The 2024 FIM MotoGP World Championship is the premier class of the 76th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing.
The season opener returned to its traditional home in Qatar, seeing Jorge Martín take the early championship lead with a sprint race win from pole position, before being eclipsed by defending champion Francesco Bagnaia taking the main race victory.[1] In Portugal, Martín re-took the championship lead with a sprint podium and race win.[2] Pedro Acosta became the youngest rider to achieve a podium in the MotoGP era (and third-youngest in the history of Grand Prix motorcycle racing) with a third place at 19 years 304 days.[3] The Grand Prix of the Americas saw Maverick Viñales and Aprilia complete a perfect weekend, taking pole position with a new lap record, the sprint and race victories, and fastest lap.[4] With this win, Viñales became the first rider in the MotoGP era (and fifth overall in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history) to secure victories with three different manufacturers (Suzuki, Yamaha, and Aprilia).[5] [6]
In Spain, Jorge Martín took his second sprint victory of the season, in a race session notable for 15 separate incidents of riders crashing due to weather conditions creating unpredictable damp patches on an otherwise dry race course.[7] Francesco Bagnaia took the main race win, ahead of Marc Márquez and Marco Bezzecchi.[8] In France, Martín achieved a perfect weekend to extend his championship lead, winning both the sprint and main races from pole position. Marquéz continued his streak of second place podium finishes in both races and moved into third in the championship. Bagnaia struggled in the sprint before retiring on the third lap, but managed to take the final podium position in the main race.[9] In Barcelona, Aprilia rider Aleix Espargaró announced his plans to retire at the conclusion of the 2024 season at a special Friday press conference,[10] before achieving pole position and the sprint race victory on Saturday.[11] [12] Bagnaia took the main race win, with Martín and Márquez completing the podium.[13] At Mugello, Martín started from pole, but Bagnaia took the sprint and grand prix victories (despite a three-place grid penalty) to cut the championship deficit to 18 points.[14] In Assen, Bagnaia completed a perfect weekend, taking pole position and both race wins, with Martín finishing runner-up in all sessions.[15] Martín initially dominated the weekend in Germany, getting pole position and winning the sprint before crashing from the lead on the penultimate lap of the main race, ultimately gifting the win to Bagnaia.[16] With this victory, Bagnaia re-took the championship lead for the first time since Portugal to enter the summer break with a 10 point advantage over Martín.
Returning to action at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, the 75th anniversary of the world championship was celebrated with special retro-inspired liveries for all teams in the Grand Prix race.[17] [18] Ducati rider Enea Bastianini took the win in both the sprint and Grand Prix races. Jorge Martín finished both races in second position, while Francesco Bagnaia crashed out of the sprint and finished third in the main race, allowing Martín to re-take the championship lead.[19] Bagnaia took both race wins ahead of Martín in Spielberg to reclaim the lead.[20]
A new concession system for manufacturers has been introduced. It categorizes manufacturers based on their recent performance in two evaluation windows. The system covers various aspects, including test days, riders, wildcard appearances, engines, aero updates, and testing tyre allocations.
During the warm up lap of the sprint or race, race direction may use the white flag signifying that bike changes are allowed due to rain. Riders may enter pit lane to change tyres or bike and subsequently start the race from pit lane without further penalty.[54]
The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2024:[55]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | |
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1 | 10 March | Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail | |
2 | 24 March | Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão | |
3 | 14 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas | Circuit of the Americas, Austin | |
4 | 28 April | Gran Premio Estrella Galicia 0,0 de España | Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera | |
5 | 12 May | Michelin Grand Prix de France | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans | |
6 | 26 May | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló | |
7 | 2 June | Gran Premio d'Italia Brembo | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero | |
8 | 30 June | Motul TT Assen | TT Circuit Assen, Assen | |
9 | 7 July | Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal | |
10 | 4 August | Monster Energy British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone | |
11 | 18 August | Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg | |
12 | 1 September | Gran Premio GoPro de Aragón | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz | |
13 | 8 September | Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico | |
14 | 22 September | Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix | ||
15 | 29 September | Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia | Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok | |
16 | 6 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi | |
17 | 20 October | Qatar Airways Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island | |
18 | 27 October | PT Grand Prix of Thailand | Chang International Circuit, Buriram | |
19 | 3 November | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang | |
20 | 17 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | |
Cancelled Grands Prix | ||||
– | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo | ||
– | Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix | Sokol International Racetrack, Almaty | ||
– | Indian motorcycle Grand Prix | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida | ||
