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Rabat previously competed with Avintia Racing under the name By Queroseno Racing (BQR) between the 2005 125cc and the 2011 Moto2 seasons. He was partnered by Xavier Siméon who moved up to the premier class. Tito Rabat returned to Reale Avintia Racing, after leaving EG 0,0 Marc VDS.2017 Moto2 champion Franco Morbidelli was promoted to MotoGP, making his début with EG 0,0 Marc VDS.
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Andrea Dovizioso finished in second and Valentino Rossi ended up in third, the former with four wins, while Rossi did not record a race win. Marc Márquez clinched the championship trophy on 21 October 2018 after sixteen rounds, winning three consecutive races during spring, another three consecutive races during autumn and nine overall. Originally scheduled for 19 races, the season was reduced by one Grand Prix due to the cancellation of the 26 August Silverstone event due to unsafe track conditions involving standing water after a rider vote. Marc Márquez entered the season as the reigning champion, with Repsol Honda being the reigning team champions and Honda the reigning constructors' champions. In Qatar there will be no more tests for the Moto3 and Moto2 classes, which will be done in Spain with 6 days of testing in Jerez and 3 in Valencia.The 2018 FIM MotoGP World Championship was the premier class of the 70th F.I.M. There is also a date for the season opener: scheduled for 18 March (about 10 days earlier than last year), as always with the night race in Losail. The winter tests will therefore begin in Malaysia on 28 January, and then it will be Thailand’s turn from 16 to 18 February and finally Qatar from 1 to 3 March. In fact, a provisional calendar has been given to the teams for the tests and the Buriram circuit is indicated as one of the three stops, taking the place of Phillip Island. The round that should be added to the current calendar is Thailand, although it is still not official. One of the dates that was at risk the most was Barcelona, but over the last few days, the track owners have assured that they will proceed with resurfacing and expanding the escape lane on turn 12 so that the classic bike layout can be used for the races instead of the Formula 1 layout. There is still no provisional calendar for next year, although it would seem that the number of World Grand Prix Motorcycle Championship races is destined to increase to 19.