2021 Moto2 World Championship

• On 27 November 2020, Mandalika Racing Team Indonesia entered the series partnering with SAG Team under the name "Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team" and retaining the existing SAG Team riders Thomas Lüthi and Kasma Daniel. Kasma Daniel later decided not to compete with the team any longer and had his contract terminated on mutual consent with the team. Bo Bendsneyder was his replacement [18]

• Onexox TKKR withdrew from the Moto2 world championship on 1 December 2020 due to sponsorship difficulties, and would focus on their other championship activities[19] as well as planning to enter FIM CEV Repsol Moto2 for the year 2021 and would try coming back to Moto2 in 2022 as a team.

• Jorge Martin moved up to the premier class joining Pramac Racing.
• Thomas Lüthi joined Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, replacing Remy Gardner who moved to Red Bull KTM Ajo.
• Raul Fernandez moved up from Moto3 joining Red Bull KTM Ajo partnering with Remy Gardner.
• Tony Arbolino moved up from Moto3, joining Intact GP.
• Barry Baltus moved up from Moto3, joining NTS RW Racing GP.
• Fabio Di Giannantonio returned to Gresini Racing, replacing Edgar Pons. Di Giannantonio previously competed with them in Moto3 from 2016 to 2018. He is replaced by the Moto2 European Champion Yari Montella.
• Lorenzo Baldassarri switched places with Stefano Manzi to return to Forward Racing. Baldassarri had previously competed with them in Moto2 from 2015 to 2017.
• Albert Arenas moved up from Moto3 while remaining with Aspar Team.
• Joe Roberts moved to Italtrans to replace Enea Bastianini, who moved up to MotoGP with Esponsorama.
• 5-time reigning AMA Superbike champion Cameron Beaubier entered Moto2 with American Racing.
• Ai Ogura moved up from Moto3 with Honda Team Asia and replaced Andi Farid Izdihar who moves down to Moto3.
• Bo Bendsneyder joined Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team, replacing Kasma Daniel. Bendsneyder was previously set to race in the Supersport World Championship after leaving NTS RW Racing GP.[8] Hafizh Syahrin later joined the team to replace Bendsneyder.
• Celestino Vietti moved up from Moto3 joining Sky Racing Team VR46 replacing Luca Marini who moved up to the premier class joining Esponsorama Racing.

• Tommaso Marcon replaced Simone Corsi for the Doha round because of an injury.
• Miquel Pons replaced Simone Corsi for the Portuguese round because of an injury.
• Fraser Rogers replaced Barry Baltus for the Portuguese round because of a fractured left wrist.
• Taiga Hada replaced Barry Baltus for the Spanish round because of a fractured left wrist.
• Yari Montella missed several Grands Prix due to injuries. Alonso López replaced him for the French and Catalan rounds, while Fermín Aldeguer replaced him for the Italian and German rounds. He was cleared to race during the British Grand Prix, but was suspended by his own team due to concerns with his injury. Aldeguer replaced him for that round and the succeeding Aragonese round.[20] Speed Up eventually terminated Montella's contract after the San Marino Grand Prix and was replaced by Aldeguer for the rest of the season.[21]
• Alonso López replaced Héctor Garzó for the German round because of burns suffered from a previous crash.[22]
• Lorenzo Baldassarri missed the Dutch round after having surgery on his fractured hand sustained during the preceding German round. He was replaced by Manuel González.[23] Baldassarri returned to race the next three rounds, but was replaced again by González during the Aragonese round to prioritise his recovery.[24]
• Jake Dixon raced in MotoGP for Petronas Yamaha SRT as a replacement for the injured Franco Morbidelli during the British and Aragon Grands Prix. Adam Norrodin and John McPhee replaced Dixon for the British and Aragonese rounds, respectively.[25][26]
• Lorenzo Dalla Porta underwent surgery prior to the Grand Prix of the Americas and was forced to miss the rest of the season. Tetsuta Nagashima replaced him for the remaining races, except the Emilia Romagna round, where Mattia Casadei replaced Dalla Porta.[27]
• Hafizh Syahrin missed the Emilia Romagna round because of family problems that prevented him from leaving his home country Malaysia. He was replaced by Tommaso Marcon for the round.[28]

