2018 Supersport 300 World Championship

The 2018 Supersport 300 World Championship was the second season of the Supersport 300 World Championship of motorcycle racing.

2018 Supersport 300 World Championship
Previous:	2017	Next:	2019
Support series: Superbike World Championship Supersport World Championship European Superstock 1000 Championship

The season was won by Ana Carrasco who became the first female rider in history to win a World Championship in solo motorcycle road racing.

Race calendar and results

2018 calendar
Rnd	Country	Circuit	Date	Superpole	Fastest lap	Winning rider	Winning team
1	Spain	Motorland Aragón	15 April	Mika Pérez	Koen Meuffels	Koen Meuffels	KTM Fortron Junior Team
2	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	22 April	Mika Pérez	Ana Carrasco	Luca Grünwald	Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team
3	Italy	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	13 May	Ana Carrasco	María Herrera	Ana Carrasco	DS Junior Team
4	United Kingdom	Donington Park	27 May	Ana Carrasco	Ana Carrasco	Ana Carrasco	DS Junior Team
5	Czech Republic	Automotodrom Brno	10 June	Galang Hendra Pratama	Imanuel Putra Pratna	Galang Hendra Pratama	BIBLION YAMAHA MOTOXRACING
6	Italy	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli	8 July	Galang Hendra Pratama	Ana Carrasco	Manuel Bastianelli	PRODINA IRCOS Team
7	Portugal	Algarve International Circuit	16 September	Tom Edwards	Ana Carrasco	Scott Deroue	Motoport Kawasaki
8	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	30 September	Scott Deroue	Mika Pérez	Daniel Valle	BCD Yamaha MS Racing

Entry list

2018 entry list[1] Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds DS Junior Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 2 Ana Carrasco[2] All 20 Dorren Loureiro[2] All Motoport Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 3 Tom Toparis[3] 5–6 6 Robert Schotman[4] 1–3, 7–8 83 Lachlan Epis[5] 4 95 Scott Deroue[2] All Benro Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 4 Milan Merckelbagh[6] 2 KTM Fortron Racing Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 5 Ryan Vos[2] All 15 Glenn van Straalen[2] All Scuderia Maranga Racing Honda Honda CBR500R 7 Nicola Settimo[2] All 58 Trystan Finocchiaro[7] All Kawasaki ParkinGO Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 8 Mika Pérez[2] All 27 Filippo Rovelli[2] All Moto Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 9 Steffie Naud[8] 8 Miguel Oliveira Racing Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 10 Pedro Fragoso[9] 7 MMR Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 11 Kevin Arduini[10] 3 Pertamina Almería BCD by MS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 12 Ali Adriansyah Rusmiputro[2] All Racedays Honda Honda CBR500R 13 Dino Iozzo[2] All GP Project Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 14 Enzo de la Vega[11] All 22 Nick Kalinin[11] 1–3, 5–8 C.M. Racing A.S.D. Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 16 Marc Luna[2] 1–2 KTM Fortron Junior Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 17 Koen Meuffels[2] 1–6 72 Victor Steeman[9] 7–8 Team Tóth – YART Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 18 Alex Murley[2] 1–4 30 Daniel Blin[3] 5–8 64 Hugo de Cancellis[12] All Team Trasimeno Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 19 Luca Bernardi[12] All 39 Omar Bonoli[13] 6 61 Bahattin Sofuoğlu[9] 7–8 62 Jared Schultz[13] 6 84 Joep Overbeeke[14] 1–5 ETG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 21 Borja Sánchez[2] All 78 Joseph Foray[2] All KTM Orange Brigade/JP43 Training KTM KTM RC 390 R 23 Alex Dumas[8] 8 Samurai–YART Racing Samurai Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 25 Andy Verdoïa[5] 4–5, 8 44 Samuel Lochoff[15] All 79 Tomás Alonso[15] All GRT Yamaha WorldSSP300 Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 28 Dennis Koopman[12] All 54 Filippo Fuligni[2] All Polish Talent Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 30 Daniel Blin[2] 1–2 JRT Brno Circuit Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 32 Alexandra Pelikánová[3] 5 BCD Yamaha MS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 33 Daniel Valle[16] All 36 Beatriz Neila[2] 1 69 María Herrera[17] All TERRA E MOTO Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 34 Jack Mahaffy[9] 7 91 Giacomo Mora[8] 8 96 Imanuel Putra Pratna[2] 1–6 Symcirrus Motorsport Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 35 Edmund Best[5] 4 Motoclub Baláž/KPA Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 37 Roman Kučera[3] 5 Freudenberg KTM Junior Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 41 Jan-Ole Jähnig[2] All Freudenberg KTM WorldSSP Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 43 Luca Grünwald[18] All 97 Maximilian Kappler[2] All Kawasaki PALMETO PL Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 47 Ferran Hernández[9] 7 Team Runner Bike KTM KTM RC 390 R 48 Thomas Brianti[13] 6 PRODINA IRCOS Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 51 Manuel Bastianelli[10] 3, 6 DEZA-Córdoba-Patrimonio de la Humanidad Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 52 Guillem Erill[9] 7 87 Alex Börner[9] 7 BIBLION YAMAHA MOTOXRACING Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 55 Galang Hendra Pratama[12] All 65 Jacopo Facco[13] 6 99 Paolo Grassia[2] 1–5, 7–8 Team B2G Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 70 Hugo Girardet[8] 8 Nutec – Benjan – Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 71 Tom Edwards[19] All 93 Walid Khan[19] All Motosport Schwarz Racing Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 73 Vojtěch Schwarz[3] 5 Team GoEleven Kawasaki Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 75 Manuel Rocca[8] 8 Team XG Racing Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja 400 76 Luke Verwey[5] 4 77 Kade Verwey[5] 4 Pertamina Almería BCD Junior Team by MS BCD Pertamina Junior Team by MS Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 81 Manuel González[2] All PROGP Racing Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 85 Kevin Sabatucci[10] 3, 6 Bibi's Racing Team KTM KTM RC 390 R 88 Bibi Damen[6] 2 ARCO–MotoR UPV University Team Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R3 89 Adrián Carrasco[2] 1

