2023 MotoGP World Championship

• RNF Racing switched to Aprilia after a season with Yamaha.[30]
• Suzuki withdrew from the MotoGP class at the end of the 2022 season.[29]
• Tech3 KTM Factory Racing were rebranded as GasGas Factory Racing Tech3.[21] The team used KTM bikes. Tech3 continued to own and operate the team.[32]

• Jack Miller moved to the KTM factory team from the Ducati factory team, replacing Miguel Oliveira.[24] Oliveira then moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team.[2]
• Álex Márquez moved to Gresini Racing MotoGP from LCR Honda, replacing Enea Bastianini.[10] Bastianini was then promoted to the Ducati factory team, replacing Jack Miller.[6]
• Álex Rins moved to LCR Honda from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team, replacing Álex Márquez.[14]
• Pol Espargaró moved to the newly rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team from the Honda factory team.[21] He was replaced by Joan Mir, who moved from the now defunct Suzuki MotoGP team.[15]
• Raúl Fernández moved to RNF Aprilia MotoGP Team from Tech3 KTM Factory Racing.[2]
• Remy Gardner left MotoGP for the Superbike World Championship.[33] He was replaced by 2022 Moto2 World Riders' Champion Augusto Fernández, who entered the MotoGP class with the rebranded GasGas Factory Racing team.[20]
• After being left without a place in the MotoGP grid, Darryn Binder went down to Moto2 to make his debut in that class.[34]

• Pol Espargaró missed the Argentine, Americas, and Spanish rounds after suffering numerous injuries during P2 of the Portuguese round.[35] He was not replaced in the Argentine round, but was replaced starting from the Americas round by Jonas Folger.[22]
• Enea Bastianini missed the Argentine and Americas rounds after suffering a fractured right collarbone due to a collision with Luca Marini in the sprint of the Portuguese round.[36] He was not replaced in the Argentine round, and was replaced in the Americas round by Michele Pirro.[7] Bastianini also missed the French round after a failed return in the Spanish round which saw him withdraw from the race after P2 due to continuous shoulder pain. He was replaced by Danilo Petrucci.[8]
• Marc Márquez missed several races after suffering a broken first metacarpal due to a collision with Miguel Oliveira during the main race of the Portuguese round.[37] He was not replaced in the Argentine round, replaced by Stefan Bradl in the Americas round,[38][17] and was replaced by Iker Lecuona in the Spanish round.[18]
• Miguel Oliveira missed the Argentine round due to the aforementioned collision with Márquez during the main race of the previous Portuguese round. Oliveira was declared unfit after further testing and was not replaced.[39] Oliveira also missed the French round after he sustained a shoulder injury after a collision with Fabio Quartararo during the previous Spanish round and was replaced Lorenzo Savadori.[3]

• For the first time since 2006, Lusail in Qatar will not host the opening round due to "extensive renovation and remodelling to the paddock area and circuit facilities".[66]
• The British Grand Prix will return to the International Paddock of the Silverstone Circuit for the first time since 2012.[67]
• India and Kazakhstan are both scheduled to host their first World Championship motorcycle Grands Prix in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit and the Sokol International Racetrack, respectively.[57][52]
• The Hungarian Grand Prix was scheduled to make its debut in 2023 but was postponed until at least 2024 due to the unfinished construction of the circuit.[68]
• The Aragon Grand Prix was omitted from the schedule for the first time since its introduction in 2010.[45]
• The Finnish Grand Prix at Kymi Ring was under contract to feature in 2023, but was not included in the provisional calendar due to safety concerns of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[45]
• The Kazakhstan Grand Prix at Sokol International Racetrack was cancelled due to ongoing homologation works at the circuit, paired with global operational challenges. The event will not be replaced.[65]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers of the main race and to the top nine of the sprint. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Pos. Rider Bike Team POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL Pts 1 Francesco Bagnaia Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 11 166 RetP 1 12 F RetP 3 94 2 Marco Bezzecchi Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team 3 12 F 66 Ret9 17 F 93 3 Brad Binder KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 6 171 135 21 62 81 4 Jorge Martín Ducati Prima Pramac Racing Ret2 58 Ret3 44 21 80 5 Johann Zarco Ducati Prima Pramac Racing 48 2 7 Ret8 36 66 6 Luca Marini Ducati Mooney VR46 Racing Team Ret 83 27 6 Ret4 54 7 Maverick Viñales Aprilia Aprilia Racing 25 127 4 Ret7 Ret9 49 8 Fabio Quartararo Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 8 79 3 10 7 49 9 Jack Miller KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 74 6 Ret9 33 Ret 49 10 Álex Rins Honda LCR Honda Castrol 10 9 12 F Ret Ret 47 11 Aleix Espargaró Aprilia Aprilia Racing 96 F 15 Ret4 5P 58 42 12 Álex Márquez Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP 59 3P 5 Ret 8 Ret 41 13 Franco Morbidelli Yamaha Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 14 44 8 11 10 40 14 Augusto Fernández KTM GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 13 11 10 13 4 30 15 Fabio Di Giannantonio Ducati Gresini Racing MotoGP Ret 10 9 12 8 25 16 Miguel Oliveira Aprilia CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Ret7 58 Ret5 21 17 Takaaki Nakagami Honda LCR Honda Idemitsu 12 13 Ret 9 9 21 18 Dani Pedrosa KTM Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 76 13 19 Marc Márquez Honda Repsol Honda Team RetP 3 Ret5 12 20 Jonas Folger KTM GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 12 17 13 7 21 Joan Mir Honda Repsol Honda Team 11 DNS Ret Ret Ret 5 22 Danilo Petrucci Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 11 5 23 Michele Pirro Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team 11 5 24 Lorenzo Savadori Aprilia CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team 12 4 25 Raúl Fernández Aprilia CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team Ret 14 Ret 15 WD 3 26 Stefan Bradl Honda Repsol Honda Team Ret 2 HRC Team 14 27 Iker Lecuona Honda Repsol Honda Team 16 0 Enea Bastianini Ducati Ducati Lenovo Team DNS DNS 0 Pol Espargaró KTM GasGas Factory Racing Tech3 DNS 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS THA MAL QAT VAL Pts Source:[69]

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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) Annotation Meaning P Pole position Superscript number Points-scoring position in sprint race F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	Pts
1	Ducati	11	12	21	12	11																174
2	KTM	64	61	105	21	42																103
3	Aprilia	25	127	44	55	58																80
4	Honda	103	9	12	9	95																73
5	Yamaha	8	44	3	10	7																58
Pos.	Constructor	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	Pts
Source:[69]

The teams' standings are based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	Pts
1	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	10	Ret	83	27	6	Ret4																147
		72	3	12 F	66	Ret9	17 F
2	Prima Pramac Racing	5	48	2	7	Ret8	36																146
		89	Ret2	58	Ret3	44	21
3	Red Bull KTM Factory Racing	33	6	171	135	21	62																130
		43	74	6	Ret9	33	Ret
4	Ducati Lenovo Team	1	11	166	RetP 1	12 F	RetP 3																104
		9					11
		23	DNS			DNS
		51			11
5	Aprilia Racing	12	25	127	4	Ret7	Ret9																91
		41	96 F	15	Ret4	5P	58
6	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP	20	8	79	3	10	7																89
		21	14	44	8	11	10
7	LCR Honda	30	12	13	Ret	9	9																68
		42	10	9	12 F	Ret	Ret
8	Gresini Racing MotoGP	49	Ret	10	9	12	8																66
		73	59	3P 5	Ret	8	Ret
9	GasGas Factory Racing Tech3	37	13	11	10	13	4																37
		44	DNS
		94			12	17	13
10	CryptoData RNF MotoGP Team	25	Ret	14	Ret	15	WD																28
		88	Ret7		58	Ret5
		32					12
11	Repsol Honda Team	6			Ret																		17
		27				16
		36	11	DNS	Ret	Ret	Ret
		93	RetP 3				Ret5
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	Pts
Source:[69]