2017 MotoGP season

The 2017 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez started the season as defending World Champion, having secured his fifth overall title at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix with three races remaining.

2017 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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2017 Moto2 season 2017 Moto3 season

Marc Márquez is the 2017 MotoGP Champion.

Whilst Yamaha's new rider Maverick Viñales started the season off with two consecutive victories, the following spring season proved to be unpredictable with four different winners in as many races, following the trend from 2016. Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso then took his first dry-track MotoGP win at Mugello before repeating the feat the following week in Barcelona. With Viñales not finishing the race at Assen, this allowed Dovizioso to lead the championship by four points after eight races, becoming the first Ducati rider to lead the championship since Casey Stoner in 2009. Márquez took the championship lead after winning the German Grand Prix. He held the championship lead until the British Grand Prix, where Dovizioso regained the lead after Márquez's engine blew up late in the race. Márquez bounced back immediately to take consecutive victories in the next two rounds to reestablish himself as championship leader. Over the following three races, Dovizioso claimed two more wins to Márquez's one, but a poor result in Australia for the Ducati rider meant that Márquez's points lead remained intact.

Going into the final round in Valencia Márquez topped the standings, 21 points ahead of Dovizioso, with both riders winning six races apiece. Viñales was third, 56 points behind Márquez. Therefore, Márquez needed to finish 11th or higher to guarantee a championship, whereas Dovizioso was forced under all circumstances to win in Valencia.

Márquez was on pole in Valencia, and Dovizioso started 9th. After Márquez saved a high-speed potential crash into turn 1,[1] he dropped back behind Dovizioso. The title chances of Dovizioso ended when he crashed with five laps of the race remaining, losing the hope in taking the championship. Meanwhile, Márquez finished third behind Dani Pedrosa and the season's top rookie and independent rider Johann Zarco. Márquez won his sixth title and fourth MotoGP title overall.

The 2017 season saw the début of the KTM RC16, which was previously used by Red Bull KTM Factory Racing at the 2016 Valencian Grand Prix ahead of a full season début.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2017:[2]

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March ‡	Grand Prix of Qatar	Losail International Circuit
2	9 April	Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo
3	23 April	Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas	Circuit of the Americas
4	7 May	Gran Premio Red Bull de España	Circuito de Jerez
5	21 May	HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France	Circuit Bugatti
6	4 June	Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley	Mugello Circuit
7	11 June	Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
8	25 June	Motul TT Assen	TT Circuit Assen
9	2 July	GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland	Sachsenring
10	6 August	Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky	Brno Circuit
11	13 August	NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring
12	27 August	Octo British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit[3]
13	10 September	Gran Premio Tribul MasterCard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
14	24 September	Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón	Motorland Aragón
15	15 October	Motul Grand Prix of Japan	Twin Ring Motegi
16	22 October	Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	Phillip Island Circuit
17	29 October	Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix	Sepang International Circuit
18	12 November	Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana	Circuit Ricardo Tormo

‡ = Night race

Calendar changes

• The Austrian and Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.
• The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track had not commenced.[4] The two circuits reached a deal which would see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.[3]

