Aleix Espargaró joined Aprilia Racing Team Gresini, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar.Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaró left Tech 3 Yamaha to join the newly formed Red Bull KTM factory team for the 2017 season.He was partnered by Álex Rins who moved up to the premier class. Andrea Iannone joined Team Suzuki Ecstar, after leaving Ducati.Maverick Viñales joined Yamaha, after leaving Team Suzuki Ecstar.Lorenzo's move to Ducati ended his nine-year relationship with Yamaha. Jorge Lorenzo joined Ducati, after leaving Movistar Yamaha MotoGP.
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Austrian manufacturer KTM joined the series with a factory-supported team for the first time.The two circuits reached a deal which would see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race. The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track had not commenced.The Austrian and Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico Gran Premio Tribul MasterCard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Gran Premio Motul de la República ArgentinaĪutódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo The following Grands Prix took place in 2017: Round Márquez won his sixth title and fourth MotoGP title overall.
Meanwhile, Márquez finished third behind Dani Pedrosa and the season's top rookie and independent rider Johann Zarco. The title chances of Dovizioso ended when he crashed with five laps of the race remaining, losing the hope in taking the championship. After Márquez saved a high-speed potential crash into turn 1, he dropped back behind Dovizioso. Márquez was on pole in Valencia, and Dovizioso started 9th. Therefore, Márquez needed to finish 11th or higher to guarantee a championship, whereas Dovizioso was forced under all circumstances to win in Valencia. Viñales was third, 56 points behind Márquez. Going into the final round in Valencia Márquez topped the standings, 21 points ahead of Dovizioso, with both riders winning six races apiece. Over the following three races, Dovizioso claimed two more wins to Márquez's one, but a poor result in Australia for the Ducati rider meant that Márquez's points lead remained intact. Márquez bounced back immediately to take consecutive victories in the next two rounds to reestablish himself as championship leader. He held the championship lead until the British Grand Prix, where Dovizioso regained the lead after Márquez's engine blew up late in the race. Márquez took the championship lead after winning the German Grand Prix. With Viñales not finishing the race at Assen, this allowed Dovizioso to lead the championship by four points after eight races, becoming the first Ducati rider to lead the championship since Casey Stoner in 2009. Ducati rider Andrea Dovizioso then took his first dry-track MotoGP win at Mugello before repeating the feat the following week in Barcelona. Whilst Yamaha's new rider Maverick Viñales started the season off with two consecutive victories, the following spring season proved to be unpredictable with four different winners in as many races, following the trend from 2016. Marc Márquez started the season as defending World Champion, having secured his fifth overall title at the 2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix with three races remaining.