The 2019 FIM Moto2 World Championship was the intermediate class of the 71st Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) 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, MotoGP.
Álex Márquez became the Moto2 World Champion of 2019 seeing for the second time both Márquez 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, Márquez 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 TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Moto2 12 Thomas Lüthi All 23 Marcel Schrötter 1–13, 15–19 2 Jesko Raffin 14 EG 0,0 Marc VDS 73 Álex Márquez All 97 Xavi Vierge All Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 22 Sam Lowes All Flexbox HP40 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri All 40 Augusto Fernández 1–2, 4–19 54 Mattia Pasini 3 Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 20 Dimas Ekky Pratama 1–10, 15–19 19 Teppei Nagoe 11–12 36 Andi Farid Izdihar 13 31 Gerry Salim 14 35 Somkiat Chantra 19 Teppei Nagoe 6 Italtrans Racing Team 5 Andrea Locatelli All 33 Enea Bastianini All Onexox TKKR SAG Team 45 Tetsuta Nagashima All 87 Remy Gardner All Petronas Sprinta Racing 89 Khairul Idham Pawi 1–4, 10 54 Mattia Pasini 5–6 94 Jonas Folger 7–11 38 Bradley Smith 12 47 Adam Norrodin 13–19 Sky Racing Team VR46 10 Luca Marini All 11 Nicolò Bulega 1–2, 4–19 Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 24 Simone Corsi 1–9 54 Mattia Pasini 10–13, 15–19 6 Gabriele Ruiu 14 American Racing KTM monday.com American Racing KTM Moto2 16 Joe Roberts All 27 Iker Lecuona 1–18 69 Sean Dylan Kelly 19 Kiefer Racing 3 Lukas Tulovic All Red Bull KTM Ajo 41 Brad Binder All 88 Jorge Martín All Red Bull KTM Tech3 65 Philipp Öttl 1–8, 10–19 72 Marco Bezzecchi All Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team Inde Ángel Nieto Team 18 Xavier Cardelús All 96 Jake Dixon 1–3, 5–19 54 Mattia Pasini 4 MV Agusta Idealavoro Forward MV Agusta Temporary Forward MV Agusta F2 62 Stefano Manzi 1–2, 4–19 6 Gabriele Ruiu 3 77 Dominique Aegerter All NTS RW Racing GP NTS NH7 4 Steven Odendaal 4–12 2 Jesko Raffin 1–3, 15–18 24 Simone Corsi 13–14 70 Tommaso Marcon 19 64 Bo Bendsneyder All +Ego Speed Up Beta Tools Speed Up HDR Heidrun Speed Up Lightech Speed Up MB Conveyors Speed Up Campetella Speed Up Speed Up SF19T 9 Jorge Navarro All 21 All Source:KeyRegular rider
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 Jorge Martín moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Ajo, filling the spot vacated by Miguel Oliveira who moved up to MotoGP with KTM Tech3. Joan Mir moved up to MotoGP to join Team Suzuki Ecstar as a teammate to Álex Rins in 2019. Marco Bezzecchi and Philipp Öttl moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Tech3, replacing Bo Bendsneyder and Remy Gardner, who moved to NTS RW Racing GP and Onexox TKKR SAG Team respectively. Thomas Lüthi returned to Moto2 with Dynavolt Intact GP after one season in MotoGP, replacing Xavi Vierge, who moved to EG 0,0 Marc VDS. Sam Lowes left Swiss Innovative Investors team to return to Gresini Racing. Lowes previously competed with Gresini Racing in the 2016 Moto2 & 2017 MotoGP seasons. His seat was taken by Joe Roberts. Jorge Navarro moved to Speed Up Racing, replacing Danny Kent. Romano Fenati, who was on the provisional entry list, withdrew from the 2019 season after his contract with MV Agusta Forward was terminated due to the controversial incident at the 2018 San Marino Grand Prix. He returned to Moto3 with the Marinelli Snipers team. Nicolò Bulega moved up to Moto2 with Sky Racing Team VR46, filling the spot vacated by Francesco Bagnaia who moved up to MotoGP with Alma Pramac Racing. Fabio Di Giannantonio moved up to Moto2 with Speed Up Racing, replacing Fabio Quartararo who moved up to MotoGP. Enea Bastianini moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Mattia Pasini. Khairul Idham Pawi moved to Petronas Sprinta Racing, replacing Niki Tuuli, who moved to the MotoE World Cup. Jake Dixon made his full season debut with Ángel Nieto Team. He was partnered with Xavier Cardelús, who made his full season debut in Moto2 after he previously made some Moto2 appearances in the 2018 season as a wildcard & replacement rider. Idemitsu Honda Team Asia fielded two new riders for the 2019 season: Dimas Ekky Pratama and Somkiat Chantra, who moved up from CEV Moto2 and CEV Moto3 respectively. Tetsuta Nagashima returned to SAG Team, replacing Jules Danilo, who moved to the Supersport World Championship. Dominique Aegerter switched team from Kiefer Racing to MV Agusta Forward. His place was taken by Lukas Tulovic, who previously filled in for him for a few races in 2018. Isaac Viñales left Moto2 for the Supersport World Championship.
