# 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

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.

## Calendar

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

## Entry list

2018 entry list :
| 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

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 | JER | MUG | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | MIS | ARA | 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 | JER | MUG | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | RBR | RBR | MIS | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| Colour | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Second place |
| Bronze | Third place |
| Green | Points finish |
| Blue | Non-points finish |
| Blue | Non-classified finish (NC) |
| Purple | Retired (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Red | Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| White | Withdrew (WD) |
| White | Race cancelled (C) |
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) |
| Blank | Did not arrive (DNA) |
| Blank | Excluded (EX) |