FIM Moto2 European Championship

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A race start at Estoril in 2017 FIM CEV Repsol Estoril. Moto2 (35944756602).jpg
A race start at Estoril in 2017

FIM Moto2 European Championship is a motorcycle racing competition intended for young racers in Europe. This competition is organized by Dorna, which also runs the competition MotoGP, and Superbike World Championship. [1]

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Moto2 was initially a 600 cc four-stroke class. Engines were supplied exclusively by Honda, tires by Dunlop and electronics are limited and supplied only by FIM-sanctioned producers. Carbon brake discs are banned, only steel brake discs are allowed. However, there are no chassis limitations.

The championship was scheduled to switch to Triumph engines in 2020, following the switch of the Moto2 World Championship in 2019. However the switch was postponed for 2020 and 2021 to reduce costs due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [2] The championship switched to Triumph engines in 2022. [3]

Champions

YearRiderTeamConstructor
2010 Flag of Spain.svg Carmelo Morales Flag of Spain.svg Team Laglisse Suter
2011 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres Flag of Spain.svg Team Laglisse Suter
2012 Flag of Spain.svg Jordi Torres Flag of Spain.svg Team Laglisse Suter
2013 Flag of Spain.svg Román Ramos Flag of Spain.svg Team Stratos Ariane
2014 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Flag of Spain.svg Pons Racing Kalex
2015 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Flag of Spain.svg Páginas Amarillas HP40 Junior Kalex
2016 Flag of South Africa.svg Steven Odendaal Flag of Spain.svg AGR Team Kalex
2017 Flag of Brazil.svg Eric Granado Flag of Spain.svg Promoracing Kalex
2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jesko Raffin Flag of Spain.svg easyRace Team Suter
2019 Flag of Spain.svg Edgar Pons Flag of Spain.svg Baiko Racing Team Kalex
2020 Flag of Italy.svg Yari Montella Flag of Italy.svg Team Ciatti Speed Up
2021 Flag of Spain.svg Fermín Aldeguer Flag of Italy.svg Team Ciatti Boscoscuro
2022 Flag of Germany.svg Lukas Tulovic Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Intact JuniorGP Team Kalex
2023 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Senna Agius Flag of Germany.svg Liqui Moly Intact JuniorGP Team Kalex
2024 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto García Flag of Italy.svg Team Ciatti Kalex

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References

  1. ↑ "FIM CEV Repsol". fimcevrepsol.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  2. ↑ "Infoprensa FIM CEV Repsol 2020/15: FIM CEV Repsol Moto2 Engines for 2021".
  3. ↑ Finetwork FIM JuniorGP [@JuniorGP] (September 27, 2021). "The Triumph era in the Moto2 European Championship is around the corner" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "FIM CEV Repsol sponsors". fimcevrepsol.com. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
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