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds Ducati Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP17 04 Andrea Dovizioso[5] All 51 Michele Pirro[6] 6, 13, 18 99 Jorge Lorenzo[7] All Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 5 Johann Zarco[8] All 23 Broc Parkes[9] 16 31 Kohta Nozane[10] 15 60 Michael van der Mark[11][12] 17–18 94 Jonas Folger[13] 1–14 EG 0,0 Marc VDS Honda Honda RC213V 7 Hiroshi Aoyama[14] 15 43 Jack Miller[15] 1–14, 16–18 53 Esteve Rabat[15] All Reale Avintia Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP16 8 Héctor Barberá[16] All Ducati Desmosedici GP15 76 Loris Baz[16] All Octo Pramac Racing Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP17 9 Danilo Petrucci[15] All Ducati Desmosedici GP16 45 Scott Redding[15] All Team Suzuki Ecstar Suzuki Suzuki GSX-RR 12 Takuya Tsuda[17] 4 29 Andrea Iannone[18] All 42 Álex Rins[19] 1–3, 8–18 50 Sylvain Guintoli[20] 5–7 Pull&Bear Aspar Team Ducati Ducati Desmosedici GP15 17 Karel Abraham[21] All Ducati Desmosedici GP16[22] 19 Álvaro Bautista[22] All Yamalube Yamaha Factory Racing Team Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha Yamaha YZR-M1 21 Katsuyuki Nakasuga[23] 15 25 Maverick Viñales[24] All 46 Valentino Rossi[25] 1–12, 14–18 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini       Aprilia Aprilia RS-GP 22 Sam Lowes[15] All 41 Aleix Espargaró[26] 1–16, 18 Repsol Honda Team Honda Honda RC213V 26 Dani Pedrosa[27] All 93 Marc Márquez[28] All LCR Honda Honda Honda RC213V 35 Cal Crutchlow[29] All Red Bull KTM Factory Racing KTM KTM RC16 36 Mika Kallio[30] 9, 11, 14, 18 38 Bradley Smith[31] All 44 Pol Espargaró[32] All

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

Team changes

• Austrian manufacturer KTM joined the series with a factory-supported team for the first time.[33]

Rider changes

• Jorge Lorenzo joined Ducati, after leaving Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. Lorenzo's move to Ducati ended his nine-year relationship with Yamaha.
• Maverick Viñales joined Yamaha, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar.
• Andrea Iannone joined Team Suzuki Ecstar, after leaving Ducati. He was partnered by Álex Rins who moved up to the premier class.
• Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró left Tech 3 Yamaha to join the newly formed Red Bull KTM factory team for the 2017 season.
• Aleix Espargaró joined Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar. He was partnered by Sam Lowes who moved up to the premier class.
• Jonas Folger and Johann Zarco, the 2015 and 2016 Moto2 World Champion, moved up to the premier class, débuting with Monster Yamaha Tech 3.
• Stefan Bradl and Eugene Laverty left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship.[34][35]
• Álvaro Bautista left Aprilia Racing Team Gresini to return to Aspar Team. Bautista previously competed with Aspar Team between the 2006 125cc and the 2009 250cc seasons.
• Karel Abraham returned to MotoGP with Aspar Team after previously competing in the Superbike World Championship in the 2016 season.
• Yonny Hernández returned to Moto2, after being left without a ride in MotoGP.

Regulation changes

Technical regulations

• Winglets, additional aerodynamic aids first introduced in 1999, will be banned from 2017 following repeated concerns about their safety.[36]

Sporting regulations

• A rider may be assisted by no more than four mechanics while changing bikes during a pit stop, all of whom must wear approved helmets. A mechanic may hold in the bike's clutch lever, but only the rider is allowed to select a gear.[37]

2017 Grand Prix season results

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning constructor	Report
1	26 March ‡	Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix[38]	Losail	Maverick Viñales[lower-alpha 1]	Johann Zarco	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Report
2	9 April	Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix[41]	Termas de Río Hondo	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Report
3	23 April	Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas[42]	Circuit of the Americas	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
4	7 May	Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	Jerez	Dani Pedrosa	Dani Pedrosa	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report
5	21 May	French motorcycle Grand Prix[43]	Le Mans	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Yamaha	Report
6	4 June	Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	Mugello	Maverick Viñales	Maverick Viñales	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
7	11 June	Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix[44]	Catalunya	Dani Pedrosa	Jonas Folger	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
8	25 June	Dutch TT[45]	Assen	Johann Zarco	Scott Redding	Valentino Rossi	Yamaha	Report
9	2 July	German motorcycle Grand Prix[46]	Sachsenring	Marc Márquez	Jonas Folger	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
10	6 August	Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[47]	Brno Circuit	Marc Márquez	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
11	13 August	Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
12	27 August	British motorcycle Grand Prix[48]	Silverstone	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
13	10 September	San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix[49]	Misano	Maverick Viñales	Marc Márquez	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
14	24 September	Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix[50]	Motorland Aragón	Maverick Viñales	Dani Pedrosa	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
15	15 October	Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix[51]	Motegi	Johann Zarco	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
16	22 October	Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[52]	Phillip Island Circuit	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Marc Márquez	Honda	Report
17	29 October	Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix[53]	Sepang	Dani Pedrosa	Andrea Dovizioso	Andrea Dovizioso	Ducati	Report
18	12 November	Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix[54]	Valencia	Marc Márquez	Johann Zarco	Dani Pedrosa	Honda	Report

