2019 MotoGP World Championship

All teams used series-specified Michelin tyres. Team changes • Tech3 switched to KTM machines, ending their twenty-year satellite relationship with Yamaha. As a result of this link-up, Tech3 dropped long-time title sponsor Monster Energy, replaced by rival Austrian energy drink Red Bull. • Ángel Nieto Team joined forces with Sepang Racing Team to field two Yamaha YZR-M1 satellite bikes, replacing Tech3 as Yamaha's satellite team. • EG 0,0 Marc VDS shut down their MotoGP class operation to make room for MotoE bikes. Rider changes • Francesco Bagnaia was promoted to the MotoGP class, joining Pramac Racing. He replaced Danilo Petrucci, who moved to Ducati factory team, taking over the seat vacated by Jorge Lorenzo. He joined Aprilia where he replaced Scott Redding, who moved to the British Superbike Championship. 2017 Moto3 champion Joan Mir took over the seat vacated by Iannone at Suzuki. • Johann Zarco left Tech3 to join Red Bull KTM Factory Racing. He replaced Bradley Smith who switched to the MotoE World Cup. • Franco Morbidelli joined Petronas Yamaha SRT. He was partnered by Fabio Quartararo. • Thomas Lüthi stepped back to Moto2 with the Dynavolt Intact GP team. • Having competed in MotoGP since 2010, Álvaro Bautista switched to the Superbike World Championship. • Karel Abraham joined Reale Avintia Racing after two seasons with Aspar/Ángel Nieto Team. • Xavier Simeon switched to the MotoE World Cup while remaining with Avintia Racing. • Maverick Viñales changed his race number to 12, replacing the number 25 he had previously used for the majority of his Grand Prix racing career. Mid-season changes • Because of two fractured vertebrae sustained in Assen, Jorge Lorenzo was absent from the German, Czech and Austrian rounds. He was replaced by Stefan Bradl. • Mika Kallio replaced Johann Zarco following his early release by KTM, starting from the Aragon Grand Prix. • Johann Zarco replaced Takaaki Nakagami in the Australian, Malaysian and Valencian rounds, following the decision of the Japanese rider to operate on his right shoulder following a trauma sustained during the championship. • Moto2 rider Iker Lecuona made his MotoGP debut prematurely at the final race of the season, replacing Miguel Oliveira at Tech3, who was sidelined following an injury sustained at the Australian Grand Prix. Lecuona was previously signed to race for Tech3 in MotoGP beginning in 2020. ==Rule changes==

The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap. ==Calendar==

The following Grands Prix took place during the season: ==Results and standings==

Grands Prix Riders' standings ;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Constructors' standings Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. Teams' standings The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible. ==Notes==