2023 MotoGP World Championship

Defending champion Francesco Bagnaia won his second Riders' Championship with Ducati.
Jorge Martín finished second in the championship standings.
Marco Bezzecchi finished third in his second season in the MotoGP class.
Ducati (GP8 pictured) won their fifth Constructors' Championship.

The 2023 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 75th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season, the highest level of competition in motorcycle road racing. The season saw the introduction of sprints on Saturdays, a short-form race of approximately half the length of the main event, in addition to the traditional Grand Prix event on Sundays.[1][2]

Francesco Bagnaia successfully defended his Riders' Championship at the final race in Valencia, marking the first repeat Riders' Champion for Ducati since the manufacturer entered the series.[3] Winning 17 of 20 Grands Prix and 16 of 19 sprints, Ducati secured their fifth (and fourth consecutive) Constructors' Championship. Ducati satellite team Pramac Racing won the Teams' Championship.

The season was notable for having eight different Grand Prix winners and no back-to-back Grand Prix winners for the first time since the inaugural season in 1949.[3] Manufacturer Yamaha failed to win a single Grand Prix for the first time since 2003.[4]

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  3. ^ a b Oliver, Lance (27 November 2023). "Four odd facts about the 2023 MotoGP season - RevZilla". www.revzilla.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ Weeink, Frank (1 December 2023). "Lin Jarvis (Yamaha): "We are making progress"". Speedweek.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.

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