Riders' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Marc Márquez Honda 4 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 2 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 4 3 298 2 Andrea Dovizioso Ducati 2 Ret 6 5 4 1 1 5 8 6 1 1 3 7 1 13 1 Ret 261 3 Maverick Viñales Yamaha 1 1 Ret 6 1 2 10 Ret 4 3 6 2 4 4 9 3 9 12 230 4 Dani Pedrosa Honda 5 Ret 3 1 3 Ret 3 13 3 2 3 7 14 2 Ret 12 5 1 210 5 Valentino Rossi Yamaha 3 2 2 10 Ret 4 8 1 5 4 7 3 5 Ret 2 7 5 208 6 Johann Zarco Yamaha Ret 5 5 4 2 7 5 14 9 12 5 6 15 9 8 4 3 2 174 7 Jorge Lorenzo Ducati 11 Ret 9 3 6 8 4 15 11 15 4 5 Ret 3 6 15 2 Ret 137 8 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Ret 7 8 7 Ret 3 Ret 2 12 7 Ret Ret 2 20 3 21 6 13 124 9 Cal Crutchlow Honda Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret 11 4 10 5 15 4 13 Ret Ret 5 15 8 112 10 Jonas Folger Yamaha 10 6 11 8 7 13 6 Ret 2 10 Ret DNS 9 16 84 11 Jack Miller Honda 8 9 10 Ret 8 15 Ret 6 15 14 Ret 16 6 13 7 8 7 82 12 Álvaro Bautista Ducati Ret 4 15 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 10 12 8 Ret 17 11 Ret 75 13 Andrea Iannone Suzuki Ret 16 7 Ret 10 10 16 9 Ret 19 11 Ret Ret 12 4 6 17 6 70 14 Scott Redding Ducati 7 8 12 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 20 16 12 8 7 14 16 11 13 Ret 64 15 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia 6 Ret 17 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 8 13 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret Ret 62 16 Álex Rins Suzuki 9 Ret DNS 17 21 11 16 9 8 17 5 8 DSQ 4 59 17 Pol Espargaró KTM 16 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 11 13 9 Ret 11 11 10 11 9 10 Ret 55 18 Loris Baz Ducati 12 11 Ret 13 9 18 12 8 19 Ret 9 15 16 21 10 18 Ret 16 45 19 Esteve Rabat Honda 15 12 13 Ret 11 11 15 12 18 17 19 12 Ret 15 15 16 18 10 35 20 Karel Abraham Ducati 14 10 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 7 17 13 14 13 17 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 32 21 Bradley Smith KTM 17 15 16 14 13 20 DNS Ret 14 Ret 18 17 10 19 17 10 12 11 29 22 Héctor Barberá Ducati 13 13 14 12 Ret 14 9 16 DSQ 20 17 14 Ret 18 14 20 14 15 28 23 Michele Pirro Ducati 9 5 9 25 24 Mika Kallio KTM 16 10 11 Ret 11 25 Sam Lowes Aprilia 18 Ret Ret 16 14 19 19 Ret Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 22 13 19 Ret Ret 5 26 Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha 12 4 27 Sylvain Guintoli Suzuki 15 17 17 1 Michael van der Mark Yamaha 16 17 0 Takuya Tsuda Suzuki 17 0 Hiroshi Aoyama Honda 18 0 Broc Parkes Yamaha 22 0 Kohta Nozane Yamaha Ret 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie

Constructors' standings

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th
Points	25	20	16	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

