2020 Moto2 World Championship


The 2020 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 72nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season calendar was significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous races postponed or cancelled.
Enea Bastianini won the Moto2 championship with seven podiums and three wins, finishing nine points ahead of championship runner up Luca Marini.

Teams and riders

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

Team changes

The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit
18 March

Cancelled Grands Prix

The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
Original DateGrand PrixCircuit
31 Maynowrap|Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero

Calendar changes

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 proceeded for Moto2 and Moto3 as planned despite cancellation of the premier class race, as the teams were already in Qatar for their final pre-season test before the quarantine measures were implemented.
  • The Thailand Grand Prix was postponed on 2 March due to COVID-19 concerns. It was later planned to take place on 4 October, shifting the Aragon Grand Prix forward by a week.
  • 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.
  • The Argentine Grand Prix was postponed to 22 November, further shifting the finale in Valencia to 29 November.
  • The Spanish Grand Prix was postponed on 26 March.
  • The French Grand Prix was postponed on 2 April.
  • The Italian and Catalan Grands Prix were postponed on 7 April.
  • 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.
  • The Dutch TT was postponed on 23 April after the Dutch government announced a ban on all mass events until at least 1 September.
  • The Finnish Grand Prix was postponed on 24 April.
  • The German, Dutch and Finnish rounds were officially cancelled on 29 April. 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.
  • The Japanese round was cancelled on 1 June.
  • The Italian round was officially cancelled on 10 June.
  • On 11 June, a new schedule based in Europe was announced. The season is to contain 5 "double-headers" on consecutive weekends at Jerez, Austria, Misano, Aragon, and Valencia to achieve a minimum of 13 races.
  • The European Grand Prix returned to the calendar for the first time since 1995, held at Ricardo Tormo Circuit as the first round of the Valencian double-header.
  • The Grand Prix of the Americas was officially cancelled on 8 July.
  • The Argentine, Thai and Malaysian rounds were officially cancelled on 31 July.
  • On 10 August, the Portuguese Grand Prix was announced to be staging the final race of the 2020 season at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve in Portimão. It will mark the first Portuguese Grand Prix since 2012 when it was held at the Autódromo do Estoril. Portimão has been MotoGP's reserve track since 2017.

    Results and standings

Grands Prix

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.