub Kornfeil Arón Canet Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 11 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Lorenzo Dalla Porta Marco Bezzecchi Redox PrüstelGP KTM Report 12 British motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Race cancelled Report 13 Jorge Martín Gabriel Rodrigo Lorenzo Dalla Porta Leopard Racing Honda Report 14 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Jaume Masiá Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 15 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Marco Bezzecchi Dennis Foggia Fabio Di Giannantonio Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 16 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Gabriel Rodrigo Darryn Binder Marco Bezzecchi Redox PrüstelGP KTM Report 17 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Lorenzo Dalla Porta Albert Arenas Ángel Nieto Team Moto3 KTM Report 18 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Jorge Martín Jorge Martín Del Conca Gresini Moto3 Honda Report 19 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Tony Arbolino Tony Arbolino Can Öncü Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report
Riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Points 25 20 16 13 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1