Key Regular rider Wildcard rider Replacement rider

• All entries used Pirelli tyres.

Championship standings

Points were awarded as follows:

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

Riders' championship

Pos. Rider Bike ARA ASS IMO DON BRN MIS POR MAG Pts. 1 Ana Carrasco Kawasaki 6 4 1 1 11 10 10 13 93 2 Mika Pérez Kawasaki 3 Ret 8 8 DNS 2 2 2 92 3 Scott Deroue Kawasaki 2 3 Ret 6 7 Ret 1 Ret 80 4 Luca Grünwald KTM 9 1 4 10 10 5 29 6 78 5 Dorren Loureiro Kawasaki 8 7 11 2 12 9 9 10 66 6 Manuel González Yamaha Ret 9 Ret 12 33 3 3 3 59 7 Borja Sánchez Kawasaki 10 Ret 2 3 3 Ret 16 16 58 8 Daniel Valle Yamaha 13 11 Ret 11 8 Ret 7 1 55 9 Glenn van Straalen KTM 7 2 9 23 5 Ret Ret 8 55 10 Galang Hendra Pratama Yamaha 16 Ret 5 9 1 7 Ret 15 53 11 Koen Meuffels KTM 1 Ret Ret 5 4 Ret 49 12 Walid Khan Kawasaki 11 5 10 Ret 2 Ret 21 11 47 13 María Herrera Yamaha 17 10 7 18 9 6 Ret 4 45 14 Nick Kalinin Kawasaki 4 6 Ret 6 Ret Ret 7 42 15 Enzo de la Vega Kawasaki 12 18 Ret 4 14 12 5 9 41 16 Jan-Ole Jähnig KTM Ret 8 6 7 13 8 14 17 40 17 Luca Bernardi Yamaha DSQ DSQ 12 14 21 4 Ret 5 30 18 Manuel Bastianelli Kawasaki Ret 1 25 19 Robert Schotman Kawasaki 5 Ret Ret 4 Ret 24 20 Kevin Sabatucci Yamaha 3 Ret 16 21 Tom Edwards Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret 15 Ret 26 6 Ret 11 22 Ferran Hernández Kawasaki 8 8 23 Ali Adriansyah Rusmiputro Yamaha Ret 13 26 13 NC Ret 18 20 6 24 Alex Börner Kawasaki 11 5 25 Imanuel Putra Pratna Yamaha Ret 19 17 17 Ret 11 5 26 Andy Verdoïa Yamaha Ret 15 12 5 27 Maximilian Kappler KTM 15 12 Ret 16 NC 22 27 30 5 28 Guillem Erill Kawasaki 12 4 29 Paolo Grassia Yamaha 14 Ret Ret Ret 25 28 14 4 30 Jack Mahaffy Yamaha 13 3 31 Omar Bonoli Yamaha 13 3 32 Filippo Rovelli Kawasaki Ret Ret 13 Ret 20 Ret 20 18 3 33 Dennis Koopman Yamaha 20 15 14 19 23 21 33 27 3 34 Hugo de Cancellis Yamaha DNS 16 18 21 16 14 22 19 2 35 Marc Luna Yamaha 18 14 2 36 Victor Steeman KTM 15 Ret 1 37 Jacopo Facco Yamaha 15 1 38 Dino Iozzo Honda 21 21 15 20 17 20 23 24 1 Tomás Alonso Yamaha 27 23 Ret 26 Ret 16 25 26 0 Kevin Arduini Yamaha 16 0 Bahattin Sofuoğlu Yamaha 17 DNS 0 Filippo Fuligni Yamaha NC 28 19 Ret 22 17 19 Ret 0 Alex Murley Yamaha 23 17 Ret Ret 0 Samuel