2023 MotoGP World Championship
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The 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship is the premier class of the 75th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Francesco Bagnaia successfully defended his Riders' Championship at the final race in Valencia, marking the first repeat Riders' Champion for Ducati since the manufacturer entered the series. Winning 17 of 20 Grands Prix and 16 of 19 sprints, Ducati secured their fifth (and fourth consecutive) Constructors' Championship. Ducati satellite team Pramac Racing won the Teams' Championship.
The season was notable for having eight different Grand Prix winners and no back-to-back Grand Prix winners for the first time since the inaugural season in 1949. Manufacturer Yamaha failed to win a single Grand Prix for the first season since 2003.
Teams and riders
[change | change source]| Entrant | Constructor | Chassis | Race rider | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | rider name | |||
| Aprilla | RS GP | 12 | ||
| 41 | ||||
| 25 | ||||
| 32 | ||||
| 88 | ||||
| Ducati | Desmosedici GP23 | 1 | ||
| 9 | ||||
| 23 | ||||
| 51 | ||||
| 5 | ||||
| 89 | ||||
| Desmosedici GP22 | 49 | |||
| 73 | ||||
| 10 | ||||
| 72 | ||||
| Honda | RC213V | 6 | ||
| 27 | ||||
| 42 | ||||
| 30 | ||||
| 6 | ||||
| 27 | ||||
| 36 | ||||
| 93 | ||||
| KTM | RC16 | 37 | ||
| 44 | ||||
| 94 | ||||
| 33 | ||||
| 43 | ||||
| Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 20 | ||
| 21 | ||||
All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.
Team changes
[change | change source]- RNF Racing switched to Aprilia after a season with Yamaha.
- Suzuki withdrew from the MotoGP class at the end of the 2022 season.
- Tech3 KTM Factory Racing were rebranded as GasGas Factory Racing Tech3. The team used KTM bikes. Tech3 continued to own and operate the team.
Rider changes
[change | change source]- Jack Miller moved to the KTM factory team from the Ducati factory team, replacing Miguel Oliveira. Oliveira then moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team.
- Álex Márquez moved to Gresini Racing MotoGP from LCR Honda, replacing Enea Bastianini. Bastianini was then promoted to the Ducati factory team, replacing Jack Miller.
- Álex Rins moved to LCR Honda from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team, replacing Álex Márquez.
- Pol Espargaró moved to the newly rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team from the Honda factory team. He was replaced by Joan Mir, who moved from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team.
- Raúl Fernández moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team from Tech3 KTM Factory Racing.
- Remy Gardner left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship. He was replaced by 2022 Moto2 World Championship Moto2 World Riders' Champion Augusto Fernández, who entered the MotoGP class with the rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team.
- After being left without a place in the MotoGP grid, Darryn Binder went down to Moto2 to make his debut in that class.
Mid-season changes
[change | change source]- Pol Espargaró missed seven Grands Prix starting from the Argentine round after suffering numerous injuries during P2 of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, but was replaced starting from the Americas round by Jonas Folger.
- Enea Bastianini missed the Argentine and Americas rounds after suffering a fractured right collarbone due to a collision with Luca Marini in the sprint of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, and was replaced for the Americas round by Michele Pirro. Bastianini also missed the French round after a failed return in the Spanish round which saw him withdraw from the race after P2 due to continuous shoulder pain. He was replaced by Danilo Petrucci. Bastianini will also miss the San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds after undergoing surgery on his fractured left ankle and left hand that were sustained during the Catalan race. He was not replaced for the San Marino round, and by Pirro again for the Indian round.
- Marc Márquez missed several races after suffering a broken first metacarpal due to a collision with Miguel Oliveira during the main race of the Portuguese round. He was not replaced for the Argentine round, replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Americas round, and was replaced by Iker Lecuona for the Spanish round.
