The 2020 FIM Moto2 World Championship was the intermediate class of the 72nd Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) 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 TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds American Racing Tennor American Racing Kalex Moto2 16 Joe Roberts All 42 Marcos Ramírez All EG 0,0 Marc VDS 22 Sam Lowes All 37 Augusto Fernández All Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 11 Nicolò Bulega All 57 Edgar Pons All Flexbox HP40 7 Lorenzo Baldassarri All 40 Héctor Garzó All Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 27 Andi Farid Izdihar All 35 Somkiat Chantra All Italtrans Racing Team 19 Lorenzo Dalla Porta All 33 Enea Bastianini All Liqui Moly Intact GP 12 Thomas Lüthi All23 Marcel Schrötter All Onexox TKKR SAG Team 87 Remy Gardner 1–7, 9–15 99 Kasma Daniel All Petronas Sprinta Racing 96 Jake Dixon 1–13 97 Xavi Vierge All Red Bull KTM Ajo 45 Tetsuta Nagashima All 88 Jorge Martín 1–6, 9–15 54 Mattia Pasini 8 Sky Racing Team VR46 10 Luca Marini All 72 Marco Bezzecchi All MV Agusta Forward Racing MV Agusta F2 24 Simone Corsi All 62 Stefano Manzi All NTS RW Racing GP NTS NH7 2 Jesko Raffin 1–3, 7 77 Dominique Aegerter 4–6, 15 74 Piotr Biesiekirski 8–14 64 Bo Bendsneyder All Aspar Team Inde Aspar Team Moto2 Openbank Aspar Team Moto2 Oceanica Aspar Team Moto2 Pull&Bear Aspar Team Moto2 Speed Up SF20T 44 Arón Canet 18 Xavier Cardelús11–12 55 Hafizh Syahrin 1–5, 7–15 5 Alejandro Medina 6 Beta Tools Speed Up HDR Heidrun Speed Up MB Conveyors Speed Up +Ego Speed Up Termozeta Speed Up 9 Jorge Navarro All 21 All Source:Key Regular rider All teams used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.
Team changes KTM withdrew from Moto2 to focus on their MotoGP and Moto3 programmes, resulting in the following: American Racing and Ajo Motorsport switched to using Kalex bikes. Ángel Nieto Team switched to Speed Up machines. Tech3 switched to a Moto3 programme. Sport organizer Dorna Sports have moved to prohibit single-entry teams, resulting in the following: Both Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 and Petronas Sprinta Racing expanded to two bikes for the first time since the 2014 season. Kiefer Racing and Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 withdrew from Moto2. Ángel Nieto Team reverted to their former name of Aspar.
Rider changes Sam Lowes moved from Gresini Racing to EG 0,0 Marc VDS, replacing Xavi Vierge, who moved to Petronas Sprinta Racing. Arón Canet moved up to Moto2, joining Aspar Team. Lorenzo Dalla Porta moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Andrea Locatelli, who moved to the Supersport World Championship. Jesko Raffin returned to Moto2 with NTS RW Racing GP, where he'd already ridden at the first three events and the last four races before Valencia in 2019 as a replacement rider for Steven Odendaal, whom he will also now replace permanently. Marco Bezzecchi moved to Sky Racing Team VR46, replacing Nicolò Bulega, who moved to Federal Oil Gresini Racing. Jake Dixon moved to Petronas Sprinta Racing, replacing Khairul Idham Pawi, who returned to Moto3. Marcos Ramírez moved up to Moto2, joining American Racing Team to replace Iker Lecuona, who moved up to MotoGP. Hafizh Syahrin returned to Moto2 after two seasons with Tech3 in MotoGP, joining Aspar Team. Andi Farid Izdihar replaced Dimas Ekky Pratama at Idemitsu Honda Team Asia. Edgar Pons returned to Moto2 full-time, joining Federal Oil Gresini Racing. Simone Corsi returned to MV Agusta Forward Racing, replacing Dominique Aegerter who moved to MotoE. Previously Corsi had raced for Forward Racing between 2013 and 2015. Kasma Daniel made his debut in Moto2, joining Onexox TKKR SAG Team from FIM CEV Moto2. Augusto Fernández moved from Pons Racing to fill the empty seat at Marc VDS after Álex Márquez's promotion to MotoGP with Repsol Honda. His seat at Pons Racing was filled by Héctor Garzó.
