2014 MotoGP World Championship

Summary

The 2014 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 66th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Marc Márquez started the season as the defending riders' champion in the MotoGP category, with Honda the defending manufacturers' champions.

Marc Márquez won his second MotoGP world title, and fourth world title overall, by finishing 2nd place in Motegi.

Season summary edit

Winning a premier class record 13 races during the season,[1] Márquez won a second successive title, finishing 67 points clear of his nearest rival Valentino Rossi. Márquez won each of the first 10 races to be held in 2014,[2] before Repsol Honda teammate Dani Pedrosa was able to inflict his first defeat, at Brno. Rossi had taken eight podiums in the season, before he was able to win a race, when he won at Misano. He also won at Phillip Island, as he finished as the championship runner-up in a Grand Prix class for the first time since 2006, when he finished second to Nicky Hayden. Despite bookending his season with retirements, Rossi's Movistar Yamaha MotoGP teammate Jorge Lorenzo finished third in the championship. Finishing 32 points behind Rossi, Lorenzo took back-to-back victories in Aragon,[3] and Japan, as part of a nine-race podium streak that was ended by his retirement in Valencia. The only other race winner was Pedrosa, with his Brno triumph being his sole victory in the 2014 campaign.

The Espargaró brothers were each able to take one of the sub-classifications available to them. Pol Espargaró finished as the best place rookie in the final championship standings,[4] finishing sixth overall; the next best rookie was Scott Redding in twelfth place. Aleix Espargaró was the best placed rider that was competing with an Open-specification motorcycle.[5] He finished seventh overall in the championship, taking a pole position at Assen and a second-place finish in Aragon. Just like the rookie of the year standings, Redding was the next best rider. Márquez was a comfortable winner of the BMW M Award for the best qualifying rider,[6] with 13 pole positions during the season. Repsol Honda were the winners of the teams' championship,[7] as the results for Márquez and Pedrosa allowed them to finish 50 points clear of Movistar Yamaha MotoGP, while Honda won the constructors' championship for the 21st time – and their 63rd title in total[8] – 55 points clear of Yamaha.

Calendar edit

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 19-race provisional calendar on 2 October 2013.[9] The calendar was updated on 13 December 2013[10] and again on 24 February 2014, resulting in a calendar of 18 races.[11]

The following Grands Prix took place in 2014:[12][13]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 23 March ‡   Commercial Bank Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 13 April   Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
3 27 April   Gran Premio Red Bull de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
4 4 May   Gran Premio bwin de España Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 18 May   Monster Energy Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
6 1 June   Gran Premio d'Italia TIM Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7 15 June   Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 28 June ††   Iveco Daily TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 13 July   eni Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 10 August   Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway
11 17 August   bwin Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno
12 31 August   Hertz British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 14 September   Gran Premio TIM di San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 28 September   Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15 12 October   Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 19 October   Tissot Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 26 October   Shell Advance Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
18 9 November   Gran Premio Generali de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
‡ = Night race
†† = Saturday race

Calendar changes edit

Teams and riders edit

Starting in 2014, the rules governing the eligibility of entries changed. MSMA prototypes were reclassified as the new "Factory" class, whilst the Claiming Rule Teams sub-category was restructured as the "Open" class. All bikes used the approved MotoGP Electronic Control Unit, with bikes in the "Open" class using both the MotoGP ECU and identical software, and those competing as "Factory" entries permitted to use their own custom software.[15] The Factory option bike had their allocation of engines reduced from twelve to five, and those five had their design frozen.[15] The amount of fuel allowed was reduced from twenty-four litres to twenty litres.[15]

A subsequent modification, only officialized in March, stated that a manufacturer who had not achieved a win in dry conditions in the previous year, or a new manufacturer entering the championship, could enter under the Factory option with all the concessions available to the Open class; these benefits were reduced in case of a determined number of podiums or wins.[16]

Ducati Team and Pramac Racing were due to enter their bikes in the Open class[17] but revised regulations meant that they were finally entered under the Factory option with Open concessions.[18]

2014 MotoGP specifications
Factory Open
Fuel tank (litres) 20 24
Engines allocated (per rider) 5 12
Engine development frozen free
ECU hardware various spec Magneti Marelli
ECU software free standardized
Tires' compound medium, hard soft, medium

