2025 Moto2 World Championship
The 2025 FIM Moto2 World Championship was the intermediate class of the 77th FIM Road Racing World Championship season. Diogo Moreira won the championship for Italtrans Racing Team after the Valencian Grand Prix. He became the first Brazilian rider to win World Championship in Grand Prix motorcycle racing history.
Teams and riders
All teams used series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.Team changes
- Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team left the championship after Yamaha and VR46 ended their three-year partnership. They were replaced by [Pramac Racing|Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Moto2], which opted to run the Boscoscuro chassis instead of the Kalex.
- Elf [Marc VDS Racing Team] ended their 13-year partnership with Kalex and also switched to Boscoscuro.
- Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team withdrew from the Moto2 world championship after fifteen seasons. No official statement was made.
Rider changes
- David Alonso, Moto3 World Championship|2024 Moto3 World Champion], made his intermediate class debut with the CFMOTO Aspar Team. He was joined by Daniel Holgado, who finished second to Alonso in 2024.
- Collin Veijer made his intermediate class debut with Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Celestino Vietti, who switched to Speed Up Racing, replacing Fermín Aldeguer, who stepped up to the premier class with Gresini Racing.
- Jake Dixon left the CFMOTO Aspar Team to join forces with Elf Marc VDS Racing, replacing Tony Arbolino, who linked up with the Pramac Yamaha Moto2 Team. He was paired up with Izan Guevara, who also left the CFMOTO Aspar Team after two seasons.
- Jeremy Alcoba left the championship to join the Supersport World Championship.
- Darryn Binder left Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP after two seasons to join Gresini Racing, switching teams with Manuel González, who joined Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP in place of Binder.
- Adrián Huertas, 2024 Supersport World Championship champion, made his Grand Prix debut with Italtrans Racing this season. He replaced Dennis Foggia, who returned to Moto3 with the CFMOTO Aspar Team.
- Ayumu Sasaki moved to RW-Idrofoglia Racing GP on a new two-year deal, replacing Barry Baltus, who joined Fantic Racing, taking over the seat from Xavier Cardelús, who left for the Supersport World Championship.
- Iván Ortolá made his intermediate class debut with MT Helmets-MSi, replacing 2024 Moto2 World Champion Ai Ogura, who stepped up to the premier class with Trackhouse Racing.
- Yuki Kunii returned to the world championship, making his intermediate class debut with Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Somkiat Chantra, who stepped up to the premier class with LCR Honda.
- Jorge Navarro made his full-time return to the intermediate class for the first time since 2022, replacing Xavier Artigas at Forward Racing.
Mid-season changes
- Sergio García missed the Thailand, Argentina and Americas rounds following an injury sustained during the official pre-season tests in Jerez. He was replaced by MotoE rider Óscar Gutiérrez. After only eight rounds, MSi announced both ends had mutually agreed to part ways with immediate effect. Eric Fernández, Moto2 European Championship rider, will take his place from the Italian round onwards.
- Álex Escrig and Mario Aji missed the French round due to injuries sustained previously. Escrig was replaced by Daniel Muñoz for the next two rounds, while Aji was not replaced at Le Mans. Escrig was diagnosed with a hemothorax injury and Aji injured his shoulder at Jerez.
- Three riders missed the Silverstone round due to injuries: Darryn Binder injured the ulna on his left arm at the previous round in Le Mans, Adrián Huertas injured his left collarbone due to an incident involved at the French round and Collin Veijer injured his arm while training. The mentioned riders were not replaced at the British GP, but in the case of Veijer, he was replaced by Daniel Muñoz at the next round at Aragon.
- Nakarin Atiratphuvapat made his Moto2 return as a replacement for the injured Mario Aji for the next rounds starting at the Aragon GP, due to a dislocation on the shoulder for the Indonesian rider, but for the rounds in Sachsenring and Brno, there was another return, in the case of Taiga Hada as a replacement for Aji. Then, the Thailand rider returned for the next rounds at Austria and Hungary, and Aji returned for the next round at Barcelona.
- Unai Orradre will race for the remainder of the season, taking the ride of the Boscoscuro's MSi Team, starting from the Austrian GP, as a replacement for Eric Fernández, who parted ways with the team.
- Deniz Öncü will miss several rounds due to an injury in his left leg while training in Turkey. He will be replaced by Daniel Muñoz from the Austrian round onwards.
- Sergio García made his return at the Hungarian round, as a replacement for the injured Senna Agius, who sustained neck and head trauma due to a crash at the previous round at the Red Bull Ring.
- Harrison Voight will make his return at the next two rounds in Australia and Malaysia, as a replacement for the injured Unai Orradre due to an injury on his left wrist for the Spaniard rider, in a crash sustained at the previous round in Motegi.
- Sergio García will make his comeback once again for the final two rounds of the season as a Gresini rider. He will replace Darryn Binder who will miss the last races due to surgery on his left arm.
- Xabi Zurutuza will make his Moto2 debut as an American Racing rider, in place of the injured Joe Roberts for the final two rounds of the season.
- Eric Fernández will return to the MSi Team, replacing Unai Orradre for the final two rounds of the season.
Rule changes
Mid-season rule changes
- From the start of Malaysian Grand Prix, riders wouldn't be allowed to rejoin qualifying sessions if they fall during the final three minutes. The same will apply to the Friday afternoon Practice session. In another small adjustment to the rules, riders have been instructed not warm up their tyres by means of zig-zagging in the pitlane.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix took place in 2025:| Round | Date | List of [Grand Prix motorcycle circuits|Grand Prix] | Circuit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 March | ![]() Results and standingsRiders' standings;Scoring systemPoints were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Constructors' standingsEach constructor was awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.Teams' standingsThe teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible. |
