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Moto2 2026
Motorsport · 2026
One engine for the entire grid: a 765cc three-cylinder Triumph that levels the field and leaves the outcome in the rider's right wrist. In Moto2 there are no mechanical excuses; Kalex chassis rule the paddock and the differences are measured in tenths, in braking-zone bravery, and in who reads tyre wear best.
The 2026 season runs to 22 Grands Prix with a single race every Sunday: no sprint, no safety net, one bullet a week. As every year, the reigning champion moves up to MotoGP and leaves the throne empty, so the title opens up to a new generation chasing the same prize Pedro Acosta and Augusto Fernández once claimed: a ride among the prototypes.
Two engineering names contest the championship's undercurrent: Kalex, the chassis that has won almost everything for a decade, and Boscoscuro, the Italian constructor bold enough to challenge that rule. Every podium is also a battle of frames, settled corner by corner.
2010: the class that removed the excuses
Moto2 appeared in 2010 to replace the 250cc two-strokes, and it did so with an idea that sounded heretical in the World Championship at the time: that everyone would run exactly the same engine. Until 2018 Honda supplied it, a 600cc inline four making around 140 horsepower; since 2019 Triumph has, with the 765 triple.
The consequence is the one that was intended. If the engine does not tell riders apart, what is left is the chassis and the rider — and since the chassis barely separates them either (Kalex has taken practically every constructors' title since the class began, including 2025), the category has become the place where a signing is judged with no background noise.
That is why Moto2 is MotoGP's waiting room. The teams upstairs look here precisely because there is no mechanical alibi: whoever wins on the same engine as the other thirty-three is the one who gets the contract.
2025: the first Brazilian champion in history
Diogo Moreira, twenty-one and from São Paulo, won the 2025 title and became the first Brazilian world champion in any class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing. In seventy-seven years of the championship, nobody had managed it.
He did it from behind. Manuel González was ahead when Moreira won at Assen — the first Moto2 victory by a Brazilian — and then strung together Austria, Indonesia and Portugal to turn the numbers around. The finish was one of those you do not forget: at Valencia tenth place was enough because González failed to score. He closed the year with four wins and nine podiums.
And the prize came in the same package. Moreira moves up to MotoGP with LCR Honda, which also makes him the first Brazilian in the prototype class since Alex Barros retired in 2007. A country that had gone two decades without a representative at the top now has a world champion and a MotoGP rider at once.
Thirty-four riders and no champion
The 2026 grid is the largest of the three classes: thirty-four riders, six more than MotoGP and Moto3. And, as every year, no reigning champion: Moreira is upstairs and the title is ownerless again.
What does stay is the man who lost it. Manuel González, 2025 runner-up, is still here with the debt of that last afternoon in Valencia. And from below arrive the two who dominated Moto3: José Antonio Rueda, champion, and Ángel Piqueras, runner-up, coming up together into the class where the step is the harder of the two you have to climb.
That mixture is what defines the year. There are riders who have spent four seasons waiting for their chance and youngsters arriving from winning everything in the small class, and all of them know there is only one way out of here going up. On a grid of thirty-four with the same engine, the difference between the one who is promoted and the one who stays fits into a few tenths a lap.
The calendar
Moto2 covers the same twenty-two Grands Prix as the rest of the championship, from 1 March at Buriram to 29 November at Valencia, with a single race per weekend and no sprint to spread the risk.
The date that carries most meaning this year is the second. Brazil returns to the calendar on 22 March, at the Goiânia circuit, after twenty-one years away: the last time was 2004. That the return should land the year after a Brazilian won a world title for the first time in history was not planned, but it is the kind of coincidence a country makes the most of.
The rest of the changes point at the finish. Argentina disappears from the calendar and hopes to return in 2027, and the Qatar Grand Prix has moved from April to November because of the conflict in the region, dragging Portugal and Valencia with it. The championship closes with three Grands Prix inside a month, which in a class of thirty-four riders and minimal margins leaves very little room to rebuild after a bad run.
The machinery
Every bike on the grid carries the same engine: a 765cc Triumph triple, the same block the English marque sells in its Street Triple, adapted for racing. Nobody may touch it beyond what the rules allow, so power is a fixed figure rather than a variable.
What you do choose is the frame, and three names compete there: Kalex, the German house that has won almost everything there is to win; Boscoscuro, the Italian constructor that is the only alternative with a real chance; and Forward. On paper it is a chassis competition; in practice most of the grid runs a Kalex because it works and because there is only one way not to lose time.
And here too there is an expiry date. In 2028 Yamaha replaces Triumph as Moto2's engine supplier, meaning the Japanese marque will provide the machinery for both feeder classes at once. It is an unprecedented concentration: the same manufacturer equipping every rider hoping to reach MotoGP.
2026 season · 22 Grands Prix of the intermediate class.
1 - PT Grand Prix of Thailand ›
Circuit: Chang International Circuit · Buriram
The season opens at Buriram, a flat circuit where enormous straights feed into brutal stop-hard braking zones, the places where everything is decided. Overtaking demands nailing the braking point at the end of each straight, while Thailand's suffocating heat punishes both body and tyres all the way to the flag. In 2025, on this demanding asphalt, Manuel Gonzalez took the win, joined on the podium by Aron Canet and Senna Agius. It is an opener that rewards straight-line pace, cool nerves and the sheer physical endurance to keep the pressure on under a relentless sun.
Race (2025): 1º M. Gonzalez · 2º A. Canet · 3º S. Agius
2 - Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Brazil ›
Circuit: Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia - Ayrton Senna · Goiânia
Brazil returns to the calendar after decades away, and it does so at the Autódromo Internacional de Goiânia, named in honour of Ayrton Senna. It is a short, twisty and compact layout, a puzzle of linked corners that offers barely a moment to breathe. With no recent premier-category history, it arrives as a complete unknown: no one starts with an advantage, and every reference, braking point and set-up choice must be discovered on the fly. This is a debut with everything still to be written, where adaptability and a quick reading of the track will decide the difference from lap one.
3 - Red Bull Grand Prix of The United States ›
Circuit: Circuit Of The Americas · Austin
The Circuit of the Americas begins with a steep climb toward a blind Turn 1 at the summit, the prelude to a run of fast, Silverstone-style esses that demand bravery and precision. The slow, bump-ridden final sector punishes the rider and tests physical resolve to the point of exhaustion. In 2025, in Austin, Jake Dixon claimed the win, joined on the podium by Tony Arbolino and Alonso Lopez. It is a complete and demanding layout where the speed of the linked corners meets the patience needed to tame a closing stretch as awkward as it is decisive.
Race (2025): 1º J. Dixon · 2º T. Arbolino · 3º A. Lopez
4 - Estrella Galicia 0,0 Grand Prix of Spain ›
Circuit: Circuito de Jerez - Ángel Nieto · Jerez
Jerez is a celebration: grandstands packed with passionate fans who turn every lap into a spectacle. The layout, all slow and tightly linked corners, rewards corner speed and punishes the rear tyre without mercy, forcing riders to manage wear. Everything can be settled at its famous last corner, the stage for legendary overtakes. In 2025, Manuel Gonzalez dominated to take the win, with Barry Baltus and Senna Agius completing the podium. It is a circuit where smoothness, consistency and daring on that final braking count for as much as outright speed.
Race (2025): 1º M. Gonzalez · 2º B. Baltus · 3º S. Agius
5 - Michelin Grand Prix of France ›
Circuit: Le Mans · Le Mans
Le Mans's Bugatti circuit is pure stop-and-go: first- and second-gear chicanes that break the rhythm and turn every braking point and every drive out into an exercise in mechanical precision. The unpredictable Breton weather, able to swing from calm to rain in minutes, adds a lottery that can upend everything, all before record crowds. In 2025, Manuel Gonzalez imposed himself with authority, followed on the podium by Barry Baltus and Aron Canet. It is a track that rewards traction, precision on the exit of the chicanes and the composure to read an ever-changing sky.
Race (2025): 1º M. Gonzalez · 2º B. Baltus · 3º A. Canet
6 - Monster Energy Grand Prix of Catalonia ›
Circuit: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya · Barcelona
Barcelona-Catalunya is an exercise in patience: a low-grip surface that degrades as the weekend goes on, with long, sustained-load corners that squeeze the tyre lap after lap. Here, tyre management becomes an art, and the final corner offers the perfect chance for a decisive braking move. In 2025, Daniel Holgado took the win, with Jake Dixon and Daniel Muñoz completing the podium. It is a track that rewards a cool head, a delicate hand on the throttle and the skill to preserve grip when everyone else is losing it.
Race (2025): 1º D. Holgado · 2º J. Dixon · 3º D. Muñoz
7 - Brembo Grand Prix of Italy ›
Circuit: Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello · Mugello
Set in the hills of Tuscany, Mugello is a byword for spectacle: blisteringly fast sweeps and blind crests that demand flow and enormous bravery. Its very long main straight invites slipstreaming and braking on the very limit, closing a lap of dizzying beauty. In 2025, at this temple of speed, Manuel Gonzalez took the win, joined on the podium by Albert Arenas and Aron Canet. It is a circuit that separates the brave from the cautious, rewarding those willing to keep the throttle open where others would lift.
Race (2025): 1º M. Gonzalez · 2º A. Arenas · 3º A. Canet
8 - Grand Prix of Hungary ›
Circuit: Balaton Park Circuit · Balatonfőkajár
On the shores of Lake Balaton unfolds a new, short and narrow circuit, a string of linked corners that leaves barely room to breathe. With very little history behind it, it forces riders to build their rhythm and set-up from scratch, and it rewards agility over raw power. In 2025, David Alonso took the win, with Diogo Moreira and Manuel Gonzalez completing the podium. It is a sinuous track where millimetric precision, the ability to link one corner into the next and quick thinking make the difference between nailing it and losing your way.
Race (2025): 1º D. Alonso · 2º D. Moreira · 3º M. Gonzalez
9 - Monster Energy Grand Prix of Czechia ›
Circuit: CREDITAS Autodrom Brno · Brno
Brno is, above all, a rider's circuit: wide, undulating and majestic, with long sweeping corners that rise and fall through the Moravian hills in tune with the terrain. Its recent resurfacing restores a grip that invites riders to attack those broad radii with confidence and rhythm. In 2025, on this classic layout, Joe Roberts took the win, followed on the podium by Barry Baltus and Manuel Gonzalez. It is a stage that rewards flow, the bravery to carry speed into endless corners and the instinct to use every change of elevation to advantage.
Race (2025): 1º J. Roberts · 2º B. Baltus · 3º M. Gonzalez
10 - Tissot Grand Prix of the Netherlands ›
Circuit: TT Circuit Assen · Assen
Known as 'The Cathedral' of motorcycle racing, Assen is pure flow: fast corners linked together with barely a straight between them, a continuous rhythm that grants hardly a moment's rest. Here you do not so much brake as connect, and momentum is everything. Its final chicane, treacherous and tempting, invites desperate last-lap lunges. In 2025, at this sanctuary, Diogo Moreira took the win, with Aron Canet and Manuel Gonzalez completing the podium. It is a temple where smoothness, faith in the front end and boldness at the last corner write the story.
Race (2025): 1º D. Moreira · 2º A. Canet · 3º M. Gonzalez
11 - Liqui Moly Grand Prix of Germany ›
Circuit: Sachsenring · Sachsenring
The Sachsenring is unique: ten left-handers and only three rights, a short, intense lap that defies all logic. The right side of the tyre never reaches temperature, turning every right-hand corner into a delicate moment. Its famous 'waterfall', a vertiginous plunge that hurls riders down toward the last corner, puts hearts in mouths. In 2025, Deniz Öncü prevailed to take the win, with Barry Baltus and Jake Dixon completing the podium. It is an atypical circuit where mastery of the left-handers and respect for that cold right side decide everything.
Race (2025): 1º D. Öncü · 2º B. Baltus · 3º J. Dixon
12 - Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Great Britain ›
Circuit: Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone
Silverstone sprawls wide and dizzyingly fast across the old British aerodrome, a circuit that flows at breathtaking speed. Its crown jewels are the Maggotts and Becketts esses, a chain of high-speed sweepers that reward courage and precision in equal measure. The ever-unpredictable British weather can rewrite the race in a heartbeat. In 2025 Senna Agius mastered the relentless rhythm to take victory, with Diogo Moreira securing second and David Alonso rounding out the podium. This is a track where flow and cool nerves separate the brave from the rest.
Race (2025): 1º S. Agius · 2º D. Moreira · 3º D. Alonso
13 - Michelin® Grand Prix of Aragon ›
Circuit: MotorLand Aragón · Alcañiz
MotorLand Aragón, laid out across the arid landscape near Alcañiz, wears two very different faces. Its opening sector is technical and twisting, a run of direction changes demanding delicate wrists; then comes that enormously long downhill left-hander spilling onto the back straight, where everything is risked at full throttle. The high-grip surface offers superb traction. In 2025 Deniz Öncü won with authority on this circuit of contrasts, followed by a tireless Diogo Moreira in second and Barry Baltus, who completed the podium with a solid, composed ride.
Race (2025): 1º D. Öncü · 2º D. Moreira · 3º B. Baltus
14 - Red Bull Grand Prix of San Marino and The Rimini Riviera ›
Circuit: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli · Misano
A stone's throw from the Adriatic, Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli pulses to the rhythm of a passionate, roaring Italian crowd. It is a technical layout of medium-high tempo, stringing together demanding corners while punishing the tyres in the September heat. Here, managing rubber and staying consistent matter as much as raw speed. In 2025 Celestino Vietti sent the home fans into raptures with a win on Italian soil, joined on the podium by Barry Baltus in second and Daniel Holgado, who claimed the final step.
Race (2025): 1º C. Vietti · 2º B. Baltus · 3º D. Holgado
15 - Grand Prix of Austria ›
Circuit: Red Bull Ring - Spielberg · Spielberg
Nestled in the Styrian Alps, the Red Bull Ring is a merciless stop-and-go: uphill straights that plunge into ferocious braking zones, with a chicane added for safety to tame its bite. This is a track of power and brakes, where precise, hard braking and traction on corner exit decide the race amid mountain scenery. In 2025 Diogo Moreira took the win with a flawless ride, ahead of Daniel Holgado in second and Celestino Vietti, who completed a fiercely contested podium in the Austrian hills.
