The 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 71st Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.
After fifteen rounds of the championship, Marc Márquez successfully defended his Rider's Championship in Thailand taking his sixth premier class title and fourth in a row, having already won nine races. He ultimately won 12 races, breaking the single-season points and podium records with 420 points and 18 podium finishes from 19 races. Andrea Dovizioso once again finished second for Ducati for the third consecutive season with two wins, and Maverick Viñales with Yamaha sealed third with two wins. Álex Rins and Danilo Petrucci were the other race winners, both riders achieving their first-ever race wins during the season. In spite of Márquez's sizeable championship margin, seven races, namely Qatar, Italy, Austria, Britain, San Marino, Thailand, and Australia were decided with last-lap passes, the season having seen plenty of close racing.
Teams and riders TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds Aprilia Racing Team Gresini Aprilia RS-GP 29 Andrea Iannone All 41 Aleix Espargaró All Aprilia Factory Racing Aprilia Racing Team 38 Bradley Smith 1, 4, 7, 14 Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati Team Ducati 04 Andrea Dovizioso All 9 Danilo Petrucci All 51 Michele Pirro 6, 13, 19 Alma Pramac Racing Pramac Racing 43 Jack Miller All Desmosedici GP18 63 All Reale Avintia Racing 17 Karel Abraham All 53 Tito Rabat 1–17, 19 LCR Honda Idemitsu LCR Honda Castrol Honda RC213V 30 Takaaki Nakagami 1–16 5 Johann Zarco 17–19 35 Cal Crutchlow All Repsol Honda Team 93 Marc Márquez All 99 Jorge Lorenzo 1–8, 12–19 6 Stefan Bradl 9–11 Team HRC 6 Stefan Bradl 4 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM RC16 5 Johann Zarco 1–13 82 Mika Kallio 14–19 44 Pol Espargaró All Red Bull KTM Tech3 55 Hafizh Syahrin All 88 Miguel Oliveira 1–18 27 Iker Lecuona 19 Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki GSX-RR 36 Joan Mir 50 Sylvain Guintoli 12 42 Álex Rins All 50 Sylvain Guintoli 7, 10, 16 Yamaha YZR-M1 12 Maverick Viñales All 46 Valentino Rossi All Petronas Yamaha SRT 20 Fabio Quartararo All 21 Franco Morbidelli All Source:KeyRegular riderWildcard rider
All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres.
Team changes Tech3 switched to KTM machines, ending their twenty-year satellite relationship with Yamaha. As a result of this link-up, Tech3 dropped long-time title sponsor Monster Energy, replaced by rival Austrian energy drink Red Bull. Ángel Nieto Team joined forces with Sepang Racing Team to field two Yamaha YZR-M1 satellite bikes, replacing Tech3 as Yamaha's satellite team. EG 0,0 Marc VDS shut down their MotoGP class operation to make room for MotoE bikes.
Rider changes Francesco Bagnaia was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining Pramac Racing. He replaced Danilo Petrucci, who moved to Ducati factory team, taking over the seat vacated by Jorge Lorenzo. Andrea Iannone left Suzuki at the end of the 2018 championship after two seasons. He joined Aprilia where he replaced Scott Redding, who moved to the British Superbike Championship. 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir took over the seat vacated by Iannone at Suzuki. Miguel Oliveira was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining Tech3 and partner with Malaysian rider Hafizh Syahrin. He will become the first rider to come through the Red Bull KTM system to the premier class, having competed in the Rookies Cup, Moto3 and Moto2 with KTM bikes. Jorge Lorenzo left Ducati's factory team after two seasons to join Repsol Honda Team. He replaced Dani Pedrosa, who retired at the conclusion of the 2018 season to take a testing role with KTM. Johann Zarco left Tech3 to join Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. He replaced Bradley Smith who switched to the MotoE World Cup. Franco Morbidelli joined Petronas Yamaha SRT. He was partnered by Fabio Quartararo. Thomas Lüthi stepped back to Moto2 with the Dynavolt Intact GP team. Having competed in MotoGP since 2010, Álvaro Bautista switched to the Superbike World Championship. Karel Abraham joined Reale Avintia Racing after two seasons with Aspar/Ángel Nieto Team. Xavier Simeon switched to the MotoE World Cup while remaining with Avintia Racing. Maverick Viñales changed his race number to 12, replacing the number 25 he had previously used for the majority of his Grand Prix racing career.
Mid-season changes Because of two fractured vertebrae sustained in Assen, Jorge Lorenzo was absent from the German, Czech, and Austrian rounds. He was replaced by Stefan Bradl. Because of a pulmonary contusion, Joan Mir missed the Austrian and British rounds. He was replaced by Sylvain Guintoli at Silverstone. Mika Kallio replaced Johann Zarco following his early release by KTM, starting from the Aragon Grand Prix. Johann Zarco replaced Takaaki Nakagami in the Australian, Malaysian and Valencian rounds, following the decision of the Japanese rider to operate on his right shoulder following a trauma sustained during the championship. Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona made his MotoGP debut prematurely at the final race of the season, replacing Miguel Oliveira at Tech3, who was sidelined following an injury sustained at the Australian Grand Prix. Lecuona was previously signed to race for Tech3 in MotoGP beginning in 2020.
Rule changes
The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap.
Calendar The following Grands Prix took place during the season:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit1 10 March VisitQatar Grand Prix Losail International Circuit, Lusail2 31 March Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo3 14 April Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin4 5 May Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera5 19 May Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans6 2 June Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley 7 16 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló8 30 June Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen9 7 July HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal10 4 August Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno11 11 August myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg12 25 August GoPro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico14 22 September Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz15 6 October PTT Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram16 20 October Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi17 27 October Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island18 3 November Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang19 17 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Maverick Viñales Fabio Quartararo Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati Report 2 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 3 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki Report 4 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 5 French motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Fabio Quartararo Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 6 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Jack Miller Danilo Petrucci Mission Winnow Ducati Ducati Report 7 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Fabio Quartararo Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 8 Dutch TT Fabio Quartararo Marc Márquez Maverick Viñales Yamaha Report 9 German motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 10 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Álex Rins Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 11 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Team Ducati Report 12 British motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Álex Rins Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki Report 13 Maverick Viñales Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 14 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 15 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Fabio Quartararo Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 16 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 17 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Maverick Viñales Maverick Viñales Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report 18 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Fabio Quartararo Valentino Rossi Maverick Viñales Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Report 19 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Fabio Quartararo Marc Márquez Marc Márquez Repsol Honda Team Honda Report
Riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
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