The 2017 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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.
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.
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 . 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 following Grands Prix took place in 2017:[2]
‡ = Night race
All the bikes used Michelin tyres.
Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | |||
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix[36] | Johann Zarco | Maverick Viñales | Yamaha | Report | |||
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[37] | Marc Márquez | Maverick Viñales | Maverick Viñales | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report | |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas[38] | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Dani Pedrosa | Dani Pedrosa | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix[39] | Maverick Viñales | Maverick Viñales | Maverick Viñales | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report | |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Maverick Viñales | Maverick Viñales | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | ||
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix[40] | Dani Pedrosa | Jonas Folger | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | |
8 | Dutch TT[41] | Johann Zarco | Scott Redding | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report | |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix[42] | Marc Márquez | Jonas Folger | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[43] | Marc Márquez | Maverick Viñales | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Johann Zarco | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix[44] | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | |
13 | Maverick Viñales | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | ||
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix[45] | Maverick Viñales | Dani Pedrosa | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix[46] | Johann Zarco | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | ||
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix[47] | Marc Márquez | Johann Zarco | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report | |
17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix[48] | Dani Pedrosa | Andrea Dovizioso | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati Team | Ducati | Report | |
18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix[49] | Marc Márquez | Johann Zarco | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | |
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Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie |
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos | Constructor | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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1 | Honda | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 357 | |
2 | 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 | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
Pos | Team | Bike No. | QAT | ARG | AME | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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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 | 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 | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | CZE | AUT | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |