2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship explained

The 2018 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship was the ninth CEV Moto2 season and the fourth under the FIM banner.

Calendar

The following races were scheduled to take place in 2018.^[1]

Round	Date	Circuit	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Winning constructor
1	25 March	Estoril	Augusto Fernández	Jesko Raffin	Ivo Lopes	Yamaha
1	25 March	Estoril	Augusto Fernández	Lukas Tulovic	Jesko Raffin	Kalex
2	29 April	Valencia	Jesko Raffin	Edgar Pons	Jesko Raffin	Kalex
3	10 June	Catalunya	Jesko Raffin	Augusto Fernández	Jesko Raffin	Kalex
3	10 June	Catalunya	Jesko Raffin	Edgar Pons	Augusto Fernández	Suter
4	29 July	Aragón	Edgar Pons	Edgar Pons	Edgar Pons	Kalex
4	29 July	Aragón	Edgar Pons	Jesko Raffin	Edgar Pons	Kalex
5	30 September	Jerez	Héctor Garzó	Edgar Pons	Edgar Pons	Kalex
6	14 October	Albacete	Edgar Pons	Xavi Cardelús	Héctor Garzó	Tech 3
6	14 October	Albacete	Edgar Pons	Dimas Ekky Pratama	Luis Pomares	Kawasaki
7	25 November	Valencia	Edgar Pons	Edgar Pons	Edgar Pons	Kalex

Entry list

Team	Bike		Rider	Rounds
Swiss Innovative Investors Junior	Kalex	2	Jesko Raffin	1-6
EasyRace Moto2 Team EasyRace	Suter	2	Jesko Raffin	7
		12	Mark Chiodo	4-5
		73	Augusto Fernández	1-3
Team Wimu CNS	Tech 3	3	Lukas Tulovic^[2]	1-6
		14	Héctor Garzó^[3]	All
		69	Javier Orellana	7
Bierreti	GP10	6	Giacomo Lorenzon	4, 7
Bierreti	Kalex	44	Federico Menozzi	1-2
Nykos Racing	Nykos	7	James Flitcroft	1-2
Nykos Racing	Nykos	81	Nelson Rolfes	7
Promoto Sport	TransFIORmers	9	Corentin Perolari	1-2
Promoto Sport	TransFIORmers	25	Enzo Boulom	3
Team Ciatti	Speed Up	10	Tommaso Marcon	All
Teluru SAG Team	Kalex	17	Ikuhiro Enokido	2-3
Team Stylobike Euvic Stylobike Good Racing	Kalex	18	Xavi Cardelús	1-6
		51	Matteo Ciprietti	7
		74	Piotr Biesiekirski	4-5, 7
Astra Honda Racing Team	Kalex	20	Dimas Ekky Pratama	1-6
Dynavolt Intact GP Junior Team	Kalex	21	Matthias Meggle	All
Dynavolt Intact GP Junior Team	Kalex	70	Marc Alcoba^[4]	1, 3-7
Cédric Tangre	Tech3	23	Cédric Tangre	1, 3, 6-7
Petronas Sprinta SIC Team	Kalex	27	Adam Norrodin	?
AGR Team	Kalex	35	Benny Solis	All
AGR Team	Kalex	57	Edgar Pons^[5]	All
H43 Team Nobby-Talasur	Kalex	46	Marcel Brenner	All
XCTECH Modula	Kalex	61	Alessandro Zaccone	All
BULL IT	Kalex	77	Miquel Pons	All
Stuart Stuart	Nykos	91	Jack Haverkamp	3
Superstock 600
Yamaha Laglisse	Yamaha	4	Javier Artime	1-4
		Daniel Valle	6
		66	Philippe Le Gallo	All
Fau55Racing	Yamaha	8	Alessandro Zetti	All
Marinelli Sniper Team	Yamaha	11	Ricardo Soriano	2, 7
Reale Avintia Academy77	Yamaha	16	Álex Ruiz	5-7
BST	Kawasaki	19	Alejandro Cánovas	2
XCTECH Modula	Yamaha	24	Chandler Cooper	All
XCTECH Modula	Yamaha	37	Oleksandr Anin	1-4
Champi Women Racing Team-JJSaez Motos Clasicas	Yamaha	26	Daniel Sáez	2, 5
SGMotoperformance	Yamaha	28	Jorge Olmos	1
Pinamoto RS	Kawasaki	29	Luis Pomares	All
	Yamaha	67	Roman Fischer	All
	Yamaha	99	Ángel Lorente	7
ENI-Motor7-Pequeno Motos	Yamaha	75	Ivo Lopes	1
ESSA Racing Team	Kawasaki	80	Nasser Al Malki	5
EasyRace Moto2 Team	Yamaha	96	David Sanchis	2, 5