Mid-season changes Augusto Fernández was forced to miss the Austin round following a crash in the previous race. His place was filled by Mattia Pasini. Somkiat Chantra missed the Italian and German Grands Prix due to injury. He was replaced by Teppei Nagoe in Mugello. Philipp Öttl missed the German GP due to injuries sustained in a crash at Assen. Simone Corsi was dropped by Tasca Racing due to poor results and replaced by Mattia Pasini from the Czech GP onwards. Steven Odendaal was dropped from NTS RW Racing GP after the British GP. Simone Corsi was his replacement for the San Marino and Aragon GP, who was then replaced by Jesko Raffin from the Thailand GP onwards. Raffin also filled in for Odendaal in the first three races of the season, due to injury. Khairul Idham Pawi suffered a Grade 3 open fracture of his little finger in a crash during Friday practice at the 2019 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix. He returned at the 2019 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix, but withdrew after the Friday practice sessions due to injury and missed the rest of the season. During his absence, he was replaced by several riders: Mattia Pasini (French and Italian GP) Jonas Folger (Catalan, Dutch TT, German, Czech, and Austrian GP) Bradley Smith (British GP) Adam Norrodin (San Marino, Aragon, Thai, Japanese, Australian, Malaysian, and Valencian GP)
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 (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). 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 PrixCircuit1 10 March VisitQatar Grand Prix Losail International Circuit, Lusail2 31 March Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo3 14 April Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin4 5 May Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera5 19 May Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans6 2 June Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley 7 16 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló8 30 June Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen9 7 July HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal10 4 August Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno11 11 August myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg12 25 August GoPro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico14 22 September Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz15 6 October PTT Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram16 20 October Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi17 27 October Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island18 3 November Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang19 17 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Marcel Schrötter Thomas Lüthi Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 2 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Xavi Vierge Remy Gardner Lorenzo Baldassarri Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 3 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Marcel Schrötter Thomas Lüthi Thomas Lüthi Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex Report 4 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Navarro Lorenzo Baldassarri Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 5 French motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Navarro Jorge Navarro Álex Márquez EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 6 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Marcel Schrötter Álex Márquez Álex Márquez EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 7 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Augusto Fernández Álex Márquez Álex Márquez EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 8 Dutch TT Remy Gardner Augusto Fernández Augusto Fernández Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 9 German motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Álex Márquez Álex Márquez EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 10 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Álex Márquez Álex Márquez EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 11 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Tetsuta Nagashima Luca Marini Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report 12 British motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Augusto Fernández Augusto Fernández Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 13 Augusto Fernández Augusto Fernández Flexbox HP40 Kalex Report 14 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Jorge Navarro Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report 15 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Luca Marini Luca Marini Kalex Report 16 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Luca Marini Jorge Martín Luca Marini Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 17 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Navarro Thomas Lüthi Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report 18 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Álex Márquez Álex Márquez Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report 19 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Navarro Thomas Lüthi Brad Binder Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM Report
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 Points252016131110987654321