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2024 Moto2 World Championship

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

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider
Spain MT Helmets – MSi Boscoscuro B-24 3 Spain Sergio García[1]
79 Japan Ai Ogura[1]
Italy Speed Up Racing 21 Spain Alonso López[2]
54 Spain Fermín Aldeguer[3]
Switzerland Forward Team Forward F2 17 Spain Álex Escrig[4]
43 Spain Xavier Artigas[5]
Italy Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team Kalex Moto2 22 Japan Ayumu Sasaki[6]
52 Spain Jeremy Alcoba[7]
Belgium Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 12 Czech Republic Filip Salač[8]
14 Italy Tony Arbolino[9]
Italy Fantic Racing 20 Andorra Xavier Cardelús[10]
44 Spain Arón Canet[11]
Netherlands Fieten Olie Racing GP 7 Belgium Barry Baltus[12]
84 Netherlands Zonta van den Goorbergh[13]
Spain GasGas Aspar Team 28 Spain Izan Guevara[14]
96 United Kingdom Jake Dixon[14]
Japan Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 34 Indonesia Mario Aji[15]
35 Thailand Somkiat Chantra[15]
Italy Italtrans Racing Team 10 Brazil Diogo Moreira[16]
71 Italy Dennis Foggia[17]
Germany Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 15 South Africa Darryn Binder[18]
81 Australia Senna Agius[18]
United States OnlyFans American Racing Team 16 United States Joe Roberts[19]
24 Spain Marcos Ramírez[20]
Indonesia Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 5 Spain Jaume Masià[21]
64 Netherlands Bo Bendsneyder[22]
Italy QJmotor Gresini Moto2 18 Spain Manuel González[23]
75 Spain Albert Arenas[24]
Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo 13 Italy Celestino Vietti[25]
53 Turkey Deniz Öncü[25]
Sources:[26][27]
Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider

All teams will use series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.[28][29]

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.[30] The team has competed in the intermediate class since 2009, the final year of the 250cc class.[31] They will be replaced by MT Helmets – MSi, which will enter Moto2 after having a Moto3 team since 2022. MT Helmets – MSi will use Boscoscuro bikes, instead of the Kalex bikes used by Pons Racing.[26]

Rider changes

Rule changes

The friday morning first practice session will be designated as free practice and will not be timed for qualifying.[37]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2024:[38]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 10 March Qatar Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar Lusail 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 Red Bull 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 Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
7 26 May Catalonia Gran Premi Monster Energy 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[a]
10 30 June Netherlands Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
11 7 July Germany Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
12 4 August United Kingdom Monster Energy 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 Red Bull 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 Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
18 6 October Japan Motul 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 OR Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
21 3 November Malaysia Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
22 17 November Valencian Community Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Sources:[39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51][52][53][54]

The following Grand Prix is planned as a reserve event:[38][55]

Grand Prix Circuit
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár[a]

Grand Prix locations

Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2023.
(: scheduled Grand Prix : cancelled Grand Prix)

Calendar changes

Notes

  1. ^ a b Subject to homologation

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