• The Finnish Grand Prix was due to be reintroduced to the calendar after a 38-year absence. The venue hosting the round was to 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 Finnish Grand Prix had been included on the 2020 calendar, but the inaugural race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Czech Republic Grand Prix was initially left off the provisional calendar, as the circuit requires mandatory resurfacing for safety compliance, and it was unclear if the necessary work could be completed in time for its typical schedule date in early August. The 11th round of the championship was therefore left open as provisionally pending.[49] On 8 December 2020, Brno city councillors opted out of the 2021 calendar, citing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[50] It marked the first absence of a Grand Prix in Brno since 1992. The mayor of Brno hopes for the return of the championship in 2022.[51]

• With the uncertainty of the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, championship organizer Dorna elected in November 2020 to nominate three "Reserve Grand Prix Venues" which could be used in the event that local virus containment measures or regulations force the cancellation of a planned Grand Prix.[52]
  • The Portuguese Grand Prix at Algarve had previously returned to the schedule as a replacement race for the final round of the COVID-19 shortened 2020 season.[53]
  • The Indonesian Grand Prix was originally planned to be reintroduced to the main calendar after a 23-year absence before being designated a Reserve Grand Prix for 2021. The venue hosting the round would be the new Mandalika International Street Circuit, instead of the Sentul International Circuit used in 1996 and 1997.[54]
  • A Russian Grand Prix would see the inaugural motorcycle Grand Prix in that country. The Igora Drive circuit would be used.
• On 22 January 2021, Dorna significantly updated the provisional calendar including the following changes:[29]
  • The Argentine and American Grands Prix would be postponed due to the COVID-19 situation in both countries, with potential rescheduling for the final quarter of 2021.
  • A double-header would open the season in Qatar on 28 March and 4 April, followed by Portugal as the third round.
  • The provisionally pending race created by the absence of the Czech Grand Prix was removed.
  • The potential Russian Grand Prix was removed from the reserve list, leaving Indonesia as the sole Reserve Grand Prix Venue.
• On 14 May the Finnish Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, and a second Spieiberg race, the Styrian Grand Prix, would replace it on the date of 8 August. It was also confirmed that the Indonesian Grand Prix would remain a reserve Grand Prix in the 2021 calendar, subject to circuit homologation.[30]
• On 23 June the Japanese Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, with the previously postponed Grand Prix of the Americas taking its place in the calendar. This also led to the postponement of the Thailand Grand Prix by one week.[55]
• On 6 July the Australian Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 situation, with the Malaysian Grand Prix brought forward by a week to replace it on the date of 24 October. In addition, a second race at Algarve, the Algarve Grand Prix, was introduced, which is scheduled to be held on 7 November.[43]
• On 21 July the Thailand Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the country.[56]
• On 19 August the Malaysian Grand Prix was cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions in the country. For its replacement, a second Grand Prix at Misano was introduced, having the same schedule as the cancelled Malaysian round.[57]
• On 11 September the final championship calendar comprising 18 Grands Prix was confirmed. The Emilia Romagna and Rimini Riviera Grand Prix returned as the second Grand Prix at Misano, now having the shortened name of Emilia Romagna motorcycle Grand Prix. The previously postponed Argentine Grand Prix was also cancelled.