# 2015 MotoGP World Championship

The 2015 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 67th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The championship was won by Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo, racing for Movistar Yamaha MotoGP. It was his third and final world title in the MotoGP category, his fifth overall in Grand Prix motorcycle racing. The season had 18 races, beginning in Qatar and finishing in Valencia, which determined who would be world champion between Movistar Yamaha teammates Lorenzo and runner-up Valentino Rossi. It was first time since 2013 that the world title was decided on the final race of the season. Lorenzo also had the most pole positions, fastest laps and race wins throughout the season; while Rossi had the most finishes, completing every race throughout the season, while Lorenzo had one race retirement in San Marino.
2015 was the final season that Bridgestone was the sole tyre supplier for MotoGP, as Michelin became the sole tyre supplier for the 2016 season.
The 2015 season also saw the début of the Suzuki GSX-RR and Aprilia RS-GP. The GSX-RR previously made an appearance at the 2014 Valencian Grand Prix ahead of a full-season return for Suzuki as a factory team for the first time since 2011 and the RS-GP was used by Gresini Racing after the team split from Honda at the end of last season.
This season is well known for the Sepang clash, which involved a collision between two-time defending champion Marc Márquez and then-championship leader, Rossi. The clash remains one of the most memorable and controversial moments in the sport's history, with Rossi's penalty (a grid demotion in Valencia) for the incident helping Lorenzo win the race in Valencia and clinch his third MotoGP world title.

