The 2018 FIM Motocross World Championship was the 62nd FIM Motocross World Championship season. It included 20 events, started at Neuquen in Argentina on 4 March, and ended at Imola in Italy on 30 September. Jeffrey Herlings dominated the main championship by winning 33 races out of 40, getting on the podium in every race he started.
Race Calendar and Results A 20-round calendar for the 2018 season was announced on 25 October 2017.
MXGP Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 4 March Neuquen Tony Cairoli Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 2 18 March Valkenswaard Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 3 25 March Redsand Tony Cairoli Tony Cairoli Tony Cairoli Report 4 8 April Pietramurata Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 5 15 April Agueda Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 6 1 May Orlyonok Clément Desalle Jeffrey Herlings Clément Desalle Report 7 13 May Ķegums Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 8 20 May Teutschenthal Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 9 3 June Matterley Basin Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 10 10 June St Jean d'Angely Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 11 17 June Ottobiano Tony Cairoli Tony Cairoli Tony Cairoli Report 12 1 July Pangkalpinang Tony Cairoli Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 13 8 July Semarang Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 14 22 July Loket Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 15 5 August Lommel Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 16 19 August Frauenfeld Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 17 26 August Sevlievo Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 18 2 September Afyon Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 19 16 September Assen Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report 20 30 September Imola Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Jeffrey Herlings Report
MX2 Round Date Grand Prix Location Race 1 Winner Race 2 Winner Round Winner Report 1 4 March Neuquen Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Report 2 18 March Valkenswaard Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Report 3 25 March Redsand Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Report 4 8 April Pietramurata Jorge Prado Thomas Covington Jorge Prado Report 5 15 April Agueda Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 6 1 May Orlyonok Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Report 7 13 May Ķegums Thomas Kjær Olsen Jorge Prado Thomas Kjær Olsen Report 8 20 May Teutschenthal Pauls Jonass Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 9 3 June Matterley Basin Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Pauls Jonass Report 10 10 June St Jean d'Angely Thomas Covington Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 11 17 June Ottobiano Thomas Covington Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 12 1 July Pangkalpinang Thomas Covington Calvin Vlaanderen Calvin Vlaanderen Report 13 8 July Semarang Pauls Jonass Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 14 22 July Loket Calvin Vlaanderen Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 15 5 August Lommel Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 16 19 August Frauenfeld Pauls Jonass Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 17 26 August Sevlievo Pauls Jonass Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 18 2 September Afyon Thomas Covington Pauls Jonass Thomas Covington Report 19 16 September Assen Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report 20 30 September Imola Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Jorge Prado Report
MXGP
Entry list Officially Approved Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds Wilvo Yamaha Official Team MXGP Yamaha 4 Arnaud Tonus 24 Shaun Simpson 1–6, 9–12, 14–20 91 Jeremy Seewer All Team HRC Honda 5 Brian Bogers 19–20 42 Todd Waters 7, 11–18 243 Tim Gajser 2–20 Marchetti Racing Team KTM KTM 6 Benoît Paturel 4–8, 10–11 17 José Butrón 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 224 Alessandro Brugnoni 16 A1M Husqvarna Husqvarna 7 Tanel Leok 1–11, 14–17, 19–20 291 Matiss Karro 14–15, 19 BOS Project KTM 9 Ken De Dycker 3–4 Suzuki 777 Evgeny Bobryshev 1–16, 19–20 KTM 911 Jordi Tixier 14–15 TM Racing Factory Team TM 12 Max Nagl 1–13, 17, 20 Team SteelsdrJack KTM 