[42]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Pos. Rider Bike Team QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL Pts 1 Remy Gardner Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 2F 2 3 4P 2F 1 1P 1F 2 4P 7 1 2 2 Ret 7 1 10 311 2 Raúl Fernández Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 5 3 1F 5 1P 2P 2F RetP 1P F 7 1 Ret 1F 1P F 1P F Ret 2P 1F 307 3 Marco Bezzecchi Kalex Sky Racing Team VR46 4 4 6 2 3 3 4 3 5 1 10 2P Ret 5 3 Ret 8 20 214 4 Sam Lowes Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 1P 1P F RetP 3F Ret RetF 7 5 4 14 4P 4 RetP 4 Ret 1P 3 7 190 5 Augusto Fernández Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 14 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 3 3 3 6 3 6 4 2F 9 3 174 6 Arón Canet Boscoscuro Inde Aspar Team 13 Ret 2 9 Ret 11 Ret 2 Ret 2 8 7 5 3 11 3 4 5 164 7 Fabio Di Giannantonio Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 3 10 11 1 8 Ret Ret 4 Ret 13 12 5 6 9 2 8 11 2 161 8 Ai Ogura Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 17 5 Ret 7 7 6 Ret Ret 6 5F 2 9 8 7 7 9 Ret 120 9 Jorge Navarro Boscoscuro Termozeta Speed Up 10 13 22 12 10 Ret 11 7 7 20 Ret 3F 4 13 12 5 7 8 106 10 Marcel Schrötter Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 8 Ret 10 10 6 5 8 6 9 10 23 13 11 12 Ret 15 10 9 98 11 Xavi Vierge Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing Ret 9 7 6 Ret Ret 3 Ret 8 9 14 8 Ret 8 8 Ret Ret 6 93 12 Celestino Vietti Kalex Sky Racing Team VR46 12 7 Ret 18 19 16 14 15 10 6 6 12 15 10 Ret 4 6 4 89 13 Joe Roberts Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 6 Ret 4 8 Ret 4 10 Ret Ret Ret 16 10 13 23 18 DNS 24 DNS 59 14 Tony Arbolino Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 16 11 16 21 4 7 13 16 Ret 17 13 18 9 15 6 Ret 20 23 51 15 Cameron Beaubier Kalex American Racing 11 Ret 9 Ret Ret 8 19 10 16 Ret 20 Ret 14 21 5 Ret 5F 21 50 16 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 9 12 Ret 14 5 15 6 13 15 23 17 15 Ret 25 15 12 15 25 46 17 Marcos Ramírez Kalex American Racing Ret WD 15 11 13 Ret Ret 9 20 19 Ret 20 12 14 9 10 14 14 39 18 Somkiat Chantra Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia Ret 19 21 Ret 12 18 9 18 11 8 5F 17 Ret Ret 14 Ret DSQ 19 37 19 Stefano Manzi Kalex Flexbox HP40 19 8 Ret 13 Ret 10 24 20 13 18 24 Ret 18 16 19 6 13 13 36 20 Jake Dixon Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 7 Ret Ret DNS 18 14 18 21 18 11 11 19 10 13 Ret 16 30 21 Albert Arenas Boscoscuro Inde Aspar Team 21 15 13 Ret 14 Ret 12 8 12 15 Ret 19 Ret 22 Ret 11 Ret 22 28 22 Thomas Lüthi Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 15 Ret 17 19 Ret DNS 15 19 14 16 9 11 Ret 11 Ret 14 19 12 27 23 Héctor Garzó Kalex Flexbox HP40 Ret 16 8 Ret Ret 13 Ret DNS Ret 15 Ret Ret 20 Ret Ret 12 Ret 16 24 Simone Corsi MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing DNS Ret 9 Ret 16 Ret 21 25 19 22 10 Ret 13 19 17 DNSP 16 25 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro Termozeta Speed Up 12 Ret 16 7 21 16 16 17 13 26 Nicolò Bulega Kalex Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 22 17 Ret Ret 11 DNS 17 11 19 22 22 14 Ret 17 DNS 18 22 24 12 27 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 14 12 16 DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret DNS Ret Ret 10 28 Hafizh Syahrin NTS NTS RW Racing GP Ret 21 18 17 15 9 20 17 23 Ret 18 21 19 18 20 18 15 9 29 Tetsuta Nagashima Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 16 21 11 5 30 Alonso López Boscoscuro +Ego Speed Up Ret 21 17 4 Kalex Flexbox HP40 12 31 Lorenzo Baldassarri MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing Ret 20 14 15 17 Ret 23 Ret 21 DNS Ret 24 22 20 Ret DNS 3 32 Barry Baltus NTS NTS RW Racing GP DNS 16 17 22 14 24 Ret Ret 23 16 Ret 17 17 23 18 2 33 Manuel González MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 22 17 0 34 Yari Montella Boscoscuro +Ego Speed Up 20 18 Ret 20 WD 24 Ret Ret 0 35 Tommaso Marcon MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing Ret 23 20 19 0 NTS NTS RW Racing GP Ret 36 Miquel Pons MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 19 0 37 John McPhee Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing 20 0 38 Fraser Rogers NTS NTS RW Racing GP 20 0 39 Taiga Hada NTS NTS RW Racing GP 22 0 Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Teluru 21 40 Xavi Cardelús Kalex Cerba Promoracing Team 21 0 41 Piotr Biesiekirski Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Euvic 25 Ret 25 0 42 Keminth Kubo Kalex VR46 Master Camp Team 26 0 Dimas Ekky Pratama Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Ret 0 Mattia Casadei Kalex Italtrans Racing Team Ret 0 Adam Norrodin Kalex Petronas Sprinta Racing Ret 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team QAT DOH POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED STY AUT GBR ARA RSM AME EMI ALR VAL Pts Source:[58]

Race key 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 practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Constructor	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL	Pts
1	Kalex	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	450
2	Boscoscuro	10	13	2	9	10	11	11	2	7	2	8	3	4	3	11	3	4	5	199
3	MV Agusta	Ret	20	14	15	9	19	16	Ret	21	21	19	22	10	24	13	19	17	DNS	19
4	NTS	Ret	21	18	17	15	9	20	14	23	Ret	18	21	16	18	17	17	18	15	11
Pos.	Constructor	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL	Pts
Source:[58]

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL	Pts
1	Red Bull KTM Ajo	25	5	3	1F	5	1P	2P	2F	RetP	1P F	7	1	Ret	1F	1P F	1P F	Ret	2P	1F	618
		87	2F	2	3	4P	2F	1	1P	1F	2	4P	7	1	2	2	Ret	7	1	10
2	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	22	1P	1P F	RetP	3F	Ret	RetF	7	5	4	14	4P	4	RetP	4	Ret	1P	3	7	364
		37	14	6	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	Ret	3	3	3	6	3	6	4	2F	9	3
3	Sky Racing Team VR46	13	12	7	Ret	18	19	16	14	15	10	6	6	12	15	10	Ret	4	6	4	303
		72	4	4	6	2	3	3	4	3	5	1	10	2P	Ret	5	3	Ret	8	20
4	Inde Aspar Team	44	13	Ret	2	9	Ret	11	Ret	2	Ret	2	8	7	5	3	11	3	4	5	192
		75	21	15	13	Ret	14	Ret	12	8	12	15	Ret	19	Ret	22	Ret	11	Ret	22
5	Federal Oil Gresini Moto2	11	22	17	Ret	Ret	11	DNS	17	11	19	Ret	22	14	Ret	17	DNS	18	22	24	173
		21	3	10	11	1	8	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	13	12	5	6	9	2	8	11	2
6	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	35	Ret	19	21	Ret	12	18	9	18	11	8	5F	17	Ret	Ret	14	Ret	DSQ	19	157
		79	17	5	Ret	7	7	6	Ret	Ret	6	5F	2	9	8	7	7	9	Ret
7	Liqui Moly Intact GP	14	16	11	16	21	4	7	13	16	Ret	17	13	18	9	15	6	Ret	20	23	149
		23	8	Ret	10	10	6	5	8	6	9	10	23	13	11	12	Ret	15	10	9
8	Petronas Sprinta Racing	17													20						123
		77												Ret
		96	7	Ret	Ret	DNS	18	14	18	21	18	11	11			19	10	13	Ret	16
		97	Ret	9	7	6	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	8	9	14	8	Ret	8	8	Ret	Ret	6
9	Termozeta Speed Up	2					Ret		21		17										119
		5	20	18	Ret	20	WD					24	Ret			Ret
		9	10	13	22	12	10	Ret	11	7	7	20	Ret	3F	4	13	12	5	7	8
		54						12		Ret				16	7		21	16	16	17
10	American Racing	6	11	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	8	19	10	16	Ret	20	Ret	14	21	5	Ret	5F	21	89
		42	Ret	WD	15	11	13	Ret	Ret	9	20	19	Ret	20	12	14	9	10	14	14
11	Italtrans Racing Team	16	6	Ret	4	8	Ret	4	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	16	10	13	23	18	DNS	24	DNS	74
		19	18	14	12	16	DSQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	DNS	Ret	Ret
		27																Ret
		45															16		21	11
12	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	12	15	Ret	17	19	Ret	DNS	15	19	14	16	9	11	Ret	11	Ret	14	19	12	73
		64	9	12	Ret	14	5	15	6	13	15	23	17	15	Ret	25	15	12	15	25
13	Flexbox HP40	2								12											56
		40	Ret	16	8	Ret	Ret	13	Ret		DNS	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	20	Ret	Ret	12	Ret
		62	19	8	Ret	13	Ret	10	24	20	13	18	24	Ret	18	16	19	6	13	13
14	MV Agusta Forward Racing	7	Ret	20	14	15	17	Ret	23	Ret		21	DNS	Ret		24	22	20	Ret	DNS	19
		10		Ret
		18[lower-alpha 2]									22				17
		24	DNS			Ret	9	Ret	16	Ret	21	25	19	22	10	Ret	13	19	17	DNSP
		77			19
15	NTS RW Racing GP	10																Ret			11
		32				22
		55	Ret	21	18	17	15	9	20	17	23	Ret	18	21	19	18	20		18	15
		70	DNS				16	17	22	14	24	Ret	Ret	23	16	Ret	17	17	23	18
		89			20
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	DOH	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	STY	AUT	GBR	ARA	RSM	AME	EMI	ALR	VAL	Pts
Source:[58]