2019 Moto2 World Championship


The 2019 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Francesco Bagnaia was the reigning series champion but he was unable to defend his title as he joined the series' premier class, the [2019 2019 MotoGP World Championship|MotoGP World Championship|MotoGP].
Álex Márquez became the Moto2 World Champion of 2019 seeing for the second time both Marquez brothers claiming championships in the same year in their respective classes with Marc Márquez winning his 6th premier class title. Despite finishing the final race in Valencia outside the points, Marquez secured his title with over ten podium finishes with five of them in 1st place securing his championship ahead of Brad Binder by three points.

Teams and riders

All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.

Team changes

  • Tech3 switched manufacturers to KTM in line with their switch to KTM bikes in the MotoGP class, after having previously competed in Moto2 with their own chassis.
  • MV Agusta returned to Grand Prix motorcycle racing after being absent for 42 years, joining forces with Forward Racing to compete in Moto2. This results in Suter's withdrawal from Moto2.
  • Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 downsized to one bike again after having previously competed with two bikes in the 2018 season.
  • Marinelli Snipers Team withdrew from Moto2.
  • Ángel Nieto Team expanded its operations to field two bikes in Moto2.

Rider changes

Mid-season changes

Rule changes

The season saw the introduction of a new engine package. The Honda CBR600RR inline-4 engine package, which was used since the inaugural season of Moto2 in 2010, was replaced by a inline-3 engine manufactured by Triumph Motorcycles. It is based on the engine of the Triumph Street Triple RS 765. Due to availability constraints on the new Moto2 2019 engine, and the fact that there will be no machines of this specification in other championships, teams agreed to halt Moto2 wildcard entries for 2019.
This class and Moto3 also adopted the qualifying format used by MotoGP for the season, in which the riders that placed 15th or lower on combined times in the third free practice session would be admitted to qualifying 1, then the four fastest riders from that session would join the fastest 14 riders in qualifying 2.
The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit. The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
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Results and standings

Riders' standings

;Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th
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Constructors' standings

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

Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders.