2024 Moto2 World Championship

The 2024 FIM Moto2 World Championship will be a part of the 76th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Italy Speed Up Racing Boscoscuro B-24 54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer[1]
TBA TBA
Switzerland Forward Team Forward F2 TBA TBA
TBA TBA
Italy Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Kalex Moto2 TBA Japan Ayumu Sasaki[2]
TBA TBA
Belgium Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač[3]
14 Italy Tony Arbolino[4]
Italy Fantic Racing 40 Spain Arón Canet[5]
TBA TBA
Netherlands Fieten Olie Racing GP 7 Belgium Barry Baltus[6]
84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh[7]
Spain GasGas Aspar Team 28 Spain Izan Guevara[8]
96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon[8]
Japan Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra[9]
TBA Indonesia Mario Aji[9]
Italy Italtrans Racing Team 71 Italy Dennis Foggia[10]
TBA Brazil Diogo Moreira[11]
Germany Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 15 South Africa Darryn Binder[12]
TBA Australia Senna Agius[12]
Spain MT Helmets – MSi 11 Spain Sergio García[13]
79 Japan Ai Ogura[13]
United States OnlyFans American Racing 16 United States Joe Roberts[14]
33 United Kingdom Rory Skinner[15]
Indonesia Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder[16]
TBA Spain Jaume Masià[17]
Italy QJmotor Gresini Moto2 18 Spain Manuel González[18]
75 Spain Albert Arenas[19]
Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo 13 Italy Celestino Vietti[20]
TBA Turkey Deniz Öncü[20]
Sources:[21]
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider

All teams use series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.[22][23]

Team changes

  • Pons Racing will leave Grand Prix motorcycle racing as a whole, ending Sito Pons' 42-year presence in MotoGP as both a rider and team owner.[24] The team has competed in the intermediate class since 2009, the final year of the 250cc class.[25] They will be replaced by MT Helmets – MSi, which would enter Moto2 after having a Moto3 team since 2022.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2024:[26]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 10 March Qatar Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 24 March Portugal Grande Prémio de Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
3 7 April Argentina Gran Premio de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
4 14 April United States Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
5 28 April Spain Gran Premio de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
6 12 May France Grand Prix de France Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
7 26 May Catalonia Gran Premi de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 2 June Italy Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
9 16 June Kazakhstan Grand Prix of Kazakhstan Sokol International Racetrack, Almaty[lower-alpha 1]
10 30 June Netherlands TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
11 7 July Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
12 4 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 18 August Austria Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
14 1 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
15 8 September San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
16 22 September India Grand Prix of India Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida
17 29 September Indonesia Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
18 6 October Japan Grand Prix of Japan Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
19 20 October Australia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
20 27 October Thailand Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
21 3 November Malaysia Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
22 17 November Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Sources:[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42]

The following Grand Prix is planned as a reserve venue:[26][43]

Grand Prix Circuit
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár[lower-alpha 1]

Calendar changes

  • The Grand Prix of Qatar will return as the season opener after being the penultimate round in 2023.[44]
  • The Kazakhstan Grand Prix is set to make its debut this season after its cancellation in 2023 due to homologation works at the circuit along with global operational challenges.[45]
  • The Grand Prix of Aragon will return this season after not being held in 2023.[46]

Notes

  1. Subject to homologation

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