MotoGP 2018 starts in Qatar - Ultimate Guide by raceoff

First of all great news for all the Motogp Fans as the 39 yo Valentino Rossi signed a new contract for two more years meaning another 3 years with the DOCTOR since 2020 , he will be 42 by then and he will have break even more records !!! Rossi is still motivated and will do his best to stay competitve by his own words .

Now we can start. The 2018 championship consists of 19 Races starts at 18 March in Qatar with a night race and ends in Valencia at 18th November . This year will have 6 Constructors Honda,Ducati,Yamaha,Suzuki,Aprilia,KTM 12 teams and 24 full season Riders .

THE ROOKIES
Franco Morbidelli - Moto2 champion 2017 ( EG 0,0 Marc VDS )
Thomas Lüthi ( EG 0,0 Marc VDS )
Takaaki Nakagami ( Team LCR )
Hafizh Syahrin ( Monster Yamaha Tech 3 )

NOW Let's see the 2018 Prototypes and their Riders. I present the new Factory bikes and not the Satelites.

Honda RC213V 2018

Repsol Honda Team : Marc Márquez - Dani Pedrosa
EG 0,0 Marc VDS : Thomas Lüthi - Franco Morbidelli
LCR Honda : Cal Crutchlow

Ducati Desmosedici GP18

Ducati Team : Jorge Lorenzo -Andrea Dovizioso
Alma Pramac Racing : Danilo Petrucci

Yamaha YZR-M1 2018

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP : Valentino Rossi - Maverick Viñales
Monster Yamaha Tech 3 : Johann Zarco

Suzuki GSX-RR

Team Suzuki Ecstar : Andrea Iannone - Álex Rins

KTM RC16

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing : Bradley Smith - Pol Espargaró

Aprilia RS-GP

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini : Aleix Espargaró - Scott Redding

What do i expect :
I expect a strong Lorenzo and i believe he will grab his 1st win with Ducati , i don't know if he will be a title contender but i expecting him very strong . Marc Márquez will be the man to beat again , Rossi will be competive and will finishes top 6 at the most races but can he win in his 39 yo ? We all hope so.
Johann Zarco now knows that he won't replace Rossi next year so will do anything to prove that he is better than Vinales and i expect some podiums again from Danilo Petrucci with his Desmosedici GP18 especially in the rain.

GET WELL SOON Jonas Folger , we miss you !!!
I WISH YOU ALL A GREAT SEASON - WATCH THE RACES

Article by @raceoff
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