2018 Moto2 World Championship

• Sam Lowes returns to Moto2 after a season with Aprilia Racing Team Gresini in MotoGP. Lowes previously raced in Moto2 from 2014 to 2016. He joined Swiss Innovative Investors, replacing the spot vacated by Thomas Lüthi who moved up to MotoGP with EG 0,0 Marc VDS.
• 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir moved up to Moto2 with EG 0,0 Marc VDS, filling the spot vacated by reigning Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli who moved up to MotoGP.
• Romano Fenati moved up to Moto2 along with his Moto3 team Marinelli Rivacold Snipers for the 2018 season.
• Xavi Vierge switched team from Tech 3 to Dynavolt Intact GP, replacing Sandro Cortese who left Moto2 for Supersport World Championship. Bo Bendsneyder moved up to Moto2 to fill his spot in Tech 3.
• Luca Marini and Stefano Manzi swapped teams for the 2018 season, with Marini joining his half-brother Valentino Rossi's team SKY Racing Team VR46 while Manzi joins Forward Racing for the 2018 season.
• Héctor Barberá returned to the intermediate class to join Pons HP40 along with Lorenzo Baldassarri, who switched team from Forward to Pons. Barbera previously competed with Pons Racing in the 2009 250cc season.
• Joe Roberts joins RW Racing GP after AGR Team folded near the end of the 2017 season. He will be joined by Steven Odendaal, who returned to the series after he last competed full-time in Moto2 in 2013.
• Federico Fuligni made his Moto2 full-time debut with Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2, replacing Xavier Siméon who moved up to MotoGP with Avintia Racing.
• Danny Kent made his full-time Moto2 return in 2018 after leaving Kiefer Racing early in the 2017 season, joining Speed Up Racing as a replacement for Simone Corsi who switched team to Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2.
• Tetsuta Nagashima switched team to Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Takaaki Nakagami who moved up to MotoGP to join Team LCR in 2018.
• Axel Pons moved up to MotoGP as a factory test rider.
• Fabio Quartararo joined Speed Up Racing, replacing Augusto Fernández.
• Jules Danilo moved up to Moto2 with SAG Racing Team as a teammate to Isaac Viñales.
• 2017 CEV Moto2 winner Eric Granado returned to Moto2, joining Forward Racing as a replacement for Lorenzo Baldassarri. Granado previously made some Moto2 appearances in the 2012 season.
• Zulfahmi Khairuddin moved from World Supersport to Moto2, rejoining the SIC Racing Team, who he previously rode for in Moto3 in 2015. He replaces the previously announced new signing Hafizh Syahrin, who moved up to MotoGP with Tech 3 to replace Jonas Folger.

• Dominique Aegerter missed both the Spanish Grand Prix and the French Grand Prix due to an Enduro crash in which he broke his pelvis. He was replaced by the German Lukas Tulovic who made his World Championship début.
• Remy Gardner missed the races at Jerez, Le Mans and Mugello due to injury, breaking both his legs and his ankle, he was replaced by the Spaniard Héctor Garzó.
• Zulfahmi Khairuddin left SIC Racing Team after the Jerez Grand Prix due to bad results. He was replaced by Niki Tuuli from the French Grand Prix onwards, who left the Supersport World Championship to join SIC Racing Team for the remainder of the season.
• Héctor Barberá left Pons HP40 after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement due to drunk driving. He was replaced by Augusto Fernández for the remainder of the season.
• Eric Granado left Forward Racing after the Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix. He was replaced by Isaac Viñales from the Austrian Grand Prix onwards, who left the SAG Team to join Forward Racing for the remainder of the season.
• At the San Marino Grand Prix, Romano Fenati received a 2-race ban following a very controversial incident where Fenati grabbed Stefano Manzi's brake lever at speed in retaliation for Manzi pushing him wide earlier during the race. The following day, Marinelli Rivacold Snipers announced that they terminated Fenati's contract as a result of the incident. Xavi Cardelús would replaced Fenati in the team for the remainder of the season.[30][31]
• Danny Kent was fired from Speed Up after the Aragon Grand Prix due to ongoing bad results. Edgar Pons would become his replacement for the remainder of the season.
• Bo Bendsneyder suffered a broken tibia at the Japanese Grand Prix, and he was replaced by Bryan Staring in Phillip Island, Dimas Ekky Pratama in Sepang, and Héctor Garzó in Valencia.

