2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup
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The 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the twelfth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the sixth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 12 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Jerez on 5 May and ending on 23 September at MotorLand Aragón. Turkish rider Can Öncü won the championship, securing the title after the Misano race.[1]

Calendar edit

2018 calendar[2]
Round Date Circuit Pole position Fastest lap Race winner Sources
1 5 May   Jerez   Carlos Tatay   Deniz Öncü   Can Öncü [3]
6 May   Ryusei Yamanaka   Carlos Tatay [4]
2 2 June   Mugello   Meikon Kawakami   Adrián Huertas   Yuki Kunii [5]
3 30 June   Assen   Can Öncü   Ryusei Yamanaka   Can Öncü [6]
1 July   Can Öncü   Can Öncü [7]
4 14 July   Sachsenring   Can Öncü   Ryusei Yamanaka   Deniz Öncü [8]
15 July   Adrián Carrasco   Can Öncü [9]
5 11 August   Spielberg   Ryusei Yamanaka   Can Öncü   Ryusei Yamanaka [10]
12 August   Deniz Öncü   Xavier Artigas [11]
6 8 September   Misano   Can Öncü   Adrián Carrasco   Can Öncü [12]
7 22 September   Aragon   Xavier Artigas   Xavier Artigas   Deniz Öncü [13]
23 September   Max Cook   Deniz Öncü [14]

Entry list edit

2018 entry list[2]
No. Rider Rounds
3   Pasquale Alfano All
5   Simon Jespersen All
6   Ryusei Yamanaka All
7   Barry Baltus All
11   Dan Jones All
12   Filip Salač All
19   Sasha de Vits All
22   Peetu Paavilainen All
24   Xavier Artigas All
28   Adrián Carrasco All
29   Billy Van Eerde All
30   Max Cook All
31   Gerry Salim All
40   Sean Dylan Kelly All
43   Steward García All
44   Nicolás Hernández All
50   Jason Dupasquier None
53   Deniz Öncü All
61   Can Öncü All
62   Aidan Liebenberg 1–5, 7
66   Adrián Huertas All
83   Meikon Kawakami All
88   Matteo Patacca 1–2, 4
92   Yuki Kunii 1–2, 5–7
99   Carlos Tatay All

Championship standings edit

Points were awarded to the top fifteen riders, provided the rider finished the race.

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 JER
 
MUG
 
ASS
 
SAC
 
RBR
 
MIS
 
ARA
 
Pts
1   Can Öncü 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 3 2 1 10 8 235
2   Deniz Öncü 4 3 6 4 5 1 2 4 4 8 1 1 192
3   Xavier Artigas 5 15 5 2 3 7 5 2 1 5 2 5 166
4   Filip Salač 3 4 10 5 2 4 3 5 3 2 Ret 7 151
5   Carlos Tatay 2 1 4 8 Ret 9 7 6 6 6 3 2 148
6   Ryusei Yamanaka 6 5 9 3 Ret 3 6 1 7 4 8 3 141
7   Adrián Carrasco 9 23 3 7 Ret 5 4 DSQ Ret 3 5 Ret 83
8   Steward García 16 8 12 12 Ret 6 9 7 5 Ret 4 6 76
9   Yuki Kunii 11 6 1 Ret 9 Ret 6 4 70
10   Sean Dylan Kelly 8 7 11 6 Ret Ret 8 10 11 Ret 9 9 65
11   Barry Baltus 7 11 13 9 4 11 11 16 12 15 11 13 60
12   Adrián Huertas 14 10 7 10 9 10 10 DNS DNS 13 15 15 47
13   Peetu Paavilainen Ret 12 16 20 6 Ret 12 8 10 11 16 10 43
14   Meikon Kawakami 10 16 8 16 Ret 18 17 13 13 7 19 11 34
15   Dan Jones 12 14 14 Ret 10 Ret 13 Ret Ret 9 7 18 33
16   Sasha de Vits 15 13 22 11 7 14 14 15 17 10 18 19 29
17   Gerry Salim 23 19 Ret 14 8 Ret 15 Ret 8 Ret 17 12 23
18   Max Cook 13 20 Ret 15 11 8 NC Ret DNS 16 12 14 23
19   Billy Van Eerde 19 17 15 13 Ret 15 18 9 Ret 14 14 Ret 16
20   Pasquale Alfano 18 21 18 18 12 13 Ret 12 15 Ret Ret Ret 12
21   Matteo Patacca 20 9 17 12 Ret 11
22   Nicolás Hernández 21 22 20 Ret 13 17 20 11 14 Ret 20 16 10
23   Simon Jespersen 17 18 19 19 Ret Ret 16 14 16 12 13 17 9
24   Aidan Liebenberg 22 24 21 17 Ret 16 19 DNS DNS DNS DNS 0
Pos. Rider JER
 
MUG
 
ASS
 
SAC
 
RBR
 
MIS
 
ARA
 
Pts
Colour Result
Gold Winner
Silver Second place
Bronze Third 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 practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap
Source:[15]

References edit

  1. ^ "Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Race Results From Misano". roadracingworld.com. Roadracing World. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Back to Mugello and the twelfth season of Rookies Cup". redbullrookiescup.com. Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Gran Premio Red Bull de España – Rookies Cup – Race Nr. 1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Gran Premio Red Bull de España – Rookies Cup – Race Nr. 2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley – Rookies Cup – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Motul TT Assen – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 30 June 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Motul TT Assen – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 1 July 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.1" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Pramac Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich – Rookies Cup – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Eyetime Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ^ "GP Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini – Rookies Cup – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup – Race" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  14. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup – Race Nr.2" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón – Rookies Cup  – Championship Classification" (PDF). MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.

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