Race (2025): 1º D. Moreira · 2º D. Holgado · 3º C. Vietti
16 - Motul Grand Prix of Japan ›
Circuit: Mobility Resort Motegi · Motegi
Mobility Resort Motegi is, without argument, the year's toughest circuit for the brakes. Its short straights die into extreme braking zones, a relentless punishment that demands nerves of steel and machinery pushed to the very edge. The standing start, with its desperate hunt for traction, adds tension to every getaway. This Japanese stop-and-go forgives not the slightest error. In 2025 Daniel Holgado mastered Motegi's demands to seal victory, followed by Jake Dixon in second and Diogo Moreira, who completed the podium.
Race (2025): 1º D. Holgado · 2º J. Dixon · 3º D. Moreira
17 - Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia ›
Circuit: Pertamina Mandalika Circuit · Mandalika
Beside the sea on Lombok, the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit pairs stifling humid heat with an abrasive surface that devours tyres. Its seventeen corners blend fast sections with a slow, technical final part, forcing a constant balance between attack and restraint to keep the rubber alive to the flag. In 2025 Diogo Moreira shone under the Indonesian sun to claim victory, with Izan Guevara battling to the end for second and Aron Canet completing a podium forged through endurance and clear thinking in punishing conditions.
Race (2025): 1º D. Moreira · 2º I. Guevara · 3º A. Canet
18 - Grand Prix of Australia ›
Circuit: Phillip Island · Phillip Island
Perched over the ocean, Phillip Island is sheer exhilaration: a blazingly fast, flowing layout swept by a wind that rewrites the race corner by corner. Here the slipstream rules and the pack runs tight, overtakes trading back and forth to the final lap in a breathless spectacle. Few circuits deliver such drama. In 2025 Senna Agius tamed the Australian wind to seize a superb victory, shadowed closely by David Alonso in second and Diogo Moreira, who completed a podium decided right on the knife's edge.
Race (2025): 1º S. Agius · 2º D. Alonso · 3º D. Moreira
19 - Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia ›
Circuit: Petronas Sepang International Circuit · Sepang
Sepang, home of the pre-season tests, is a circuit everyone knows intimately yet never finds easy. Its two kilometre-long straights and wide, increasing-radius corners reward traction and bravery beneath a tropical heat and humidity that drains everyone. In 2025 the rain swept in and forced the race to be cut to just a handful of laps, an uncertain sprint won by Jake Dixon, with David Alonso in second and Barry Baltus closing out a podium shaped entirely by the treacherous, rain-soaked conditions.
Race (2025): 1º J. Dixon · 2º D. Alonso · 3º B. Baltus
20 - Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar ›
Circuit: Lusail International Circuit · Lusail
Under the floodlights of the Qatari desert, Lusail stages a night race of hypnotic beauty. The evening chill drops the track temperature and reshapes the grip, across a smooth, fast, flowing layout capped by an enormously long main straight where the bikes reach ferocious top speeds. It is a circuit that blends spectacle with strategy. In 2025 Aron Canet delivered a brilliant victory in Lusail's illuminated darkness, followed by Deniz Öncü in second and Manuel Gonzalez, who completed the podium on a memorable desert night.
Race (2025): 1º A. Canet · 2º D. Öncü · 3º M. Gonzalez
21 - Repsol Grand Prix of Portugal ›
Circuit: Autódromo Internacional do Algarve · Portimão
The Autódromo Internacional do Algarve is a rollercoaster draped over the Portuguese hills: blind crests, plunging climbs and descents that turn the stomach, and a dizzying downhill run to the finish line. It is one of the most physical circuits on the calendar, a challenge that demands memorising every brow and trusting the bike blindly over the horizon. In 2025 Diogo Moreira mastered Portimão's undulating ribbon to take victory, with Collin Veijer springing a surprise in second and David Alonso completing a fine podium.
Race (2025): 1º D. Moreira · 2º C. Veijer · 3º D. Alonso
22 - Motul Grand Prix of Valencia ›
Circuit: Circuit Ricardo Tormo · Cheste
The Circuit Ricardo Tormo at Cheste is an enclosed amphitheatre where the crowd sees absolutely everything from the banked stands. Short and intensely twisting, packed with left-handers, it forces a frantic rhythm with barely a breath and usually hosts the grand season finale in the November chill. There is nowhere to hide here. In 2025 Izan Guevara triumphed before his home fans in a tension-charged showdown, followed by Daniel Holgado in second and Ivan Ortola, who rounded off the podium on Valencian soil.
Race (2025): 1º I. Guevara · 2º D. Holgado · 3º I. Ortola