## Season summary

Marc Márquez started the season as the defending riders' champion, having won his second consecutive title in 2014. He had been undefeated in championships throughout his MotoGP career and won a record breaking 13 wins in a season.
Valentino Rossi led the championship for almost the entire season as he chased a tenth world title, but ultimately, the honours went to his Yamaha teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who took his third MotoGP title and a fifth world title overall. Lorenzo started the season quietly with three finishes off the podium, Rossi took wins in Qatar and an eventful win in Argentina, with Rossi chasing Márquez down for the lead before the two riders collided on the penultimate lap. Rossi stayed upright but Márquez was unable to rejoin the race, with Rossi calling Márquez voicing his displeasure in the press conference after the race, beginning an estrangement between the two riders that would impact the season and Lorenzo's eventual championship.
Thereafter, Lorenzo took four successive wins for the first time in his career to bring himself back into the championship race, before Rossi won at Assen. Lorenzo did not win again until Brno, taking the championship lead on countback, but ceded it back to Rossi, when he won at Silverstone. Lorenzo crashed out at Misano, while Rossi finished fifth ending a 16-race streak of podium finishes after both Yamaha riders were caught out by wet weather.
Rossi and Márquez again collided at Assen on the final lap; Rossi rejoined the circuit through the gravel and went on to win the race, while race direction deemed the incident as a racing incident.
At San Marino, Rossi was given a penalty point on his licence for impeding Lorenzo in qualifying, an incident that would cause implications later on in the season.
The Australian Grand Prix was won by Márquez, with Lorenzo second, Ducati's Andrea Iannone finishing third and Rossi fourth, in a race considered to be one of the greatest in MotoGP's history. There were more than 50 overtakes made between these four riders throughout the race, with 13 lead changes and Márquez setting the fastest lap on the final lap to ensure victory. Despite the incredible response from fans, Rossi was uphappy with how the race unfolded and, in the following pre-event press conference at Malaysia one week later, accused Marquez of helping Lorenzo in his title aspirations (a claim which Márquez refuted). This led leading up to one of the most infamous races in the sport's history one week later.
The Malaysian race was originally at risk of cancellation due to smoke from fires in Indonesia impacting the track, but ultimately went ahead. After a series of 18 overtakes and exchanges of positions between Rossi and Marquez while battling for third place, the two riders came together for their third collision of the season during lap seven. Rossi made a move on Márquez at Turn 14, pushing him to the outside of the circuit. The riders made contact and Márquez fell from his bike. Although he was able to remount his bike, Marquez was forced to pit and retire from the race. Rossi was able to maintain his position and finished the race in third place, with Márquez's Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa taking the win and Lorenzo finishing second. However, the incident divided fans, pundits and the riders on the grid, and Lorenzo was booed from the podium after giving Rossi a thumbs down gesture.
Race direction's subsequent review of the incident found Rossi to be at fault for the collision and three penalty points were added to his licence. Despite Rossi appealing the penalty to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, the penalty was upheld and he was forced to start the final race of the season, in Valencia, from the back of the grid. Although Rossi voiced his regret at the move on Márquez, he did not apologise for the incident occurring. Race winner Pedrosa criticised Rossi's reaction to the incident, calling his response contradictory to previous comments made by Rossi on racing incidents, and Lorenzo made statements deeming the penalty "inadequate". Lorenzo submitted a statement against Rossi's appeal of the penalty but later apologised for his actions on the podium. Márquez defended his riding style in Malaysia, stating his disappointment towards both his rival's actions on the track and subsequent comments made to race direction.
The fallout from the Malaysian race included a clash between the Márquez family and Italian television reporters who invaded the family property in Barcelona, wrongful accusations of Lorenzo storming race direction to demand a penalty for Rossi, and hostile reactions by some fans in response to Rossi's appeal of the penalty being unsuccessful. FIM president Vito Ippolito deemed the events as having a "damaging effect on the staging of our competitions" and "[poisoning] the atmosphere around the sport". Ippolito and Dorna Sports boss Carmelo Ezpeleta called for a private meeting of all riders and crew chiefs in Valencia and cancelled the pre-event press conference. Separate meetings were also held with Lorenzo, Márquez and Rossi in the lead up to the race weekend.
In the four races leading up to the final round in Valencia, Rossi had finished ahead of Lorenzo only once, with the points gap between the two teammates closing from 23 after San Marino to just seven going into the final round. It was the first time in nine years that the championship would be determined in the final round, following Nicky Hayden's victory over Rossi in 2006.
At the final race, Rossi recovered from the back of the grid to finish fourth, while Lorenzo took his seventh win of the season to secure the world title by five points; the first time that Lorenzo had held a points lead all season. Rossi finished second place in the championship with a total of five wins and 15 podiums over the season, 83 points ahead of Marquez who had matched Rossi on wins but suffered six retirements. The only other rider to win a race during the season was Márquez's teammate Pedrosa, who took two wins in the closing four races, at Motegi and Sepang, after missing three races at the start of the season to undergo arm-pump surgery.

### Other championship standings

The combined eleven wins and 27 podiums by Rossi and Lorenzo were enough to secure both the team's title for Movistar Yamaha, more than 200 points ahead of runner up Repsol Honda, and the manufacturers' title for Yamaha, 52 points ahead of Honda. Amongst the class of rookies, Suzuki rider Maverick Viñales took the IRTA Cup, finishing in twelfth place overall, while Héctor Barberá of Avintia Racing was the best-placed Open class rider, in fifteenth.

## Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2015:
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
| 1 | 29 March ‡ | Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar | Losail International Circuit, Lusail |
| 2 | 12 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
| 3 | 19 April | Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo |
| 4 | 3 May | Gran Premio bwin de España | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera |
| 5 | 17 May | Monster Energy Grand Prix de France | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
| 6 | 31 May | Gran Premio d'Italia TIM | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero |
| 7 | 14 June | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
| 8 | 27 June †† | Motul TT Assen | TT Circuit Assen, Assen |
| 9 | 12 July | GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
| 10 | 9 August | Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway |
| 11 | 16 August | bwin Grand Prix České republiky | Brno Circuit, Brno |
| 12 | 30 August | Octo British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
| 13 | 13 September | Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |
| 14 | 27 September | Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz |
| 15 | 11 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi |
| 16 | 18 October | Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island |
| 17 | 25 October | Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang |
| 18 | 8 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia |
| Sources: ||||
    ‡ = Night race
    †† = Saturday race

### Calendar changes

* The British Grand Prix had been scheduled to return to Donington Park for the first time since 2009, ahead of a planned move to the brand-new Circuit of Wales in 2016. However, Donington Park pulled out of hosting the event on 10 February 2015, citing financial delays. The following day, it was announced that Silverstone would host the British Grand Prix in 2015 and 2016.