• NTS made their full season debut in Moto2, having previously competed as a wildcard constructor between the 2014 and 2017 seasons. They will field bikes for RW Racing GP, who switched manufacturer from Kalex to NTS. RW Racing GP also expands its operation to field two bikes for the 2018 season.
• Forward Racing Team and Dynavolt Intact GP switched manufacturers. Forward returned to Suter, with which they last competed in 2012, while Intact GP returned to Kalex after one season with Suter.
• Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 expanded to two bikes in 2018.
• Both CGBM Evolution and Kiefer Racing switched manufacturers from Kalex and Suter to KTM.
• Marinelli Rivacold Snipers expanded to Moto2, fielding a Kalex bike.
• AGR Team folded its operations in both Moto2 and Moto3 following the 2017 Aragon GP due to financial issues coupled with poor performance throughout the 2017 season.
• Petronas and the Sepang International Circuit will form a partnership which will enable the SIC Racing Team to return to Moto2, having previously competed in the championship in 2014 as "Caterham Moto Racing Team".[32][33]
• Kiefer Racing downsized to one bike in 2018 due to financial issues. Sandro Cortese, who was originally contracted to ride the team's second bike, was later released as a result.

Comparison between the configuration of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya used in 2016 and 2017 (top), and the layout used starting 2018 (bottom).

• The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced.[53] The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone with an option to host the 2018 race.[54]
• The Thailand Grand Prix is a new addition to the calendar, with the race scheduled for 7 October.
• The Catalan Grand Prix used a new configuration of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, wherein the previous set of corners of turns 13, 14 and 15 was combined into a sweeping right corner. The new layout was previously used in Formula 1 from 2004 to 2006.

