2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix

Valencian Community  2018 Valencian Community Grand Prix
Race details
Race 19 of 19 races in the
2018 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date18 November 2018
Official nameGran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit Ricardo Tormo
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.005 km (2.489 mi)
MotoGP
Pole position
Rider Spain Maverick Viñales Yamaha
Time 1:31.312
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Time 1:41.863 on lap 6
Podium
First Italy Andrea Dovizioso Ducati
Second Spain Álex Rins Suzuki
Third Spain Pol Espargaró KTM
Moto2
Pole position
Rider Italy Luca Marini Kalex
Time 1:35.777
Fastest lap
Rider Spain Álex Márquez Kalex
Time 1:47.089 on lap 13
Podium
First Portugal Miguel Oliveira KTM
Second Spain Iker Lecuona KTM
Third Spain Álex Márquez Kalex
Moto3
Pole position
Rider Italy Tony Arbolino Honda
Time 1:46.773
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Tony Arbolino Honda
Time 1:51.172 on lap 8
Podium
First Turkey Can Öncü KTM
Second Spain Jorge Martín Honda
Third United Kingdom John McPhee KTM

The 2018 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix was the nineteenth and final round of the 2018 MotoGP season. It was held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on 18 November 2018.

In the Moto3 race, Red Bull KTM Ajo wildcard Can Öncü made history by winning on his debut, becoming the youngest ever Grand Prix winner at the age of 15 years, 115 days.[4]

In the MotoGP class, no Yamaha or Honda rider finished on the podium for the first time since the 2007 San Marino Grand Prix.

In the Moto2 class, this was the final race for the Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package and also the final race for the Tech 3 Mistral 610 and Suter MMX2 chassis packages that débuted at the 2010 Qatar Grand Prix, since a new 765cc (46.7 cu in) inline-3 engine supplied by Triumph Motorcycles was introduced and Tech 3 and Forward Racing switched manufacturers to KTM and MV Agusta respectively in 2019.

  1. ^ "2018 Valencia MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 19 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 MotoGP Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ "Valencia Ricardo Tormo | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ Sports, Dorna. "Can Oncu stuns the field to create Grand Prix history". Motogp.com. Retrieved 2018-11-18.