Lochoff Yamaha 28 24 25 22 27 18 24 Ret 0 Daniel Blin Yamaha 25 Ret 18 Ret 26 Ret 0 Tom Toparis Kawasaki 19 19 0 Joseph Foray Kawasaki 19 26 20 24 26 24 31 23 0 Joep Overbeeke Yamaha 24 20 22 Ret WD 0 Giacomo Mora Yamaha 21 0 Ryan Vos KTM Ret Ret 21 Ret 24 23 34 29 0 Manuel Rocca Kawasaki 22 0 Milan Merckelbagh Yamaha 22 0 Beatriz Neila Yamaha 22 0 Nicola Settimo Honda 29 27 23 25 30 25 30 28 0 Trystan Finocchiaro Honda Ret 25 24 27 29 27 32 32 0 Alex Dumas KTM 25 0 Adrián Carrasco Yamaha 26 0 Jared Schultz Yamaha 28 0 Roman Kučera Kawasaki 28 0 Lachlan Epis Kawasaki 28 0 Thomas Brianti KTM 29 0 Luke Verwey Kawasaki 29 0 Bibi Damen KTM 29 0 Steffie Naud Kawasaki 31 0 Vojtěch Schwarz Yamaha 31 0 Alexandra Pelikánová Yamaha 32 0 Pedro Fragoso KTM 35 0 Kade Verwey Kawasaki Ret 0 Edmund Best Kawasaki Ret 0 Hugo Girardet Kawasaki DNS 0 Pos. Rider Bike ARA ASS IMO DON BRN MIS POR MAG 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 position Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

Pos.	Manufacturer	ARA	ASS	IMO	DON	BRN	MIS	POR	MAG	Pts.
1	Kawasaki	2	3	1	1	2	1	1	2	176
2	Yamaha	13	9	3	9	1	3	3	1	115
3	KTM	1	1	4	5	4	5	14	6	110
4	Honda	21	21	15	20	17	20	23	24	1
Pos.	Manufacturer	ARA	ASS	IMO	DON	BRN	MIS	POR	MAG	Pts.

References

1. "Supersport 300 World Championship 2018 Provisional Permanent Entry List" (PDF). resources.worldsbk.com. Dorna WSBK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
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11. "GP Project Team announces 2018 line up". Dorna WSBK. 8 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
12. "2018 bLU cRU line up announced". Dorna WSBK. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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16. "Valle remains with Halcourier Racing in 2018". Dorna WSBK. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
17. "Maria Herrera: "I'll fight to the end to win"". Dorna WSBK. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
18. "Grünwald joins Freudenberg Racing for their WorldSSP300 debut". Dorna WSBK. 12 December 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
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External links

• Official website