2020 Moto2 season

• KTM withdrew from Moto2 to focus on their MotoGP and Moto3 programmes,[14] resulting in the following:
  • American Racing KTM and Ajo Motorsport switched to using Kalex bikes.
  • Ángel Nieto Team switched to Speed Up machines.
  • Tech3 switched to a Moto3 programme.[14]
• Sport organizer Dorna Sports moved to prohibit single-entry teams,[15] resulting in the following:
  • Both Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 and Petronas Sprinta Racing expanded to two bikes for the first time since the 2014 season.
  • Kiefer Racing and Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 withdrew from Moto2.
• Angel Nieto Team reverted to their former name of Aspar.[16]

• Sam Lowes moved from Gresini Racing to EG 0,0 Marc VDS, replacing Xavi Vierge, who moved to Petronas Sprinta Racing.
• Arón Canet made his debut in Moto2, joining Ángel Nieto Team and partner with Hafizh Syahrin.
• Lorenzo Dalla Porta made his debut in Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Andrea Locatelli.
• Jesko Raffin returned to Moto2 with NTS RW Racing GP, where he already rode at the first three events and the last four races before Valencia in 2019 as a replacement rider for Steven Odendaal, whom he will also now replace permanently.
• Marco Bezzecchi moved to Sky Racing Team VR46, replacing Nicolò Bulega, who moved to Federal Oil Gresini Racing.
• Jake Dixon moved to Petronas Sprinta Racing, replacing Khairul Idham Pawi, who returned to Moto3.
• Marcos Ramírez made his debut in Moto2, joining American Racing Team to replace Iker Lecuona.
• Hafizh Syahrin returned to Moto2 after two seasons with Tech 3 in MotoGP, joining Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team.
• Andi Farid Izdihar replaced Dimas Ekky Pratama at IDEMITSU Honda Team Asia.
• Edgar Pons returned full-time to Moto2, joining Federal Oil Gresini Racing.
• Simone Corsi returned to Forward Racing, replacing Dominique Aegerter who joined Dynavolt Intact in MotoE World Cup. Previously Corsi raced for Forward Racing between 2013 and 2015.
• Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin made his debut in Moto2, joining ONEXOX TKKR SAG Team from FIM CEV Moto2.
• Augusto Fernández moves from Pons Racing to fill the empty seat at Marc VDS after Alex Márquez's promotion to MotoGP with Repsol Honda. His seat at Pons Racing was filled by Héctor Garzó.

• The Thailand Grand Prix was moved from being the 15th round of 2019 to the 2nd round of 2020.
• The Argentine Grand Prix and Grand Prix of the Americas swapped places in the calendar order.
• The German Grand Prix and Dutch TT also swapped places, with Germany moving to 21 June, while the Assen round remained in its traditional position on the final weekend of June.
• The Finnish Grand Prix was reintroduced to the calendar after a 38-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982.
• The Aragon Grand Prix was moved from the last week of September to the first week of October. It was later returned to its original schedule to allow for the rescheduled Thailand Grand Prix.

The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races.

• The Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled to be the first round, was cancelled after Qatari quarantine measures were put in place. However, the Moto2 and Moto3 races proceeded as planned, as the teams were already in Qatar for their final pre-season test before the quarantine measures were implemented.[38]
• The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns.[39] It was later confirmed to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.[40]
• The Grand Prix of the Americas was postponed from 5 April to 15 November after the City of Austin implemented a state of emergency. The Valencian Grand Prix was subsequently shifted back by one week to 22 November to accommodate the Austin rescheduling.[41]
• The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.[42]
• The Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March.[43]
• The French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April.[44]
• The Italian and Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April.[45]
• The German Grand Prix was postponed on 17 April after the German government announced a ban of all large gatherings until at least 31 August.[46]
• The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.[47]
• The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.[48]
• The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April.[49] For the first time in the championship's history, the Dutch TT was absent from the calendar.
• The British and Australian rounds were cancelled on 29 May.[50]
• The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.[51]
• The Italian round was officially cancelled on 10 June.[52]
• The European Grand Prix will return to the calendar for the first time since 1995, held at Ricardo Tormo Circuit.[18]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Pos Rider Bike QAT SPA ALU CZE AUT STY SMR ERM CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL THA MAL AME ARG Pts 1 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex 1 25 2 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex 2 20 3 Enea Bastianini Kalex 3 16 4 Joe Roberts Kalex 4 13 5 Remy Gardner Kalex 5 11 6 Jorge Navarro Speed Up 6 10 7 Marcel Schrötter Kalex 7 9 8 Arón Canet Speed Up 8 8 9 Xavi Vierge Kalex 9 7 10 Thomas Lüthi Kalex 10 6 11 Bo Bendsneyder NTS 11 5 12 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex 12 4 13 Fabio Di Giannantonio Speed Up 13 3 14 Jake Dixon Kalex 14 2 15 Stefano Manzi MV Agusta 15 1 16 Edgar Pons Kalex 16 0 17 Héctor Garzó Kalex 17 0 18 Nicolò Bulega Kalex 18 0 19 Hafizh Syahrin Speed Up 19 0 20 Jorge Martín Kalex 20 0 21 Simone Corsi MV Agusta 21 0 22 Andi Farid Izdihar Kalex 22 0 23 Jesko Raffin NTS 23 0 24 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex 24 0 25 Somkiat Chantra Kalex 25 0 Luca Marini Kalex Ret 0 Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin Kalex Ret 0 Augusto Fernández Kalex Ret 0 Marcos Ramírez Kalex Ret 0 Sam Lowes Kalex DNS 0 Pos Rider Bike QAT SPA ALU CZE AUT STY SMR ERM CAT FRA ARA TER EUR VAL THA MAL AME ARG Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Excluded (EX) Bold – Pole Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie