Stay up to date with all of this year’s incredible Moto2™ action with this handy race summary of the FIM MotoGP™ calendar.
Moto2™ races form an exciting part of each motorcycle Grand Prix weekend. For 2019, the 71st FIM Road Racing Championship season, Triumph is the exclusive engine supplier to all Moto2™ teams, providing their brand new, race-developed 765cc Triple powerplant.
From 2019’s first race in Qatar at the Losail International Circuit on March 10, 18 teams and 36 riders will be powered by Triumph’s Triple engine, competing at the world’s most prestigious circuits with the accolade of the 2019 Moto2™ World Championship set firmly in their sights.
ROUND 1: March 10, 2019
Qatar Losail International Circuit
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
Qatar is a popular host for the suitably glamorous season opener. It’s the only night race on the Moto2™ calendar, around a track that’s 3.34 miles (5.38km) in length, with 16 corners and a long 1km home straight.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Lorenzo Baldassarri
Fastest Lap
1’58.711
(Thomas Luthi)
Records
New record racing lap: 1’58.635 (Lorenzo Baldassarri)
ROUND 2: March 31, 2019
Argentina Termas de Rio Hondo
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
Rebuilt and refurbished as recently as 2012, this is a fast undulating circuit and 2.99 miles (4.806 km) in length with sweeping curves, five hairpin bends and a stunning long (1.076 km) uphill straight between turns 4 and 5.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Lorenzo Baldassarri
Fastest Lap
1'43.012
(Remy Gardner)
Records
New circuit record (1'42.693)
ROUND 3: April 14, 2019
Circuit of the Americas
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
An exciting fixture on the Moto2™ calendar since 2013, this is a long anti-clockwise circuit (3.43 miles / 5.513 km) noted for the incredibly steep home straight that leads up to turn 1 and its subsequent sweeping curves.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Thomas Luthi
Fastest Lap
2’10.041
(Thomas Luthi)
ROUND 4: May 5, 2019
Spanish Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
A 2.75-mile (4.423 km) track with 13 turns and two straights (the home straight is 607m long), this stunning circuit has an attendance capacity of 125,000!
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Lorenzo Baldassarri
Fastest Lap
1’41.539
(Lorenzo Baldassarri)
Records
Best Race Lap: 1'41.539
ROUND 5: May 19, 2019
French Le Mans
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
The Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans provides one of the quickest laps in the Moto2 calendar, where riders will aim to race each 2.66-mile (4.185 km) lap in less than 100 seconds!
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Alex Marquez
Fastest Lap
1'36.764
(Jorge Navarro)
Records
Race Lap 1'36.764
ROUND 6: June 2, 2019
Italian Autodromo di Mugello
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
Motorcycle Grands Prix have been held at Mugello since 1949, and riders love the 3.26-mile (5.245 km) circuit’s variety of corners and the long 1.141 km straight that is intersected by the start/finish line.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Alex Marquez
Fastest Lap
1'51.881
(Alex Marquez)
Records
New circuit record
1'51.129
(Marcel Schrotter)
ROUND 7: June 16, 2019
Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
2.88 miles (4.627 km) long with 14 corners and a home straight that’s over 1km, this instantly recognisable track layout offers multiple lap opportunities to overtake, which adds an extra dimension to race excitement for up to 140,000 race fans.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Alex Marquez
Fastest Lap
1’43.871
(Alex Marquez)
ROUND 8: June 30, 2019
Dutch TT Circuit Assen
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
This is a challenging circuit, nicknamed ‘The Cathedral of Motorcycling’, with 18 turns; some of which can be taken flat-out due to the exceptional grip that’s available. It’s also one of the longest-established circuits on the MotoGP calendar.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Augusto Fernandez
Fastest Lap
1'37.323
(Augusto Fernandez)
ROUND 9: July 7, 2019
German Sachsenring
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
At 2.28 miles (3.671 km) Sachsenring is the shortest circuit on the calendar, packing in a 700m home straight and 13 corners to invariably provide exciting races for attendances that regularly approach a quarter of a million.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Alex Marquez
Fastest Lap
1'24.317
(Alex Marquez)
Records
New circuit record
1'23.426 (Jorge Navarro)
ROUND 10: August 4, 2019
Czech Automotodrom Brno
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
A heady mix of short straights (the longest of which is only 636 metres) and 14 corners, this 5.403 km (3.36 miles) track undulates through forest scenery and encourages thrilling races that demand total rider focus.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Alex Marquez
Fastest Lap
2'01.463
(Alex Marquez)
Records
New circuit record
2'01.463
(Alex Marquez)
ROUND 11: August 11, 2019
Austrian Red Bull Ring – Spielberg
CIRCUIT OVERVIEW
Long straights punctuated by hairpins and sweeping curves alike, the Red Bull Ring is a compact circuit of 2.68 miles (4.318 km) in length and delivers fast laps in a stunning location nestled among Austria’s Styrian mountains.
2019 RACE RESULT
Race Winner
Brad Binder
Fastest Lap
1'29.018
(Luca Marini)
Records
New circuit record
(Tetsuta Nagashima)
ROUND 12: August 25, 2019
British Silverstone Circuit
The longest Moto2™ circuit of them all, 3.67 miles (5.9 km) of fast curves and long straights combine with the unpredictable British weather to make Silverstone a challenging track for the very best of riders.
2017 Race Winner
Takaaki Nakagami
2017 Fastest Lap
2’06.690
(Franco Morbidelli)
Best Race Lap
2’06.690
(2017)
ROUND 13: September 15, 2019
San Marino Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
The track is characterised by its distinctive long straights and hairpins and. at just over two-and-a-half miles in length (2.63 miles / 4.226 km), is one of the shortest tracks on the current Moto2™ calendar.
2018 Race Winner
Francesco Bagnaia
2018 Fastest Lap
1’37.860
(Mattia Pasini)
Best Race Lap
1’37.422
(2015)
ROUND 14: September 22, 2019
Aragon MotorLand
With 17 corners, a long back straight measuring almost 1km, and an elevation difference of 50 metres between the lowest and highest points, this is a modern 3.16-mile (5.077 km) track with challenges that will test any rider’s nerve.
2018 Race Winner
Brad Binder
2018 Fastest Lap
1’53.479
(Alex Marquez)
Best Race Lap
1’52.767
(2015)
ROUND 15: October 6, 2019
Thai Chang International Circuit
The newest race on the Moto2™ calendar, this 12-corner 2.83-mile (4.554 km) long circuit has several straights and sweeping bends that often contribute to outstanding competitive racing.
2018 Race Winner
Francesco Bagnaia
2018 Fastest Lap
1’36.924
(Francesco Bagnaia)
Best Race Lap
1’36.924
(2018)
ROUND 16: October 20, 2019
Japanese Twin Ring Motegi
So-called because the site also incorporates a separate oval track, the Moto2™ Road Course is 2.98 miles (4.8 km) long and combines straights with hairpin turns that provide exciting laps and entertaining races.
2018 Race Winner
Francesco Bagnaia
2018 Fastest Lap
1’51.367
(Francesco Bagnaia)
Best Race Lap
1’50.788
(2016)
ROUND 17: October 27, 2019
Australian Phillip Island Circuit
The combination of a 900-metre home straight complemented by 10 sweeping curves and 2 hairpins has made this well-established 2.76-mile (4.448 km) coastal circuit a much-loved perennial MotoGP fixture since 1997.
2018 Race Winner
Brad Binder
2018 Fastest Lap
1’33.715
(Augusto Fernandez)
Best Race Lap
1’32.814
(2013)
ROUND 18: November 3, 2019
Malaysian Sepang International Circuit
3.44 miles (5.543 km) in length, the Sepang International Circuit is a stunning race venue that’s instantly recognisable by the central v-shape formed by its two long straights and its flowing outer curves.
2018 Race Winner
Luca Marini
2018 Fastest Lap
2’07.423
(Luca Marini)
Best Race Lap
2’06.952
(2017)
ROUND 19: November 17, 2019
Valencia Circuit Ricardo Tormo
2.49 miles (4 km) of winding racetrack, with a long half-mile (876m) start-finish home straight and 14 challenging corners, the Circuit Ricardo Tormo makes a perfect venue for the Moto2™ season finale.
2018 Race Winner
Miguel Oliveira
2018 Fastest Lap
1’47.089
(Alex Marquez)
Best Race Lap
1’35.312
(2014)
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