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2023 MotoGP World Championship

75th running of the MotoGP World Championship
2023 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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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

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Entrant Constructor Chassis Race rider
No. rider name
   Aprilia Racing Aprilla RS GP 12   Maverick Viñales
41   Aleix Espargaró
   CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 25   Raúl Fernández
32   Lorenzo Savadori
88   Miguel Oliveira
   Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP23 1   Francesco Bagnaia
9   Danilo Petrucci
23   Enea Bastianini
51   Michele Pirro
   Prima Pramac Racing 5   Johann Zarco
89   Jorge Martín
   Gresini Racing MotoGP Desmosedici GP22 49   Fabio Di Giannantonio
73   Álex Márquez
   Mooney VR46 Racing Team 10   Luca Marini
72   Marco Bezzecchi
   LCR Honda Castrol Honda RC213V 6   Stefan Bradl
27   Iker Lecuona
42   Álex Rins
   LCR Honda Idemitsu 30   Takaaki Nakagami
   Respol Honda Team 6   Stefan Bradl
27   Iker Lecuona
36   Joan Mir
93   Marc Márquez
   GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 KTM RC16 37   Augusto Fernández
44   Pol Espargaró
94   Jonas Folger
   Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33   Brad Binder
43   Jack Miller
   Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 20   Fabio Quartararo
21   Franco Morbidelli

All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.

Team changes

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Rider changes

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Mid-season changes

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  • 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

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The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2023:[1]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 26 March   Grande Prémio de Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
2 2 April   Gran Premio de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
3 16 April   Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 30 April   Gran Premio de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5 14 May   Grand Prix de France Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6 11 June   Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
7 18 June   Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
8 25 June   TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 6 August   British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
10 20 August   Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
11 3 September   Gran Premi de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
12 10 September   Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
13 24 September   Grand Prix of Bharat Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida[a]
14 1 October   Grand Prix of Japan Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
15 15 October   Grand Prix of Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
16 21 October   Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 29 October   Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
18 12 November   Grand Prix of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
19 19 November   Grand Prix of Qatar[b] Losail International Circuit, Lusail
20 26 November   Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Sources:[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
  1. ↑ Subject to homologation
  2. ↑ Night race

Grand Prix locations

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Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2023.

Calendar changes

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List of planned race

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The following Grands Prix contracted in 2023:[24]

Grand Prix Circuit
  Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail or Doha Street Circuit, Doha
  Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
  Gran Premio Michelin de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
  Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
  Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
  Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
  Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
  Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
  Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
  Grand Prix of Finland Kymi Ring, Iitti
  Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
  Gran Premio di Emilia Romagna Made in Italy e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
  Gran Premio de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
  Motul Grand Prix of Japan Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
  Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
  Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
  Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
  Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

References

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  1. ↑ "2023 MotoGP calendar: countries, circuits & dates". Dorna Sports. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Argentina confirmed on the MotoGP calendar until 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Texas lands MotoGP from 2013". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 April 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "El Circuito de Jerez mantendrá el Gran Premio de Motociclismo en 2022, 2023 y 2025". Diariodejerez.es. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "French GP held at Le Mans until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Germany's Sachsenring extends MotoGP contract until 2026". Crash.net. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Ten more years in Assen". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "MotoGP lands in Kazakhstan in 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ↑ "Provisional 2023 British GP dates announced". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "MotoGP to race at the Red Bull Ring until at least 2025". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  11. ↑ "Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya to host MotoGP until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "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. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "MotoGP to race in India from 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "MotoGP to remain at the Twin Ring Motegi until 2023". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Pertamina to title sponsor Grand Prix of Indonesia". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  16. ↑ "Phillip Island secures MotoGP and WorldSBK contract for another decade". amcn.com.au. 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.[permanent dead link]
  17. ↑ "Thailand GP secured until 2026". Motorcyclesports.net. 30 August 2018. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "MotoGP signs contract extension with Sepang Circuit for Malaysian GP". Formularapida.net. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  19. ↑ "MotoGP to race at Losail International Circuit until 2031". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  20. ↑ "Valencia renews agreement with MotoGP until 2026". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  21. ↑ "Portimao named as 2023 MotoGP World Championship season opener". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  22. ↑ "Provisional 2023 British GP date announced, MotoGP to return to the International Paddock". silverstone.co.uk. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "Provisional 2022 MotoGP calendar revealed". MotoGP.com. Dorna. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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