15 Davide Bonini 3–4, 8, 16, 20 Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing Husqvarna 21 Gautier Paulin All 99 Max Anstie 1–4, 6–20 201 Yentel Martens 15 Standing Construct KTM KTM 22 Kevin Strijbos All 92 Valentin Guillod 9–18, 20 Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team Kawasaki 25 Clément Desalle All 33 Julien Lieber 1–10, 12–20 Team Honda RedMoto Assomotor Honda 27 Arminas Jasikonis 1–10, 12 42 Todd Waters 19–20 152 Petar Petrov 1–10, 14–20 Scandinavian Racing Sports Suzuki 30 Eddie Hjortmarker 10 KTM 93 Jonathan Bengtsson 2, 6, 8–11, 14–17, 19–20 Ceres 71 Racing Team Yamaha 32 Milko Potisek 2, 19 120 Simone Zecchina 2–4, 9–11 Hitachi KTM UK KTM 55 Graeme Irwin 1–6, 9–11, 14–16, 19–20 62 MotoSport Husqvarna Husqvarna 62 Klemen Gerčar 2–5, 7–8, 10–11, 14, 16–17, 20 Team Gebben V Venrooy Kawasaki Racing Kawasaki 77 Alessandro Lupino All 141 Maxime Desprey 2–11, 19–20 KMP Honda Racing Honda 83 Nathan Renkens 2–5, 7–11, 14–17, 19–20 926 Jeremy Délincé 8 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM 84 Jeffrey Herlings 1–10, 12–20 222 Antonio Cairoli All 259 Glenn Coldenhoff All KTM Sarholz Racing Team KTM 85 Stefan Ekerold 2–5, 8–11 212 Jeffrey Dewulf 15, 19 Monster Energy Yamaha Factory MXGP Team Yamaha 89 Jeremy Van Horebeek All 461 Romain Febvre 1–18 Bike It DRT Kawasaki Kawasaki 100 Tommy Searle 1–2, 8–20 I-Fly JK Yamaha Yamaha 128 Ivo Monticelli 1–11, 14–20 210 Paulo Alberto 9 JD 191 KTM Racing Team KTM 191 Jaromír Romančík 9 831 Tomasz Wysocki 2–5, 7, 9, 11, 14 STC Racing KTM 347 Johannes Klein 2 377 Martin Krč 8 Husqvarna 868 Michael Docherty 7, 9–10, 14–16 920 Fly Group Team Husqvarna 920 Ander Valentín 2–5, 7–11, 15–16, 20 Wild Card Teams & RidersTeamConstructorNoRiderRounds ML MX Team KTM 9 Ken De Dycker 2, 15 Team Beddini Racing Yamaha 16 Nicola Recchia 4 JWR Yamaha Yamaha 20 Filip Bengtsson 2, 7, 15, 19 Honda 23 Menno Aussems 15 Honda Racing Brazil Honda 28 Jetro Salazar 1 230 Hector Assunção 1 APJ Racing Team Honda 31 Luka Crnković 2–4 Spormoto KTM Turkey KTM 36 Sakir Senkalayci 18 Phoenix Tools Apico Honda Honda 37 Gert Krestinov 2, 15 Honda MX Team Greece Honda 38 Panagiotis Kouzis 17–18 Honda 40 Hernán Cabrera 1 Yamaha 48 Galip Alp Baysan 18 Maurer Racing Team Husqvarna 49 Jernej Irt 14 Husqvarna 58 Nicolás Carranza 1 Team Alvaro Caparvi Racing Kawasaki 73 Pier Filippo Bertuzzo 20 KTM Team Fly Over KTM 74 Francesco Muratori 4, 20 Husqvarna 78 Yves Furlato 16 Scoccia Racing Team Kawasaki 80 Thomas Marini 14, 16 KTM Switzerland KTM 82 Andy Baumgartner 16 Hutten Metaal Racing Yamaha 94 Sven van der Mierden 2–3, 14, 19 SKS Racing Husqvarna Husqvarna 107 Lars van Berkel 2, 15, 19 Haas Racing Team Husqvarna 125 Petr Smitka 14 Yamaha 134 Rodrigo Landa 1 Pol Motors Husqvarna Husqvarna 151 Harri Kullas 2, 7, 15, 19 CSM Zambrana Husqvarna Husqvarna 151 Harri Kullas 3 Yamaha 160 Manolis Kritikos 19 Djagung Racing Factory DRF Husqvarna 162 Farhan Hendro 12–13 288 Aldi Lazaroni 12–13 336 Lewis Stewart 12–13 705 Rizky Kusparwanto 12–13 DAM Racing KTM 164 Dietger Damiaens 15 Team KTM Argentina KTM 171 Juan Pablo Luzzardi 1 Yamaha 175 Víctor Garrido 1 Avant Honda Honda 179 Joaquín Poli 1, 4–5 Honda 183 Batuhan Demiryol 18 SpeedCity Leiria/IMS Racing Yamaha 210 Paulo Alberto 5 SN Motorsports Kawasaki 220 Grégory Aranda 10 Buksa/Ados KTM Team KTM 232 Martin Michek 14 Team Pfeil Kawasaki Kawasaki 291 Matiss Karro 7, 9 KTM 300 Viacheslav Golovkin 6 Dunois MX Kawasaki 403 Adrian Jorry 10 SJT Kahro Racing Honda 411 Erki Kahro 6–7, 11, 19 Iannarone Team KTM 471 Volodymyr Tarasov 4, 7, 11, 14 Hostettler Yamaha Yamaha 501 Cyrill Scheiwiller 16 Carglass Honda Honda 511 Steven Clarke 8 Italian Factory 8biano Motorsport Husqvarna 550 Simon Mallet 3, 5 Renter Team Yamaha 613 Václav Kovář 8 DMX Motorsport KTM 622 Gianluca Di Marziantonio 4 Rama Jaya DS7 KTM 701 Andre Sondakh 12–13 RGS Motocross Team Kawasaki 707 Robin Kappel 16 Tristan Moto Husqvarna 710 Nicolas Bender 16 GSM Daffy Michelin Yamaha Yamaha 711 Nicolas Dercourt 10 Flyover KTM KTM 771 Simone Croci 11 HFour Racing Team Kawasaki 817 Jason Clermont 16 MXN Motocross Parts/TEC Design KTM 853 Nino Dekker 19 Team Green Motec IDirt Kawasaki 875 Kim Schaffter 16 Ghidinelli Racing Yamaha 878 Stefano Pezzuto 3–4 Suzuki 878 Stefano Pezzuto 20 Team VHR KTM 911 Jordi Tixier 20 Wavelet MX Team KTM 992 Toms Macuks 7 Yamaha 999 Rui Gonçalves 5
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