## Teams and riders

As in 2014, the MotoGP class was divided into two categories: Factory and Open. Manufacturers who had not won a dry race since the start of the 2013 season or were new to the class could enter the Factory category with all the Open concessions.
A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 23 October 2014. An updated entry list was released on 2 February 2015.
Factory entries :
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | RS-GP | 19 | Álvaro Bautista | All |
| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | RS-GP | 33 | Marco Melandri | 1–8 |
| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | RS-GP | 70 | Michael Laverty | 9 |
| Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Aprilia | RS-GP | 6 | Stefan Bradl | 10–18 |
| Octo IodaRacing Team E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | ART GP13 | 15 | Alex de Angelis | 1–15 |
| Octo IodaRacing Team E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | ART GP13 | 55 | Damian Cudlin | 16–17 |
| Octo IodaRacing Team E-Motion IodaRacing Team | ART | ART GP13 | 23 | Broc Parkes | 18 |
| Ducati Team | Ducati | Desmosedici GP15 | 04 | Andrea Dovizioso | All |
| Ducati Team | Ducati | Desmosedici GP15 | 29 | Andrea Iannone | All |
| Ducati Team | Ducati | Desmosedici GP15 | 51 | Michele Pirro | 6, 13, 18 |
| Pramac Racing Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | Desmosedici GP14 | 9 | Danilo Petrucci | All |
| Pramac Racing Octo Pramac Racing | Ducati | Desmosedici GP14 | 68 | Yonny Hernández | All |
| Repsol Honda Team | Honda | RC213V | 26 | Dani Pedrosa | 1, 5–18 |
| Repsol Honda Team | Honda | RC213V | 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama | 2–4 |
| Repsol Honda Team | Honda | RC213V | 93 | Marc Márquez | All |
| Team HRC with Nissin | Honda | RC213V | 72 | Takumi Takahashi | 15 |
| CWM LCR Honda LCR Honda | Honda | RC213V | 35 | Cal Crutchlow | All |
| EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Honda | RC213V | 45 | Scott Redding | All |
| Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | GSX-RR | 25 | Maverick Viñales | All |
| Team Suzuki Ecstar | Suzuki | GSX-RR | 41 | Aleix Espargaró | All |
| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 46 | Valentino Rossi | All |
| Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 99 | Jorge Lorenzo | All |
| Yamaha Factory Racing Team | Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 21 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | 15 |
| Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 38 | Bradley Smith | All |
| Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha | YZR-M1 | 44 | Pol Espargaró | All |
| Open entries ||||||
| Team | Constructor | Motorcycle | No. | Rider | Rounds |
| Avintia Racing | Ducati | Desmosedici GP14 | 8 | Héctor Barberá | All |
| Avintia Racing | Ducati | Desmosedici GP14 | 63 | Mike Di Meglio | All |
| AB Motoracing | Honda | RC213V-RS | 17 | Karel Abraham | 1–7, 11–14 |
| AB Motoracing | Honda | RC213V-RS | 7 | Hiroshi Aoyama | 9 |
| AB Motoracing | Honda | RC213V-RS | 24 | Toni Elías | 10 |
| AB Motoracing | Honda | RC213V-RS | 64 | Kousuke Akiyoshi | 15 |
| AB Motoracing | Honda | RC213V-RS | 13 | Anthony West | 16–18 |
| CWM LCR Honda LCR Honda | Honda | RC213V-RS | 43 | Jack Miller | All |
| Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | RC213V-RS | 50 | Eugene Laverty | All |
| Aspar MotoGP Team | Honda | RC213V-RS | 69 | Nicky Hayden | All |
| Athinà Forward Racing Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | Yamaha Forward | 6 | Stefan Bradl | 1–8 |
| Athinà Forward Racing Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | Yamaha Forward | 71 | Claudio Corti | 9 |
| Athinà Forward Racing Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | Yamaha Forward | 71 | Claudio Corti | 11–13 |
| Athinà Forward Racing Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | Yamaha Forward | 24 | Toni Elías | 14–18 |
| Athinà Forward Racing Forward Racing | Yamaha Forward | Yamaha Forward | 76 | Loris Baz | 1–9, 11–18 |
Key :
* Regular rider
* Wildcard rider
* Replacement rider
All the bikes used Bridgestone tyres.