- Miguel Oliveira missed the Argentine round due to the aforementioned collision with Márquez during the main race of the previous Portuguese round. Oliveira was declared unfit after further testing and was not replaced. Oliveira also missed the French round after he sustained a shoulder injury after a collision with Fabio Quartararo during the previous Spanish round and was replaced by Lorenzo Savadori. He will also miss the Valencian round after suffering a fractured scapula during the sprint of the Qatar round.
- Joan Mir missed the German and Dutch rounds after suffering a right hand injury during P2 of the previous Italian round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Iker Lecuona for the Dutch round.
- Álex Rins missed six Grands Prix starting from the German round after undergoing surgery on a broken right leg that was sustained during the sprint of the Italian round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Dutch round. He was not replaced for the German round, but was replaced by Stefan Bradl for the Dutch and Indian rounds, by Iker Lecuona for the British, Austrian, and Catalan rounds. He competed during Friday practice sessions for the Japanese round, before being replaced by Bradl after he was declared unfit for the rest of the weekend. Rins also missed the Thailand round after having surgery on a hernia on his leg previously broken during the Italian round. He was not replaced, and by Lecuona again for the Malaysian and Qatar rounds.
- Álex Márquez missed the Japanese round after suffering a triple rib fracture during Q1 of the previous Indian round. He was not replaced.
- Luca Marini missed the Japanese round after suffering a fractured left collarbone during the sprint of the previous Indian round. He was not replaced.
Calendar
[change | change source]The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2023:[1]
Grand Prix locations
[change | change source]Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2023.
Location of European Grands Prix in 2023.
Calendar changes
[change | change source]- For the first time since 2006, Lusail in Qatar will not host the opening round due to "extensive renovation and remodelling to the paddock area and circuit facilities".[21]
- The British Grand Prix will return to the International Paddock of the Silverstone Circuit for the first time since 2012.[22]
- India and Kazakhstan are both scheduled to host their first World Championship motorcycle Grands Prix in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit and the Sokol International Racetrack, respectively.[13][8]
- The Hungarian Grand Prix was scheduled make its debut in 2023 but was postponed until at least 2024 due to the unfinished construction of the circuit.[23]
- The Aragon Grand Prix was omitted from the schedule for the first time since its introduction in 2010.
- The Finnish Grand Prix at Kymi Ring was under contract to feature in 2023, but was not included in the provisional calendar due to safety concerns of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
List of planned race
[change | change source]The following Grands Prix contracted in 2023:[24]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "2023 MotoGP calendar: countries, circuits & dates". Dorna Sports. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "Argentina confirmed on the MotoGP calendar until 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ↑ "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
- ↑ "El Circuito de Jerez mantendrá el Gran Premio de Motociclismo en 2022, 2023 y 2025". Diariodejerez.es. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ↑ "French GP held at Le Mans until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
- ↑ "Germany's Sachsenring extends MotoGP contract until 2026". Crash.net. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ "Ten more years in Assen". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "MotoGP lands in Kazakhstan in 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Provisional 2023 British GP dates announced". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ↑ "MotoGP to race at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ↑ "Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to host MotoGP until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ↑ "MotoGP a Misano (San Marino): rinnovo fino al 2026, firmato il contratto". sport.sky.it. Sky Sport. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "MotoGP to race in India from 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "MotoGP to remain at the Twin Ring Motegi until 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ↑ "Pertamina to title sponsor Grand Prix of Indonesia". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
- ↑ "Phillip Island secures MotoGP and WorldSBK contract for another decade". amcn.com.au. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Thailand GP secured until 2026". Motorcyclesports.net. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ "MotoGP signs contract extension with Sepang Circuit for Malaysian GP". Formularapida.net. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ↑ "MotoGP to race at Losail International Circuit until 2031". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- ↑ "Valencia renews agreement with MotoGP until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ↑ "Portimao named as 2023 MotoGP World Championship season opener". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
- ↑ "Provisional 2023 British GP date announced, MotoGP to return to the International Paddock". silverstone.co.uk. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "MotoGP will not return to Hungary before 2024". Motorcyclesports.net. 5 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
- ↑ "Provisional 2022 MotoGP calendar revealed". MotoGP.com. Dorna. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.