A provisional entry list was released by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 20 November 2013.[19] An updated entry list was released on 14 January 2014.[20] Teams had time until 28 February to decide if a rider would be assigned to the "Factory" or "Open" class.[15] The final entry list was released on the same day.[21]

Factory entries
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
  Ducati Team Ducati Desmosedici GP14 04   Andrea Dovizioso[22] All
35   Cal Crutchlow[23] 1–2, 4–18
51   Michele Pirro[24] 3
51   Michele Pirro[25] 4, 6–7, 11, 18
  Pramac Racing
  Energy T.I. Pramac Racing
29   Andrea Iannone[26] All
Desmosedici GP13[27] 68   Yonny Hernández[26] All
  Repsol Honda Team Honda RC213V 26   Dani Pedrosa[28] All
93   Marc Márquez[28] All
  LCR Honda MotoGP 6   Stefan Bradl[29] All
  Go&Fun Honda Gresini 19   Álvaro Bautista[30] All
  Team Suzuki MotoGP Suzuki GSX-RR 14   Randy de Puniet[31] 18
  Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 46   Valentino Rossi[32] All
99   Jorge Lorenzo[33] All
  Yamalube Racing Team with YSP 21   Katsuyuki Nakasuga[34] 15
  Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38   Bradley Smith[35] All
44   Pol Espargaró[36] All
Open entries
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
  IodaRacing Project
  Octo IodaRacing Team
ART[20] ART 9   Danilo Petrucci[19] 1–4, 8–18
84   Michel Fabrizio[37] 6–7
  Avintia Racing Avintia[21] GP14[38] 63   Mike Di Meglio[19] All
8   Héctor Barberá[39] 1–13
Ducati[40] Desmosedici GP14 14–18
  NGM Forward Racing Forward Yamaha[21] Forward-Yamaha 5   Colin Edwards[41] 1–10
15   Alex de Angelis[42] 11–18
41   Aleix Espargaró[41] All
  Drive M7 Aspar Honda RC213V-RS[43] 7   Hiroshi Aoyama[44] 18
RCV1000R 1–17
69   Nicky Hayden[45] 1–9, 14–18
2   Leon Camier[46] 10–13
  Cardion AB Motoracing 17   Karel Abraham[47] All
  Go&Fun Honda Gresini 45   Scott Redding[48] All
  Paul Bird Motorsport PBM[20] PBM 23   Broc Parkes[49] All
70   Michael Laverty[19] All
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All the bikes used Bridgestone tyres.

Team changes edit

  • Aspar Team and Cardion AB Motoracing switched to Honda in 2014, entering the RCV1000R, Honda's Open class machine.
  • Forward Racing intended to use Yamaha-leased YZR-M1 engines with FTR frames, however the team started the season with a complete Yamaha YZR-M1 engine-frame-swingarm package[50] with other parts supplied by FTR, while developing new Forward-designed frames to be introduced mid-season. At the Mugello round Colin Edwards debuted the new frame built by Harris Performance.[51] Following Edwards' retirement from racing, the new frame was passed to de Angelis, while Espargaró remained with the Yamaha-derived chassis.[52]
  • Gresini Racing competed with a full Honda package in the Open class, having contested the 2013 season with an FTR chassis and Honda engine.
  • IodaRacing Project intended to enter a second bike ridden by Leon Camier, but he was not included on the final entry list due to an apparent lack of funding.

Rider changes edit

Results and standings edit

Grands Prix edit

Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team Winning constructor Report
1   Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix[53]   Marc Márquez   Álvaro Bautista   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
2   Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas[54]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
3   Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[55]   Marc Márquez   Dani Pedrosa   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
4   Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix[56]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
5   French motorcycle Grand Prix[57]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
6   Italian motorcycle Grand Prix[58]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
7   Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix[59]   Dani Pedrosa   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
8   Dutch TT[60]   Aleix Espargaró   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
9   German motorcycle Grand Prix[61]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
10   Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix[62]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
11   Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix[9]   Marc Márquez   Dani Pedrosa   Dani Pedrosa   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
12   British motorcycle Grand Prix[63]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
13   San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix[64]   Jorge Lorenzo   Marc Márquez   Valentino Rossi   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
14   Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix[65]   Marc Márquez   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
15   Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix[66]   Andrea Dovizioso   Jorge Lorenzo   Jorge Lorenzo   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
16   Australian motorcycle Grand Prix[67]   Marc Márquez   Valentino Rossi   Valentino Rossi   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP   Yamaha Report
17   Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix[68]   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report
18   Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix[69]   Valentino Rossi   Marc Márquez   Marc Márquez   Repsol Honda Team   Honda Report

Riders' standings edit

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 Open Team QAT
 
AME
 
ARG
 
SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GER
 
INP
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
RSM
 
ARA
 
JPN
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
VAL
 
Pts
1   Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 15 13 2 Ret 1 1 362
2   Valentino Rossi Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 2 8 4 2 2 3 2 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 3 1 2 2 295
3   Jorge Lorenzo Yamaha Movistar Yamaha MotoGP Ret 10 3 4 6 2 4 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 Ret 263
4   Dani Pedrosa Honda Repsol Honda Team 3 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 1 4 3 14 4 Ret Ret 3 246
5   Andrea Dovizioso Ducati Ducati Team 5 3 9 5 8 6 8 2 8 7 6 5 4 Ret 5 4 8 4 187
6   Pol Espargaró Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 6 8 9 4 5 7 Ret 7 5 Ret 6 6 6 8 Ret 6 6 136
7   Aleix Espargaró Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 4 9 15 7 9 9 6 4 6 Ret 8 9 Ret 2 11 Ret Ret 7 126
8   Bradley Smith Yamaha Monster Yamaha Tech 3 Ret 5 7 8 10 Ret 10 8 19 6 9 22 7 5 9 3 5 14 121
9   Stefan Bradl Honda LCR Honda MotoGP Ret 4 5 10 7 Ret 5 10 16 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 7 Ret 4 8 117
10   Andrea Iannone Ducati Pramac Racing 10 7 6 Ret Ret 7 9 6 5 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 6 Ret DNS 22 102
11   Álvaro Bautista Honda Go&Fun Honda Gresini Ret Ret Ret 6 3 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 7 10 6 Ret 16 89
12   Scott Redding Honda Open Go&Fun Honda Gresini 7 Ret 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 9 11 10 13 10 16 7 10 10 81
13   Cal Crutchlow Ducati Ducati Team 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 5 74
14   Hiroshi Aoyama Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar 11 12 10 12 14 14 15 16 12 10 13 14 12 8 13 8 11 15 68
15   Yonny Hernández Ducati Energy T.I. Pramac Racing 12 13 12 14 13 10 11 19 17 Ret Ret 11 10 15 Ret 11 7 Ret 53
16   Nicky Hayden Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar 8 11 11 11 Ret DNS 12 17 14 9 14 10 Ret 13 47
17   Karel Abraham Honda Open Cardion AB Motoracing 13 14 13 Ret 15 12 Ret 14 13 11 14 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 33
18   Héctor Barberá Avintia Open Avintia Racing Ret 15 16 15 Ret Ret 19 18 18 Ret 17 19 19 26
Ducati 19 15 5 9 11
19   Michele Pirro Ducati Ducati Team 17 Ret 11 14 12 9 18
20   Danilo Petrucci ART Open Octo IodaRacing Team 14 17 Ret DNS 15 15 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 17
21   Alex de Angelis Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 16 15 14 12 17 9 Ret 18 14
22   Colin Edwards Forward Yamaha Open NGM Forward Racing 9 Ret 20 Ret 17 15 18 22 20 13 11
23   Broc Parkes PBM Open Paul Bird Motorsport 15 Ret 21 17 18 17 16 11 21 15 19 21 18 18 20 Ret 14 20 9
24   Michael Laverty PBM Open Paul Bird Motorsport 16 16 18 16 16 16 17 21 Ret 14 Ret 17 17 16 18 13 12 19 9
25   Mike Di Meglio Avintia Open Avintia Racing 17 18 19 Ret 19 18 Ret 20 22 12 18 20 Ret 17 19 14 13 21 9
26   Katsuyuki Nakasuga Yamaha Yamalube Racing Team with YSP 12 4
27   Leon Camier Honda Open Drive M7 Aspar Ret 15 16 16 1
  Michel Fabrizio ART Open Octo IodaRacing Team Ret 20 0
  Randy de Puniet Suzuki Team Suzuki MotoGP Ret 0
Pos Rider Bike Open 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
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple Retired (Ret)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)

Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap
Light blue – Rookie

Icon Class
Open Open Entry

Constructors' standings edit

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   Honda 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 6 1 1 409
2   Yamaha 2 5 3 2 2 2 2 5 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 354
3   Ducati 5 3 6 5 8 6 8 2 5 7 5 5 4 3 5 4 7 4 211
4   Forward Yamaha 4 9 15 7 9 9 6 4 6 13 8 9 14 2 11 9 Ret 7 138
5   ART 14 17 Ret DNS Ret 20 15 15 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 17
6   PBM 15 16 18 16 16 16 16 11 21 14 19 17 17 16 18 13 12 19 15
7   Avintia 17 15 16 15 19 18 19 18 18 12 17 19 19 17 19 14 13 21 11
  Suzuki Ret 0
Pos Constructor QAT
 
AME
 
ARG
 
SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GER
 
INP
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
RSM
 
ARA
 
JPN
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
VAL
 
Pts

Teams' standings edit

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   Repsol Honda Team 26 3 2 2 3 5 4 3 3 2 4 1 4 3 14 4 Ret Ret 3 608
93 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 1 15 13 2 Ret 1 1
2   Movistar Yamaha MotoGP 46 2 8 4 2 2 3 2 5 4 3 3 3 1 Ret 3 1 2 2 558
99 Ret 10 3 4 6 2 4 13 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 3 Ret
3   Ducati Team 04 5 3 9 5 8 6 8 2 8 7 6 5 4 Ret 5 4 8 4 261
35 6 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 9 10 8 Ret 12 9 3 Ret Ret Ret 5
51 17
4   Monster Yamaha Tech 3 38 Ret 5 7 8 10 Ret 10 8 19 6 9 22 7 5 9 3 5 14 257
44 Ret 6 8 9 4 5 7 Ret 7 5 Ret 6 6 6 8 Ret 6 6
5   Go&Fun Honda Gresini 19 Ret Ret Ret 6 3 8 Ret 7 9 Ret 10 Ret 8 7 10 6 Ret 16 170
45 7 Ret 14 13 12 13 13 12 11 9 11 10 13 10 16 7 10 10
6   Pramac Racing 29 10 7 6 Ret Ret 7 9 6 5 Ret 5 8 5 Ret 6 Ret DNS 22 155
68 12 13 12 14 13 10 11 19 17 Ret Ret 11 10 15 Ret 11 7 Ret
7   NGM Forward Racing 5 9 Ret 20 Ret 17 15 18 22 20 13 151
15 16 15 14 12 17 9 Ret 18
41 4 9 15 7 9 9 6 4 6 Ret 8 9 Ret 2 11 Ret Ret 7
8   LCR Honda MotoGP 6 Ret 4 5 10 7 Ret 5 10 16 Ret 7 7 Ret 4 7 Ret 4 8 117
9   Drive M7 Aspar 2 Ret 15 16 16 116
7 11 12 10 12 14 14 15 16 12 10 13 14 12 8 13 8 11 15
69 8 11 11 11 Ret DNS 12 17 14 9 14 10 Ret 13
10   Avintia Racing 8 Ret 15 16 15 Ret Ret 19 18 18 Ret 17 19 19 19 15 5 9 11 35
63 17 18 19 Ret 19 18 Ret 20 22 12 18 20 Ret 17 19 14 13 21
11   Cardion AB Motoracing 17 13 14 13 Ret 15 12 Ret 14 13 11 14 13 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret 17 33
12   Paul Bird Motorsport 23 15 Ret 21 17 18 17 16 11 21 15 19 21 18 18 20 Ret 14 20 18
70 16 16 18 16 16 16 17 21 Ret 14 Ret 17 17 16 18 13 12 19
13   Octo IodaRacing Team 9 14 17 Ret DNS 15 15 Ret Ret 18 Ret 11 Ret 12 Ret 12 17
84 Ret 20
Pos Team Bike
No.
QAT
 
AME
 
ARG
 
SPA
 
FRA
 
ITA
 
CAT
 
NED
 
GER
 
INP
 
CZE
 
GBR
 
RSM
 
ARA
 
JPN
 
AUS
 
MAL
 
VAL
 
Pts

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External links edit

  • The official website of Grand Prix motorcycle racing