### Team changes

* Suzuki returned to MotoGP as a constructor after a four-year hiatus.
* Aprilia made an official return to the championship entering two factory-supported bikes with Gresini Racing. The Italian team ended its long partnership with Honda, having raced their bikes since 1997.
* Marc VDS Racing expanded its operations to enter a Honda bike in the MotoGP category, having taken on the Factory class bike previously run by Gresini.
* LCR Honda entered a second bike in the Open category.
* Avintia Racing left its Kawasaki-based machinery to switch to Ducati bikes.
* Paul Bird Motorsport left MotoGP at the end of the 2014 season to concentrate on their British Superbike Championship campaign.

### Rider changes

* Stefan Bradl left the LCR Honda team and moved to Forward Racing. After the German Grand Prix, Bradl moved to Gresini Racing.
* Cal Crutchlow left the Ducati Team to take Bradl's place at LCR Honda.
* Andrea Iannone filled the seat vacated by Crutchlow with the Ducati factory team.
* Scott Redding left Gresini Racing and returned to Marc VDS Racing for their MotoGP campaign.
* Moto3 rider Jack Miller moved directly into MotoGP, with LCR Honda.
* Colin Edwards retired from racing at the end of the 2014 season and became a Yamaha test rider.
* Loris Baz made his MotoGP debut with Forward Racing.
* After competing in the final half of the 2014 season with Forward Racing, Alex de Angelis replaced Danilo Petrucci at the IodaRacing Project.
* Danilo Petrucci moved from the IodaRacing Project to join Pramac Racing.
* Aleix Espargaró moved from Forward Racing to join the factory Suzuki team, with Maverick Viñales making the move from Moto2 to partner him.
* Eugene Laverty returned to the championship – having last competed in 2008 in the 250cc class – racing with the Aspar Team.
* Marco Melandri returned to MotoGP with Gresini Racing, the same team he competed with during his last appearance in the category in 2010. Before the German Grand Prix, Melandri left Aprilia, and was replaced by Michael Laverty. Bradl replaced Laverty afterwards.
* Hiroshi Aoyama moved from the Aspar Team to become a test rider for HRC. Aoyama returned to the series on two occasions during the 2015 season, to replace injured riders.

#### Mid-season changes

* Hiroshi Aoyama replaced Dani Pedrosa for the races in Austin, Texas and Argentina, as Pedrosa elected to undergo surgery to alleviate issues with arm-pump. This was extended to include the Spanish Grand Prix, as Pedrosa's recovery took longer than expected. Aoyama also replaced Karel Abraham at the Sachsenring with AB Motoracing.
* Claudio Corti replaced Stefan Bradl for the German Grand Prix, after Bradl fractured his right scaphoid at Assen. Corti was replaced by Toni Elías prior to the Aragon Grand Prix.
* Forward Racing did not compete at the Indianapolis Grand Prix following the arrest of team boss Giovanni Cuzari. Bradl terminated his contract with the team, and joined Gresini Racing, to replace Michael Laverty.
* Toni Elías replaced Karel Abraham at the Indianapolis Grand Prix, as Abraham recovered from injuries sustained at the Catalan Grand Prix. Elías later replaced Claudio Corti at Forward Racing, prior to the Aragon Grand Prix.
* Alex de Angelis suffered serious injuries in a crash during free practice at the Japanese Grand Prix. He was replaced by Damian Cudlin for the Australian and Malaysian races, and Broc Parkes in Valencia.
* In order to aid his recovery from injuries sustained at the Catalan Grand Prix, Karel Abraham stepped down from his AB Motoracing ride. He was replaced by Kousuke Akiyoshi in Japan, and Anthony West for the remainder of the season.

## Results and standings
### Grands Prix

| Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
| 1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Andrea Dovizioso | Valentino Rossi | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Marc Márquez | Andrea Iannone | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 3 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Valentino Rossi | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Valentino Rossi | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Andrea Iannone | Marc Márquez | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Aleix Espargaró | Marc Márquez | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Dutch TT | Valentino Rossi | Marc Márquez | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 10 | Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 11 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Lorenzo | Marc Márquez | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Valentino Rossi | Valentino Rossi | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |
| 15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Marc Márquez | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Dani Pedrosa | Jorge Lorenzo | Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda Team | Honda | Report |
| 18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Jorge Lorenzo | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | Yamaha | Report |

### Riders' standings
#### Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
| 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 | Bike | | Team | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha | | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 330 |
| 2 | Valentino Rossi | Yamaha | | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 325 |
| 3 | Marc Márquez | Honda | | Repsol Honda Team | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 242 |
| 4 | Dani Pedrosa | Honda | | Repsol Honda Team | 6 | | | | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 206 |
| 5 | Andrea Iannone | Ducati | | Ducati Team | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 188 |
| 6 | Bradley Smith | Yamaha | | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 181 |
| 7 | Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | | Ducati Team | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 162 |
| 8 | Cal Crutchlow | Honda | | LCR Honda | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 125 |
| 9 | Pol Espargaró | Yamaha | | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 5 | 114 |
| 10 | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati | | Octo Pramac Racing | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 10 | 113 |
| 11 | Aleix Espargaró | Suzuki | | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 105 |
| 12 | Maverick Viñales | Suzuki | | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 11 | 97 |
| 13 | Scott Redding | Honda | | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 13 | Ret | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 84 |
| 14 | Yonny Hernández | Ducati | | Octo Pramac Racing | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 56 |
| 15 | Héctor Barberá | Ducati | Open | Avintia Racing | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 33 |
| 16 | Álvaro Bautista | Aprilia | | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | Ret | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 31 |
| 17 | Loris Baz | Yamaha Forward | Open | Forward Racing | 22 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | | 15 | 16 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 19 | 28 |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | Yamaha Forward | Open | Athinà Forward Racing | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 18 | Stefan Bradl | Aprilia | | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | Jack Miller | Honda | Open | LCR Honda | Ret | 14 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 21 | 17 |
| 20 | Nicky Hayden | Honda | Open | Aspar MotoGP Team | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 16 |
| 21 | Michele Pirro | Ducati | | Ducati Team | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Eugene Laverty | Honda | Open | Aspar MotoGP Team | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 9 |
| 23 | Katsuyuki Nakasuga | Yamaha | | Yamaha Factory Racing Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | 8 |
| 24 | Mike Di Meglio | Ducati | Open | Avintia Racing | 19 | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 8 |
| 25 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda | | Repsol Honda Team | | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 25 | Hiroshi Aoyama | Honda | Open | AB Motoracing | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 26 | Takumi Takahashi | Honda | | Team HRC with Nissin | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | 4 |
| 27 | Toni Elías | Honda | Open | AB Motoracing | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 27 | Toni Elías | Yamaha Forward | Open | Forward Racing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
| 28 | Alex de Angelis | ART | | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | 2 |
| | Karel Abraham | Honda | Open | AB Motoracing | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | | | | 21 | 19 | 21 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | Marco Melandri | Aprilia | | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 21 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Claudio Corti | Yamaha Forward | Open | Forward Racing | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 20 | 18 | 20 | | | | | | 0 |
| | Kousuke Akiyoshi | Honda | Open | AB Motoracing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| | Anthony West | Honda | Open | AB Motoracing | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| | Michael Laverty | Aprilia | | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | Damian Cudlin | ART | | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| | Broc Parkes | ART | | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| Pos | Rider | Bike | | Team | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | 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) |
| Icon | Class |
| Open | Open Entry |

### Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
| Pos | Constructor | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Yamaha | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 407 |
| 2 | Honda | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 355 |
| 3 | Ducati | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 256 |
| 4 | Suzuki | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 137 |
| 5 | Aprilia | 21 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 36 |
| 6 | Yamaha Forward | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 15 | 19 | | 15 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 35 |
| 7 | ART | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 2 |
| Pos | Constructor | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |

### Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
| Pos | Team | Bike No. | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
| 1 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 46 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 655 |
| 1 | Movistar Yamaha MotoGP | 99 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 655 |
| 2 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 | | 11 | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 453 |
| 2 | Repsol Honda Team | 26 | 6 | | | | 16 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 453 |
| 2 | Repsol Honda Team | 93 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Ret | 1 | Ret | 4 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 453 |
| 3 | Ducati Team | 04 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 9 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | Ret | 7 | 350 |
| 3 | Ducati Team | 29 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | 350 |
| 4 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 38 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 295 |
| 4 | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | 44 | 9 | Ret | 8 | 5 | 7 | 6 | Ret | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 8 | 9 | 5 | 295 |
| 5 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 25 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | Ret | 11 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 6 | 8 | 11 | 202 |
| 5 | Team Suzuki Ecstar | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 202 |
| 6 | Octo Pramac Racing | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 12 | 6 | 10 | 169 |
| 6 | Octo Pramac Racing | 68 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 10 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 169 |
| 7 | LCR Honda | 35 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | 7 | 8 | Ret | Ret | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 142 |
| 7 | LCR Honda | 43 | Ret | 14 | 12 | 20 | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 12 | 19 | Ret | 15 | 17 | 21 | 142 |
| 8 | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | 45 | 13 | Ret | 9 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 84 |
| 9 | Avintia Racing | 8 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | Ret | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
| 9 | Avintia Racing | 63 | 19 | Ret | 18 | 22 | Ret | 16 | 14 | 18 | Ret | 17 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 20 | 18 | Ret | 41 |
| 10 | Forward Racing | 6 | 16 | Ret | 15 | 16 | Ret | Ret | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 10 | Forward Racing | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 20 | 39 |
| 10 | Forward Racing | 71 | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 20 | 18 | 20 | | | | | | 39 |
| 10 | Forward Racing | 76 | 22 | 17 | 14 | Ret | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 19 | | 15 | 16 | 4 | 17 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 19 | 39 |
| 11 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 14 | Ret | 16 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 10 | 18 | 39 |
| 11 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 19 | Ret | 15 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
| 11 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 33 | 21 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | Ret | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 11 | Aprilia Racing Team Gresini | 70 | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | 39 |
| 12 | Aspar MotoGP Team | 50 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 12 | Ret | 17 | 19 | Ret | 17 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 19 | Ret | 25 |
| 12 | Aspar MotoGP Team | 69 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 17 | Ret | 16 | 17 | 25 |
| 13 | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | 15 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 17 | Ret | 15 | Ret | 18 | 21 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | DNS | | | | 2 |
| 13 | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 2 |
| 13 | E-Motion IodaRacing Team | 55 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | Ret | | 2 |
| | AB Motoracing | 7 | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | AB Motoracing | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 20 | 22 | 0 |
| | AB Motoracing | 17 | Ret | Ret | 21 | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNS | | | | 21 | 19 | 21 | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| | AB Motoracing | 24 | | | | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| | AB Motoracing | 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Bike No. | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |