The2014 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 66thF.I.M.Road Racing World Championship season.Maverick Viñales was the reigning series champion, but did not contest the season as he moved to the series' intermediate class,Moto2.[1]
The riders' championship was not settled until the final round of the season, and was won by Estrella Galicia 0,0 riderÁlex Márquez, the brother of2010 125cc championMarc Márquez; as a result, the Márquez brothers became the first siblings to each win a Grand Prix motorcycle racing title.[2][3] Márquez – a three-time race winner – prevailed after a third-place finish inValencia, which was good enough to give him the title by two points overJack Miller, who won the race. Miller, who had not finished on a Grand Prix podium prior to the 2014 season, achieved six victories and ten podium finishes, riding for theAjo Motorsport team. Third place in the championship was also decided in Valencia, withÁlex Rins, teammate to Márquez at the Estrella Galicia 0,0 team, able to take the position ahead of SaxoPrint–RTG'sEfrén Vázquez. Both riders took two victories during the season, including the first two of Vázquez's Grand Prix career.[4]
The only other riders to take victories during the season were the riders that finished fifth and sixth in the final riders' championship standings. Riding forValentino Rossi'sSky Racing Team by VR46,Romano Fenati took four victories during the season, but with only two further podium finishes, he was unable to mount a substantial championship challenge.Alexis Masbou, riding for Ongetta–Rivacold, was also a first-time Grand Prix winner during the 2014 season; he won atBrno, after prevailing in a 17-rider lead battle.[5] The rookie of the year standings were comfortably won byEnea Bastianini of theJunior Team GO&FUN Moto3.[6] Bastianini finished ninth overall having graduated from theRed Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, taking three podium finishes during the campaign. In the constructors' championship,KTM andHonda finished tied on 384 points,[7] but KTM won the title – a third consecutive title – on countback as the marque had won 10 races to Honda's 8.
TheFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme released a 19-race provisional calendar on 2 October 2013.[8] The calendar was updated on 13 December 2013[9] and again on 24 February 2014, resulting in an 18-race calendar.[10]
The 2014 calendar originally saw the addition of two South American races, the series' first visit to the continent since 2004. A race in Argentina at the newly upgradedAutódromo Termas de Río Hondo is scheduled for 27 April and a race in Brazil at theAutódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet in Brasilia was scheduled for 28 September, but the latter was subsequently removed from the calendar.[10] The round atMotorLand Aragón was also moved back a week, filling the date originally scheduled for Brazil.[10]
A provisional entry list was released by theFédération Internationale de Motocyclisme on 20 November 2013.[28] An updated entry list was released on 14 January 2014.[29] The final entry list was released on 28 February 2014.[30] All teams usedDunlop tyres.
| Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix |  Álex Rins |  Alexis Masbou |  Jack Miller |  Red Bull KTM Ajo |  KTM | Report |
| 2 |  Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Jack Miller | Álex Márquez | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
| 3 |  Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller | Álex Márquez |  Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team by VR46 | KTM | Report |
| 4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller | Álex Rins | Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team by VR46 | KTM | Report |
| 5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Efrén Vázquez | Francesco Bagnaia | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
| 6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Rins | Efrén Vázquez | Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team by VR46 | KTM | Report |
| 7 |  Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez |  John McPhee | Álex Márquez | Estrella Galicia 0,0 |  Honda | Report |
| 8 |  Dutch TT | Jack Miller | Romano Fenati | Álex Márquez | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
| 9 |  German motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller |  Brad Binder | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
| 10 | Indianapolis motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller | Álex Rins | Efrén Vázquez | SaxoPrint–RTG | Honda | Report |
| 11 |  Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Romano Fenati | Alexis Masbou | Ongetta–Rivacold | Honda | Report |
| 12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Rins | Jakub Kornfeil | Álex Rins | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
| 13 |  San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller | Juan Francisco Guevara | Álex Rins | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
| 14 |  Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Rins | Romano Fenati | Romano Fenati | Sky Racing Team by VR46 | KTM | Report |
| 15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Danny Kent | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | Estrella Galicia 0,0 | Honda | Report |
| 16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Jack Miller | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
| 17 |  Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jack Miller | Álex Rins | Efrén Vázquez | SaxoPrint–RTG | Honda | Report |
| 18 |  Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Niccolò Antonelli | Efrén Vázquez | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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 |
|
Bold – Pole |
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 | KTM | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 384 |
| 2 | Honda | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 384 |
| 3 |  Mahindra | 4 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 168 |
| 4 |  Husqvarna | 13 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 156 |
| 5 | KalexKTM | 17 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 19 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 21 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 62 |
| 6 | FTRKTM | 12 | 23 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| FTR | 21 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| FTRHonda | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pos | Constructor | QAT | AME | ARG | SPA | FRA | ITA | CAT | NED | GER | INP | CZE | GBR | RSM | ARA | JPN | AUS | MAL | VAL | Pts |
Although KTM and Honda finished with identical points totals of 384, KTM was crowned manufacturers' champion oncountback by virtue of their 10 race wins to Honda's 8.
Álex Rins vence y Álex Márquez acaba tercero tras confirmar ayer que seguirán juntos en 2014.
We took a standard KTM RC250R to Assen on Wednesday and worked through the night to upgrade it. We fitted the KTM Moto3 World Championship motor, the latest WP suspension and almost the entire KTM catalogue of factory parts.
Lorenzo Baldassarri to join Niccolò Antonelli at Team Go & Fun Honda Gresini in Moto3 next year.
He is now delighted to be joining Aspar to ride its Kalex-KTM next season, alongside Brazil's Eric Granado.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons .svg){kind=logo} | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MotoGP |
| ||||
| Moto2 |
| ||||
| Moto3 |
| ||||
| MotoE |
| ||||
