# 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup

The 2017 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the eleventh season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the fifth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 13 races in seven meetings on the Grand Prix motorcycle racing calendar, beginning at Jerez on 6 May and ending on 24 September at the MotorLand Aragón. Japanese rider Kazuki Masaki won the championship, securing the title after the first Aragón race.

## Calendar

2017 calendar :
| Round | Date | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Race winner |
| 1 | 6 May | Jerez | Ai Ogura | Ai Ogura | Rory Skinner |
| 1 | 7 May | Jerez | Ai Ogura | Filip Salač | Aleix Viu |
| 2 | 24 June | Assen | Can Öncü | Can Öncü | Can Öncü |
| 2 | 25 June | Assen | Can Öncü | Can Öncü | Can Öncü |
| 3 | 1 July | Sachsenring | Can Öncü | Deniz Öncü | Deniz Öncü |
| 3 | 2 July | Sachsenring | Can Öncü | Kazuki Masaki | Can Öncü |
| 4 | 5 August | Brno | Kazuki Masaki | Can Öncü | Can Öncü |
| 4 | 6 August | Brno | Kazuki Masaki | Can Öncü | Deniz Öncü |
| 5 | 12 August | Spielberg | Ai Ogura | Ryusei Yamanaka | Ai Ogura |
| 5 | 13 August | Spielberg | Ai Ogura | Rory Skinner | Kazuki Masaki |
| 6 | 9 September | Misano | Aleix Viu | Kazuki Masaki | Ai Ogura |
| 7 | 23 September | Aragon | Can Öncü | Deniz Öncü | Kazuki Masaki |
| 7 | 24 September | Aragon | Can Öncü | Kazuki Masaki | Aleix Viu |

## Entry list

2017 entry list :
| No. | Rider | Rounds |
| 4 | Dan Jones | 1–3, 7 |
| 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | All |
| 9 | Sasha de Vits | All |
| 11 | Gabriele Giannini | All |
| 12 | Filip Salač | 1, 4, 6–7 |
| 13 | Walid Soppe | 1–6 |
| 14 | Matthias Meggle | All |
| 19 | Lorenzo Bartalesi | All |
| 20 | Omar Bonoli | All |
| 21 | Victor Steeman | All |
| 22 | Peetu Paavilainen | 2–3, 6–7 |
| 24 | Xavier Artigas | All |
| 28 | Adrián Carrasco | All |
| 36 | Beatriz Neila | 2–7 |
| 39 | Kazuki Masaki | All |
| 40 | Sean Kelly | All |
| 43 | Steward García | All |
| 44 | Kevin Orgis | All |
| 52 | Deniz Öncü | All |
| 65 | Can Öncü | All |
| 69 | Rory Skinner | All |
| 79 | Ai Ogura | 1, 4–7 |
| 81 | Aleix Viu | All |
| 82 | Loran Faber | All |
| 83 | Meikon Kawakami | 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 | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | BRN | BRN | RBR | RBR | MIS | ARA | ARA | Pts |
| 1 | Kazuki Masaki | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 194 |
| 2 | Aleix Viu | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 183 |
| 3 | Can Öncü | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Ret | 14 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 165 |
| 4 | Deniz Öncü | Ret | 9 | 11 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 9 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 135 |
| 5 | Ai Ogura | 2 | 4 | | | | | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 124 |
| 6 | Ryusei Yamanaka | Ret | 6 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | Ret | 7 | 4 | 122 |
| 7 | Matthias Meggle | 9 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | DNS | DNS | 108 |
| 8 | Adrián Carrasco | Ret | 10 | DSQ | Ret | 4 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 94 |
| 9 | Omar Bonoli | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 4 | DNS | DNS | 6 | 6 | Ret | 10 | 3 | 92 |
| 10 | Kevin Orgis | 12 | Ret | 8 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 86 |
| 11 | Steward García | 8 | Ret | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 79 |
| 12 | Rory Skinner | 1 | Ret | 5 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 12 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 74 |
| 13 | Filip Salač | 4 | 2 | | | | | Ret | DNS | | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 65 |
| 14 | Meikon Kawakami | 10 | 11 | 9 | Ret | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 8 | Ret | 13 | 65 |
| 15 | Walid Soppe | Ret | Ret | 6 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | Ret | | | 43 |
| 16 | Xavier Artigas | 11 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 13 | NC | 9 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 41 |
| 17 | Sean Kelly | 7 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 40 |
| 18 | Victor Steeman | Ret | 12 | 17 | 12 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 17 | Ret | 12 | 15 | 14 | 28 |
| 19 | Sasha de Vits | 13 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 26 |
| 20 | Peetu Paavilainen | | | 12 | Ret | 11 | 12 | | | | | 18 | Ret | 12 | 17 |
| 21 | Dan Jones | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 14 | Ret | | | | | | Ret | DNS | 11 |
| 22 | Gabriele Giannini | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 16 | DSQ | 15 | 11 |
| 23 | Loran Faber | 16 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 13 | 14 | Ret | 19 | 20 | 10 |
| 24 | Lorenzo Bartalesi | 15 | 14 | 20 | Ret | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 7 |
| 25 | Beatriz Neila | | | Ret | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
| Pos. | Rider | JER | JER | ASS | ASS | SAC | SAC | BRN | BRN | 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) |