• Each constructor gets the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Honda	4	3	1	1	3	6	2	3	1	1	2	4	1	1	2	1	4	1	357
2	Yamaha	1	1	2	4	1	2	5	1	2	3	5	2	4	4	8	2	3	2	321
3	Ducati	2	4	6	3	4	1	1	2	6	6	1	1	2	3	1	11	1	9	310
4	Suzuki	9	16	7	17	10	10	16	9	21	11	11	9	8	12	4	6	17	4	100
5	KTM	16	14	16	14	12	20	18	11	13	9	10	11	10	10	11	9	10	11	69
6	Aprilia	6	Ret	17	9	14	19	19	10	7	8	13	Ret	Ret	6	7	19	Ret	Ret	64
Pos	Constructor	QAT	ARG	AME	ESP	FRA	ITA	CAT	NED	GER	CZE	AUT	GBR	RSM	ARA	JPN	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

Teams' standings

Pos Team Bike No. QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Repsol Honda Team 26 5 Ret 3 1 3 Ret 3 13 3 2 3 7 14 2 Ret 12 5 1 508 93 4 Ret 1 2 Ret 6 2 3 1 1 2 Ret 1 1 2 1 4 3 2 Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 25 1 1 Ret 6 1 2 10 Ret 4 3 6 2 4 4 9 3 9 12 438 46 3 2 2 10 Ret 4 8 1 5 4 7 3 5 Ret 2 7 5 3 Ducati Team 04 2 Ret 6 5 4 1 1 5 8 6 1 1 3 7 1 13 1 Ret 398 99 11 Ret 9 3 6 8 4 15 11 15 4 5 Ret 3 6 15 2 Ret 4 Monster Yamaha Tech 3 5 Ret 5 5 4 2 7 5 14 9 12 5 6 15 9 8 4 3 2 258 23 22 31 Ret 60 16 17 94 10 6 11 8 7 13 6 Ret 2 10 Ret DNS 9 16 5 Octo Pramac Racing 9 Ret 7 8 7 Ret 3 Ret 2 12 7 Ret Ret 2 20 3 21 6 13 188 45 7 8 12 11 Ret 12 13 Ret 20 16 12 8 7 14 16 11 13 Ret 6 Team SUZUKI ECSTAR 12 17 130 29 Ret 16 7 Ret 10 10 16 9 Ret 19 11 Ret Ret 12 4 6 17 6 42 9 Ret DNS 17 21 11 16 9 8 17 5 8 DSQ 4 50 15 17 17 7 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 7 18 117 43 8 9 10 Ret 8 15 Ret 6 15 14 Ret 16 6 13 7 8 7 53 15 12 13 Ret 11 11 15 12 18 17 19 12 Ret 15 15 16 18 10 8 LCR Honda 35 Ret 3 4 Ret 5 Ret 11 4 10 5 15 4 13 Ret Ret 5 15 8 112 9 Pull&Bear Aspar Team 17 14 10 Ret 15 Ret 16 14 7 17 13 14 13 17 Ret Ret 14 Ret 14 107 19 Ret 4 15 Ret Ret 5 7 Ret 6 Ret 8 10 12 8 Ret 17 11 Ret 10 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 38 17 15 16 14 13 20 DNS Ret 14 Ret 18 17 10 19 17 10 12 11 84 44 16 14 Ret Ret 12 Ret 18 11 13 9 Ret 11 11 10 11 9 10 Ret 11 Reale Avintia Racing 8 13 13 14 12 Ret 14 9 16 DSQ 20 17 14 Ret 18 14 20 14 15 73 76 12 11 Ret 13 9 18 12 8 19 Ret 9 15 16 21 10 18 Ret 16 12 Aprilia Racing Team Gresini 22 18 Ret Ret 16 14 19 19 Ret Ret 18 20 Ret Ret 22 13 19 Ret Ret 67 41 6 Ret 17 9 Ret Ret Ret 10 7 8 13 Ret Ret 6 7 Ret Ret Pos Team Bike No. QAT ARG AME ESP FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap

Notes

1. Grid formed by each rider's best time from any of the three free practice sessions held, after rain cancelled the planned qualifying session.[39][40]

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External links

• The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing