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Bahkan Marquez sukses menjadi penguasa Sachsenring semenjak menjalani musim debut di kelas para raja pada 2013.
Berikut klasemen sementara pebalap MotoGP 2018 sebelum GP Jerman:
| POS | PEBALAP | TIM | POIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc MARQUEZ | Repsol Honda | 140 |
| 2 | Valentino ROSSI | Movistar Yamaha | 99 |
| 3 | Maverick VIÑALES | Movistar Yamaha | 93 |
| 4 | Johann ZARCO | Yamaha Tech3 | 81 |
| 5 | Andrea DOVIZIOSO | Ducati Team | 79 |
| 6 | Cal CRUTCHLOW | LCR Honda | 79 |
| 7 | Jorge LORENZO | Ducati Team | 75 |
| 8 | Danilo PETRUCCI | Pramac Racing | 71 |
| 9 | Andrea IANNONE | Suzuki Ecstar | 71 |
| 10 | Jack MILLER | Pramac Racing | 55 |
| 11 | Alex RINS | Suzuki Ecstar | 53 |
| 12 | Dani PEDROSA | Repsol Honda | 41 |
| 13 | Alvaro BAUTISTA | Angel Nieto Team | 33 |
| 14 | Pol ESPARGARO | Red Bull KTM | 32 |
| 15 | Tito RABAT | Avintia Racing | 27 |
| 16 | Franco MORBIDELLI | Marc VDS | 19 |
| 17 | Hafizh SYAHRIN | Yamaha Tech3 | 17 |
| 18 | Aleix ESPARGARO | Aprilia Gresini | 16 |
| 19 | Scott REDDING | Aprilia Gresini | 11 |
| 20 | Takaaki NAKAGAMI | LCR Honda | 10 |
| 21 | Bradley SMITH | Red Bull KTM | 7 |
| 22 | Mika KALLIO | Red Bull KTM | 6 |
| 23 | Karel ABRAHAM | Avintia Racing | 4 |
| 24 | Thomas LUTHI | Marc VDS | 0 |
| 25 | Xavier SIMEON | Avintia Racing | 0 |