Scoring system

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

Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA JPN AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Francesco Bagnaia Kalex 1 9 1 3 1 4 8 1 12 3 1 C 1 2 1 1 12 3 14 306 2 Miguel Oliveira KTM 5 3 3 2 6 1 2 6 4 1 2 C 2 7 3 3 11 2 1 297 3 Brad Binder KTM 6 Ret 6 6 9 6 6 7 1 6 6 C 8 1 4 5 1 8 Ret 201 4 Álex Márquez Kalex 3 5 2 Ret 2 5 3 3 13 Ret Ret C 18 4 Ret 4 7 7 3 173 5 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2 4 10 1 Ret 2 7 26 Ret 4 26 C 6 3 Ret 2 22 6 Ret 162 6 Joan Mir Kalex 11 7 4 11 3 3 Ret 5 2 Ret 8 C 5 6 Ret 11 2 10 Ret 155 7 Luca Marini Kalex 9 16 13 Ret Ret 7 17 8 3 2 3 C Ret 11 2 9 5 1 Ret 147 8 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 7 10 Ret 7 4 Ret 4 4 6 7 7 C 3 5 Ret 10 9 9 7 147 9 Mattia Pasini Kalex 4 1 7 5 18 Ret Ret 11 Ret 10 4 C 4 8 6 14 Ret 4 4 141 10 Fabio Quartararo Speed Up 20 22 15 10 8 11 1 2 9 11 9 C 7 9 5 DSQ 10 5 6 138 11 Xavi Vierge Kalex 8 2 Ret 4 5 9 5 Ret 7 5 DNS C 10 Ret 11 7 3 11 Ret 131 12 Iker Lecuona KTM Ret 11 5 9 Ret 13 10 16 19 13 10 C 19 14 7 8 Ret Ret 2 80 13 Jorge Navarro Kalex 10 Ret 8 17 Ret Ret Ret 13 10 8 5 C 9 10 17 Ret Ret 13 Ret 58 14 Simone Corsi Kalex 14 23 12 12 14 10 12 15 8 15 Ret C 11 12 10 Ret 19 16 10 53 15 Andrea Locatelli Kalex 19 15 14 15 12 8 11 10 Ret 14 13 C 14 16 9 16 20 12 9 52 16 Sam Lowes KTM Ret 13 24 8 13 Ret 9 9 5 9 Ret C Ret 20 Ret 17 14 15 Ret 49 17 Dominique Aegerter KTM 15 8 9 12 20 14 14 17 17 C 13 21 16 13 6 14 11 47 18 Augusto Fernández Kalex 14 12 15 12 Ret C Ret 13 Ret 6 4 Ret 8 45 19 Remy Gardner Tech 3 12 6 17 15 18 11 Ret Ret C 12 19 12 15 Ret Ret 5 40 20 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 21 17 19 13 25 Ret 13 DNS Ret 16 15 C Ret 15 8 12 13 Ret 12 27 21 Romano Fenati Kalex 24 19 16 Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 11 C DSQ 14 22 Jesko Raffin Kalex 15 23 20 8 19 15 10 23 Héctor Barberá Kalex 13 20 18 14 11 Ret 10 24 Stefano Manzi Suter 26 21 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 25 Ret 14 C Ret Ret Ret 24 DNS 8 25 Danny Kent Speed Up 17 12 Ret Ret 21 Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret 12 C Ret Ret 8 26 Isaac Viñales Kalex 16 14 11 19 Ret 16 Ret 22 Ret 7 Suter 23 C DNS DNS 24 26 Ret 24 16 27 Joe Roberts NTS 25 25 23 Ret 19 14 22 21 22 18 19 C 16 24 13 18 18 18 Ret 5 28 Steven Odendaal NTS 22 18 21 Ret 17 15 18 20 18 19 18 C 17 18 23 19 17 21 13 4 29 Bo Bendsneyder Tech 3 18 28 20 16 16 Ret Ret 17 20 Ret 22 C 20 25 14 Ret 2 30 Khairul Idham Pawi Kalex 23 24 25 18 15 18 19 19 17 20 16 C 22 27 21 22 16 17 Ret 1 31 Edgar Pons Kalex 16 17 1 Speed Up 19 23 15 20 32 Niki Tuuli Kalex 22 17 Ret DNS DNS 21 21 C 21 22 15 21 DNS Ret Ret 1 Xavi Cardelús Kalex 22 26 22 DNS 24 Ret 25 C 25 28 22 27 Ret Ret 17 0 Jules Danilo Kalex 27 Ret 26 24 20 Ret 23 23 DNS 22 20 C 23 26 20 25 Ret 22 18 0 Thitipong Warokorn Kalex 18 0 Federico Fuligni Kalex 29 27 28 21 Ret 21 Ret 25 23 Ret C 24 Ret 25 Ret Ret 25 19 0 Eric Granado Suter 30 29 22 Ret Ret 19 25 24 21 23 0 Lukas Tulovic KTM 20 23 0 Suter 20 Héctor Garzó Tech 3 23 Ret 20 DNS 0 Bryan Staring Tech 3 21 0 Dimas Ekky Pratama Honda 24 0 Tech 3 23 Alejandro Medina Kalex Ret 24 C 0 Sheridan Morais Kalex 24 Ret Ret 0 Corentin Perolari TransFIORmers 24 0 Zulfahmi Khairuddin Kalex 28 26 27 Ret 0 Rafid Topan Sucipto Suter 26 0 Cédric Tangre Tech 3 27 0 Tommaso Marcon Speed Up Ret 0 Josh Owens Kalex C 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT ARG AME SPA FRA ITA CAT NED GER CZE AUT GBR RSM ARA THA 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) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap