2019 Moto2 season

2019 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 2019 Moto2 season will be a part of the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season is set to see the introduction of a new engine package. The Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package, which has been used since the inaugural season of Moto2 in 2010, will be replaced by a 765 cc (46.7 cu in) inline-3 engine manufacturered by Triumph Motorcycles. It will be based on the engine of the Triumph Street Triple RS 765.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Netherlands NTS RW Racing GP NTS NTS NH7 4 South Africa Steven Odendaal[1]
64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder[1]
Italy Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 5 Italy Andrea Locatelli[2]
TBA Italy Enea Bastianini[2]
Spain Pons HP40 Kalex Kalex Moto2 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri[3]
40 Spain Augusto Fernández[3]
Italy Speed Up Racing Speed Up Speed Up SF9 9 Spain Jorge Navarro[4]
TBA Italy Fabio Di Giannantonio[5]
Italy Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Kalex Moto2 10 Italy Luca Marini[6]
TBA Italy Nicolò Bulega[6]
Switzerland Swiss Innovative Investors KTM KTM Moto2 16 United States Joe Roberts[7]
27 Spain Iker Lecuona[7]
Spain Ángel Nieto Team[8] KTM KTM Moto2 18 Andorra Xavi Cardelús[9]
TBA United Kingdom Jake Dixon[10]
Italy Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 22 United Kingdom Sam Lowes[11]
Germany Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Kalex Moto2 23 Germany Marcel Schrötter[12]
TBA Switzerland Thomas Lüthi[13]
Italy Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 24 Italy Simone Corsi[14]
Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM KTM Moto2 41 South Africa Brad Binder[15]
TBA Spain Jorge Martín[16]
Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Kalex Moto2 73 Spain Álex Márquez[17]
97 Spain Xavi Vierge[18]
Malaysia Petronas Sprinta Racing Kalex Kalex Moto2 89 Malaysia Khairul Idham Pawi[19]
Japan IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia Kalex Kalex Moto2 TBA Indonesia Dimas Ekky Pratama[20]
TBA Thailand Somkiat Chantra[20]
France Red Bull KTM Tech3 KTM[21] KTM Moto2 TBA Italy Marco Bezzecchi[22]
TBA Germany Philipp Öttl[22]
Switzerland Forward Racing MV Agusta[23] MV Agusta F2[24] TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Germany Kiefer Racing[25] KTM KTM Moto2 TBA TBA
Spain SAG Team[25] Kalex Kalex Moto2 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

Team changes

  • Tech 3 will switch manufacturers to KTM, after having previously competed in Moto2 with their own chassis.[21]
  • MV Agusta will return to Grand Prix motorcycle racing after being absent for 42 years, joining forces with Forward Racing to compete in Moto2.[23]
  • Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 will downsize to one bike again after having previously competed with two bikes in the 2018 season.[26]
  • Marinelli Snipers Team withdrew from Moto2.

Rider changes

List of planned races

The following Grands Prix are scheduled for the provisional 2019 calendar:[28]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 10 March Qatar Qatar Grand Prix Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 31 March Argentina Argentina Grand Prix Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
3 14 April United States Americas Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas
4 5 May Spain Spanish Grand Prix Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5 19 May France Franch Grand Prix Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6 2 June Italy Italian Grand Prix Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7 16 June Catalonia Catalunya Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 30 June Netherlands Dutch Grand Prix TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 7 July Germany German Grand Prix Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 4 August Czech Republic Czech Grand Prix Automotodrom Brno, Brno
11 11 August Austria Austrian Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12 25 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 15 September San Marino San Marino Grand Prix Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 22 September Aragon Aragon Grand Prix Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15 6 October Thailand Thai Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
16 20 October Japan Japanese Grand Prix Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
17 27 October Australia Australian Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18 3 November Malaysia Malaysian Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
19 17 November Valencian Community Valencia Grand Prix Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

References

  1. 1 2 "NTS RW Racing GP sign Bendsneyder and Odendaal for 2019". rwracinggp.com. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Italtrans Racing Team Press Release - Formazione 2019". crazywheels.it. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Augusto Fernández, with Pons HP 40 in 2019". Pons Racing. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jorge Navarro with Speed Up Racing for 2019-2020 seasons". speedupfactory.com. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Di Giannantonio makes 2019 Moto2™ switch with Speed Up". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  6. 1 2 "SKY Racing Team VR46 confirm 2019 Moto2™ and Moto3™ lineups". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "American Joe Roberts to Swiss Innovative Investors for 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ángel Nieto Team: new Moto2™ challenge for 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Xavi Cardelus completes Angel Nieto Team line-up in Moto2™". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Jake Dixon to make Moto2™ move with Angel Nieto Team". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 22 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lowes reunites with Gresini Racing in 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Schroetter renews contract with Dynavolt Intact GP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
  13. ↑ "Dynavolt Intact GP to compete with Tom Lüthi from next season". intactgp.com. Intact GP. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  14. ↑ "Corsi stays with Tasca Moto2 team for 2019". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ↑ "Binder remains with Red Bull KTM Ajo in 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Martin makes Moto2™ move with KTM". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  17. ↑ "Alex Marquez remains at EG 0,0 Marc VDS Moto2™ in 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Vierge joins EG 0,0 Marc VDS in Moto2™ for 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  19. ↑ "Morbidelli, Quartararo revealed in Petronas Yamaha presentation". crash.net. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Honda Announces Riders for 2019 FIM MotoGP World Championship Moto2 IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia and Moto3 Honda Team Asia". Honda. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  21. 1 2 "Moto2™: Tech3 Racing joins forces with KTM from 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  22. 1 2 "Moto2™: Bezzecchi and Oettl for 2019 Red Bull KTM Tech 3". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  23. 1 2 "MV Agusta partner with Forward Racing in Moto2™". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "Fenati joins MV Agusta in 2019". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  25. 1 2 "Provisional 2019 team entries released". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "Provisional 2019 team entries released". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Fenati out of MV Agusta and Forward Racing Team project". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Provisional 2019 calendar released". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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