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Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | ||||||||
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="aco" | Pedro Acosta | data-sort-value="bag" nowrap | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
2 | Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="bas" | Enea Bastianini | data-sort-value="bas" | Enea Bastianini | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="pri" nowrap | Prima Pramac Racing | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
3 | data-sort-value="ame" | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | data-sort-value="vin" | Maverick Viñales | data-sort-value="vin" | Maverick Viñales | data-sort-value="vin" | Maverick Viñales | data-sort-value="apr" | Aprilia Racing | data-sort-value="apr" | Aprilia | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="marm" | Marc Márquez | data-sort-value="bag" nowrap | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="bas" | Enea Bastianini | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="pri" | Prima Pramac Racing | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
6 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="esp" | Aleix Espargaró | data-sort-value="aco" | Pedro Acosta | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
7 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
8 | Dutch TT | data-sort-value="bag" nowrap | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
10 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="esp" | Aleix Espargaró | data-sort-value="esp" | Aleix Espargaró | data-sort-value="bas" | Enea Bastianini | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | data-sort-value="mart" | Jorge Martín | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="bag" | Francesco Bagnaia | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati Lenovo Team | data-sort-value="duc" | Ducati | Report | |
12 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
13 | Report | ||||||||||||
14 | Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
15 | Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
16 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
17 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
18 | Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
19 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Report | |||||||||||
20 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Report |
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
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Race | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Sprint | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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1 | Ducati | 11 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 389 | ||||||||||
2 | Aprilia | 83 | 81 | 11 | 88 | 53 | 41 | 85 | 53 | 62 | 63 | 73 | 208 | ||||||||||
3 | KTM | 22 | 35 | 24 | 62 | 86 | 83 | 53 | 66 | 78 | 94 | 55 | 194 | ||||||||||
4 | Yamaha | 11 | 79 | 12 | 135 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 53 | ||||||||||
5 | Honda | 12 | 12 | 16 | 129 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 28 | ||||||||||
Pos. | Constructor | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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The teams' standings are based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries are ineligible.
Pos | Team | Bike No. | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 1 | 14 | Ret4 | 58 | 1F | 3 | 1 | 11 F | 1P 1 F | 13 | 3 | 11 | 489 | ||||||||||
23 | 56 | 2P 6 F | 36 | 5 | 44 F | 185 | 2 | 34 | 44 | 11 | 34 | |||||||||||||
2 | Prima Pramac Racing | 21 | 18 | 18 | Ret | Ret4 | 7 | Ret | 64 | 99 | 55 | 10 | 86 | 343 | ||||||||||
89 | 3P 1 | 13 | 43 | Ret1 | 1P 1 | 24 | 3P | 22 | RetP 1 F | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||
3 | 73 | 67 | Ret | 15 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 98 | 78 | 39 | 76 | 10 | 290 | |||||||||||
93 | 45 | 162 | Ret2 | 2P 6 | 22 | 32 | 42 | 10 | 26 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||||
4 | Aprilia Racing | 12 | 109 | Ret1 | 1P 1 F | 9 | 53 | 128 | 85 | 53 | 127 | 138 | 7 | 252 | ||||||||||
41 | 83 | 88 | 75 | Ret | 95 | 4P 1 | 119 | DNS | WD | 63 | 93 | |||||||||||||
5 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 49 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 67 | 56 | 77 | 45 | Ret | 59 | DNS | 177 | ||||||||||
72 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Ret | 119 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 8 | 68 | |||||||||||||
6 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 33 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 106 | 66 | 98 | Ret4 | 57 | 175 | ||||||||||
43 | 21 | 55 | 137 | Ret | Ret8 | Ret7 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 127 | 195 | |||||||||||||
7 | Red Bull GasGas Tech3 | 31 | 98 F | 37 | 24 | 102 | Ret6 | 133 F | 53 | Ret | 7 | 95 | 13 | 141 | ||||||||||
37 | 17 | 11 | 14 | Ret7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | |||||||||||||
8 | Trackhouse Racing | 25 | Ret | Ret | 109 | 11 | 119 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 101 | ||||||||||
88 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 88 | Ret | 10 | 14 | 15 | 62 | Ret | 12 | |||||||||||||
9 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Team | 20 | 11 | 79 | 12 | 155 | Ret | 9 | 18 | 127 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 57 | ||||||||||
42 | 16 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 20 | 15 | Ret | WD | 16 | ||||||||||||||
87 | 19 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | LCR Honda | 5 | 12 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 27 | ||||||||||
30 | 19 | 14 | Ret | 14 | 14 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 14 | |||||||||||
36 | 13 | 12 | Ret | 129 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | Ret | 17 | |||||||||||||
Pos | Team | Bike No. | QAT | POR | AME | SPA | FRA | CAT | ITA | NED | GER | GBR | AUT | ARA | RSM | EMI | INA | JPN | AUS | THA | MAL | VAL | Pts | |
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