Championship standings

Scoring systemPoints 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

Riders' championship

Pos.	Rider	Bike	EST		VAL	CAT		ARA		JER	ALB		VAL	Pts
Moto2
1	Jesko Raffin	Kalex	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	5	6		203
1	Suter											3		203
2	Edgar Pons	Kalex	Ret	Ret	2	3	4	1	1	1	6	4	1	165.5
3	Héctor Garzó	Tech 3	8	Ret	4	4	7	3	3	Ret	1	8	2	124
4	Augusto Fernández	Suter	2	2	3	2	1							101
5	Dimas Ekky Pratama	Kalex	4	4	6	6	13	8	DNS	4	3	5		91.5
6	Tommaso Marcon	Speed Up	11	9	5	10	5	6	5	3	13	3	DSQ	88
7	Xavi Cardelús	Kalex	Ret	5	11	7	6	12	7	8	2	2		86
8	Lukas Tulovic	Tech 3	Ret	3	Ret	5	3	4	Ret	5	4	Ret		80
9	Miquel Pons	Kalex	7	8	8	8	Ret	7	6	9	8	12	5	80
10	Alessandro Zaccone	Kalex	6	Ret	7	14	9	9	8	6	10	11	4	74.5
11	Marcel Brenner	Kalex	5	7	10	9	8	10	10	7	DNS	DNS	Ret	62
12	Marc Alcoba	Kalex	DNQ	Ret		11	Ret	5	4	Ret	9	7	DSQ	40.5
13	Ivo Lopes	Yamaha	1	6										35
14	Matthias Meggle	Kalex	12	Ret	13	13	10	Ret	9	12	DNS	DNS	8	35
15	Benny Solis	Kalex	16	Ret	14	12	12	DNS	DNS	10	16	9	10	25.5
16	Cédric Tangre	Tech 3	10	10		16	14				14	13	9	24.5
17	Piotr Biesiekirski	Kalex						11	11	Ret			7	19
18	Corentin Perolari	Transfiormers	9	11	9									19
19	Luis Pomares	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	18	19	15	17	17	16	15	1	13	17.5
20	Daniel Valle	Yamaha									7	10		12
21	Alessandro Zetti	Yamaha	13	13	21	20	19	14	13	18	NC	15	16	11.5
22	Chandler Cooper	Yamaha	17	Ret	20	18	16	16	14	15	11	14	14	11
23	Roman Fischer	Yamaha	14	12	19	17	17	15	12	17	17	16	18	11
24	Javier Orellana	Tech 3											6	10
25	David Sanchis	Yamaha			12					11				9
26	Alejandro Ruiz	Yamaha								Ret	12	Ret	12	8
27	Ikuhiro Enokido	Kalex			16	15	11							6
28	Mark Chiodo	Suter						13	Ret	13				6
29	Matteo Ciprietti	Kalex											11	5
30	Daniel Sáez	Yamaha			15					14				3
31	Oleksandr Anin	Yamaha	15	14	22	21	18	Ret	DNS					3
32	Nelson Rolfes	Nykos											15	1
33	Giacomo Lorenzon	GP10						18	15				DNS	1
	Philippe Le Gallo	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ	24	22	20	19	16	19	Ret	Ret	DNQ	0
	Ángel Lorente	Yamaha											17	0
	Alejandro Cánovas	Kawasaki			17									0
	Ricardo Soriano	Yamaha			23								DNS	0
	Federico Menozzi	Kalex	Ret	Ret	DNS									0
	James Flitcroft	Nykos	Ret	Ret	DNS									0
	Javier Artime	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNQ	DNQ					0
	Enzo Boulom	Transfiormers				DNS	DNS							0
	Jack Haverkamp	Nykos				DNS	DNS							0
	Nasser Al Malki	Kawasaki								DNS				0
	Jorge Olmos	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ										0
Superstock 600
1	Roman Fischer	Yamaha	3	2	5	1	3	2	1	5	5	5	6	170.5
2	Chandler Cooper	Yamaha	5	Ret	6	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	153
3	Alessandro Zetti	Yamaha	2	3	7	4	5	1	2	6	NC	4	4	143.5
4	Luis Pomares	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	4	3	1	4	5	4	4	1	2	136.5
5	Philippe Le Gallo	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ	10	6	6	5	4	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	59
6	Oleksandr Anin	Yamaha	4	4	8	5	4	Ret	DNS					58
7	David Sanchis	Yamaha			1					1				50
8	Ivo Lopes	Yamaha	1	1										50
9	Alejandro Ruiz	Yamaha								Ret	3	Ret	1	41
10	Daniel Sáez	Yamaha			2					2				40
11	Daniel Valle	Yamaha									1	2		35
12	Alejandro Cánovas	Kawasaki			3									16
13	Ángel Lorente	Yamaha											5	11
14	Ricardo Soriano	Yamaha			9								DNS	7
	Javier Artime	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNS	DNS	DNQ	DNQ					0
	Nasser Al Malki	Kawasaki								DNS				0
	Jorge Olmos	Yamaha	DNQ	DNQ										0
Pos.	Rider	Bike	EST		VAL	CAT		ARA		JER	ALB		VAL	Pts

Bold – Pole position
Italics – Fastest lap

Manufacturers' championship

	Manufacturer	EST		VAL	CAT		ARA		JER	ALB		VAL	Points
Moto2
1	Kalex	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	265
2	Tech 3	Ret	4	2	2	Ret	1	2	2	2	1	2	183
3	Speed Up	9	5	3	3	3	4	5	4	4	3	3	148
4	KTM	13	14	15	13	6	26	DNS	6	Ret	5	7	48
5	Mistral	10	18	16	19	16	14	Ret		18	Ret	Ret	8
	Nykos	16	22	27									0
	Honda						Ret	DNS		25	17	DNS	0
Superstock 600
1	Yamaha	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	255
2	Kawasaki	Ret	Ret	3	3	1	4	5	4	4	1	2	139,5
	Manufacturer	EST		VAL	CAT		ARA		JER	ALB		VAL	Points

References

News: 2018 CEV Moto3 calendar. 23 December 2017. fimcevrepsol. fimcevrepsol.com.
News: Lukas Tulovic: Mit spanischem Doppel in Richtung WM. speedweek.com. Speedweek. 26 February 2018. 26 February 2018. German.
News: RAINERS AND HÉCTOR GARZO TOGETHER IN 2018. 24 February 2018. rainers-sports.com.
News: Dynavolt Intact GP Junior Team to compete 2018 in the Moto2 European Championship. 15 December 2017. intactgp.de. Intact GP.
News: 2018 CEV Moto2 riders. 5 March 2018. fimcevrepsol.com.