Mid-season changes Dominique Aegerter replaced Jesko Raffin at NTS RW Racing GP for three races while Raffin recovered from fatigue. Alejandro Medina replaced Hafizh Syahrin at Aspar Team Moto2 for the Styrian Grand Prix after Syahrin sustained injuries in a crash at the previous round. Jorge Martín missed both Misano rounds due to him testing positive for COVID-19. He was replaced by Mattia Pasini for the second round. Xavier Cardelús replaced Arón Canet at Aspar Team Moto2 for the Aragón and Teruel Grands Prix after Canet sustained injuries in a crash at the French round.
Calendar The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2020:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit18 March QNB Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail219 July Gran Premio Red Bull de EspañaCircuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera326 July Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía49 August Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno516 August myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von ÖsterreichRed Bull Ring, Spielberg623 August BMW M Grand Prix of Styria713 September Gran Premio Lenovo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini820 September Gran Premio Tissot dell'Emilia Romagna e della Riviera di Rimini927 September Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló1011 October Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans1118 October Gran Premio Michelin de AragónMotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz1225 October Gran Premio Liqui Moly de Teruel138 November Gran Premio de EuropaCircuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia1415 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana1522 November Grande Prémio MEO de PortugalAlgarve International Circuit, Portimão
Cancelled Grands Prix The following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Original DateGrand PrixCircuit31 May Italian motorcycle Grand Prix21 June German motorcycle Grand PrixSachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal28 June Dutch TTTT Circuit Assen, Assen12 July Finnish motorcycle Grand PrixKymi Ring, Iitti30 August British motorcycle Grand PrixSilverstone Circuit, Silverstone22 March4 October Thailand motorcycle Grand PrixChang International Circuit, Buriram18 October Japanese motorcycle Grand PrixTwin Ring Motegi, Motegi25 October Australian motorcycle Grand PrixPhillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island1 November Malaysian motorcycle Grand PrixSepang International Circuit, Sepang5 April15 November Motorcycle Grand Prix of the AmericasCircuit of the Americas, Austin19 AprilAutódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Rio Hondo
Calendar changes The Thailand Grand Prix was moved from being the 15th round of 2019 to the 2nd round of 2020. The Argentine Grand Prix and Grand Prix of the Americas swapped places in the calendar order. The German Grand Prix and Dutch TT also swapped places, with Germany moving to 21 June, while the Assen round remained in its traditional position on the final weekend of June. The Finnish Grand Prix was reintroduced to the calendar after a 38-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982. The Aragon Grand Prix was moved from the last week of September to the first week of October. It was later returned to its original schedule to allow for the rescheduled Thailand Grand Prix.
Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic 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 Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Joe Roberts Tetsuta Nagashima Tetsuta Nagashima Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Report 2 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Jorge Martín Tetsuta Nagashima Luca Marini Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 3 Andalusian motorcycle Grand Prix Marco Bezzecchi Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Report 4 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Joe Roberts Enea Bastianini Enea Bastianini Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Report 5 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Remy Gardner Jorge Martín Jorge Martín Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Report 6 Styrian motorcycle Grand Prix Arón Canet Marco Bezzecchi Marco Bezzecchi Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 7 San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Sam Lowes Luca Marini Luca Marini Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 8 Luca Marini Sam Lowes Enea Bastianini Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Report 9 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Luca Marini Sam Lowes Luca Marini Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 10 French motorcycle Grand Prix Joe Roberts Augusto Fernández Sam Lowes EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 11 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Sam Lowes Jorge Martín Sam Lowes EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 12 Teruel motorcycle Grand Prix Sam Lowes Sam Lowes Sam Lowes EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Report 13 European motorcycle Grand Prix Xavi Vierge Héctor Garzó Marco Bezzecchi Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex Report 14 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Stefano Manzi Héctor Garzó Jorge Martín Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex Report 15 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Remy Gardner Remy Gardner Remy Gardner Onexox TKKR SAG Team Kalex Report
Riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.