The 2026 FIM Moto2 World Championship is the intermediate class of the 78th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season.
Teams and riders
All teams will use series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.
Team changes
- QJ Motor â Pont Grup â MSi will switch to Kalex bikes after running the Boscoscuro chassis for the previous two seasons.
Rider changes
- Luca Lunetta will make his debut in the intermediate class for SpeedRS Team after spending two seasons in Moto3 with Sic58 Squadra Corse. He will be replacing Alonso López, who will leave the team to join Italjet Gresini Racing.
- ÃÂngel Piqueras will be promoted to the Moto2 outfit of the MSi team, joining Iván Ortolá as his new teammate.
- Daniel Muñoz, who was appointed as a replacement rider for the injured Deniz ÃÂncü for the second half of the 2025 season, will make his full-time debut in the intermediate class by joining the Italtrans Racing Team. He will replace Diogo Moreira who will be stepping up to the MotoGP class, riding for LCR Honda.
- Italjet Gresini Racing will be fielding an all-new line up as Darryn Binder and Albert Arenas will leave the team. Both riders will be replaced by Sergio GarcÃÂa and Alonso López. López will be moving from SpeedRS Team, whilst GarcÃÂa will make his full-time comeback in Moto2 after being prematurely dismissed in 2025 from the MSi team due to poor results.
- Elf Marc VDS Racing Team will be fielding an all-new line up as Arón Canet and Deniz ÃÂncü will be joining the team from Fantic Racing Lino Sonego and Red Bull KTM Ajo, respectively. Both will replace Filip Salac and Jake Dixon. While Salac will join American Racing, Dixon will permanently leave the class to join Honda on a multi-year deal from the 2026 Superbike World Championship season onwards.
- José Antonio Rueda, 2025 Moto3 World Champion, will make his intermediate class debut with the Red Bull KTM Ajo team, joining Collin Veijer who will be going into his second season with the team.
- Marcos RamÃÂrez was due to race for American Racing in 2026. On 7 November 2025, it was announced that both the team and rider had mutually agreed to end their collaboration at the end of the 2025 season. RamÃÂrez will be replaced by Filip Salac, who will be moving from Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.
- Taiyo Furusato will be promoted to the Moto2 outfit of the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia to join Mario Aji. He will be replacing his Japanese compatriot Yuki Kunii, who will be leaving the class after facing a disappointing rookie season.
- Albert Arenas will leave the championship to join AS Racing Team aboard a Yamaha to compete in the 2026 Supersport World Championship.
- Tony Arbolino will leave Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Racing after just one season to join Fantic Racing, replacing Arón Canet who will move to Elf Marc VDS Racing Team.
- Alberto Ferrández will make his full-time debut in the intermediate class by joining Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha Racing, replacing Tony Arbolino.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2026:
Grand Prix locations
Calendar changes
- Brazil returned to the calendar after a 21-year absence. The last race held in the country took place in 2004 at the Jacarepaguá Circuit in Rio de Janeiro, where it was known as the Rio de Janeiro Grand Prix.
- The Argentine Grand Prix will not be returning to the calendar in 2026, as the organisers have confirmed in a statement, aiming to return in 2027. The Argentine Grand Prix came back onto the calendar in 2014 at the new Autódromo Termas de RÃÂo Hondo venue, having previously been held on and off in Buenos Aires between 1961 and 1999. However on 21 July 2025, Dorna announced that the Argentine Grand Prix would have a new home starting in the 2027 season. Work is currently underway to return to the Autódromo Oscar y Juan Gálvez.
- Due to the ongoing Iran war, the Qatar Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 12 April, was postponed to November 8. The Portuguese and Valencian Grands Prix were also rescheduled to a week later.
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Riders' standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
- â Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Constructors' standings
Each constructor is awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
- â Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Teams' standings
The teams' standings are based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries are ineligible.
- â Half points were awarded during the Thailand Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
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