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|rowspan=3| {{flagicon|SUI}} CarXpert Interwetten <br> {{flagicon|SUI}} Garage Plus Interwetten
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Jesko Raffin]]<ref name="CarXpert">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/moto2/news/100390/Fix-Jesko-Raffin-zwei-Jahre-im-CarXpert-Team.html|title=Fix: Jesko Raffin zwei Jahre im CarXpert-Team|trans_title=Confirmed: Jesko Raffin two years with the CarXpert team|language=German|work=Speedweek.com|publisher=Speedweek|date=16 October 2016|accessdate=16 October 2016}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Thomas Lüthi]]<ref name="Interwetten">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/moto2/news/97371/Fix-Dominique-Aegerter-bleibt-im-CarXpert-Team.html|title=Fix: Dominique Aegerter bleibt im CarXpert-Team|trans_title=Confirmed: Dominique Aegerter stays with CarXpert-Team|language=German|work=Speedweek.com|publisher=Speedweek|date=21 August 2016|accessdate=21 August 2016}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Iker Lecuona]]<ref name="CarXpert"/>
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| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcel Schrötter]]<ref name="Intact"/>
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!rowspan=2| [[Kalex]]
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Morbidelli]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/moto2/news/98650/So-werden-die-Moto2-Teams-2017-aussehen.html|title=So werden die Moto2-Teams 2017 aussehen|trans_title=So the Moto2 teams will look in 2017|language=German|work=Speedweek.com|publisher=Speedweek|date=14 September 2016|accessdate=3 October 2016}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álex Márquez]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/07/14/marquez-to-remain-at-estrella-galicia-0-0-marc-vds/205326|title=Márquez to remain at Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Álex Márquez]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/07/14/marquez-to-remain-at-estrella-galicia-0-0-marc-vds/205326|title=Márquez to remain at Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=14 July 2016|accessdate=20 July 2016}}</ref>
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|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tadayuki Okada|Idemitsu Honda Team Asia]]
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| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Isaac Viñales]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/07/isaac-vinales-signs-with-sag/209849|title=Isaac Viñales signs with SAG|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Isaac Viñales]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/07/isaac-vinales-signs-with-sag/209849|title=Isaac Viñales signs with SAG|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=7 September 2016}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuta Nagashima]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stopandgo.es/noticias/gp-info/posts/tetsuta-nagashima-signs-with-the-stop-and-go-racing-team-for-the-2017-season-tetsuta-nagashima-con-el-stop-and-go-racing-team-en-el-2017}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Tetsuta Nagashima]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.stopandgo.es/noticias/gp-info/posts/tetsuta-nagashima-signs-with-the-stop-and-go-racing-team-for-the-2017-season-tetsuta-nagashima-con-el-stop-and-go-racing-team-en-el-2017|title=Tetsuta Nagashima signs with the Stop And Go Racing Team for the 2017 season // Tetsuta Nagashima con el Stop And Go Racing Team en el 2017|work=stopandgo.es|publisher=SAG|date=13 September 2016|accessdate=13 September 2016}}</ref>
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|rowspan=2| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Ajo Motorsport|Red Bull KTM Ajo]]
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!rowspan=2| [[Eskil Suter|Suter]]
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Mattia Pasini]]<ref name="Italtrans">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/moto2/news/98389/Andrea-Locatelli-faehrt-2017-Moto2-WM-bei-Italtrans.html|title=Andrea Locatelli fährt 2017 Moto2-WM bei Italtrans|trans_title=Andrea Locatelli rides Moto2 World Championship in 2017 with Italtrans|language=German|work=Speedweek.com|publisher=Speedweek|date=10 September 2016|accessdate=10 September 2016}}</ref>
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| {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Andrea Locatelli (motorcycle racer)|Andrea Locatelli]]<ref name="Italtrans"/>
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| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabio Quartararo]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/23/quartararo-to-moto2-in-2017/211253|title=Quartararo to Moto2™ in 2017|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Fabio Quartararo]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/news/2016/09/23/quartararo-to-moto2-in-2017/211253|title=Quartararo to Moto2™ in 2017|work=MotoGP.com|publisher=[[Dorna Sports]]|date=23 September 2016|accessdate=24 September 2016}}</ref>
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* [[Francesco Bagnaia]] moved up to Moto2 with [[Sky Racing Team by VR46|Sky Racing Team VR46]].
* [[Francesco Bagnaia]] moved up to Moto2 with [[Sky Racing Team by VR46|Sky Racing Team VR46]].
* [[Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer)|Miguel Oliveira]] switched team to [[Ajo Motorsport|Red Bull KTM Ajo]], with [[2016 Moto3 season|2016 Moto3 champion]] [[Brad Binder]] set to be promoted to Ajo's Moto2 team as Oliveira's teammate.
* [[Miguel Oliveira (motorcycle racer)|Miguel Oliveira]] switched team to [[Ajo Motorsport|Red Bull KTM Ajo]], with [[2016 Moto3 season|2016 Moto3 champion]] [[Brad Binder]] set to be promoted to Ajo's Moto2 team as Oliveira's teammate.
* [[Andrea Locatelli (motorcycle racer)|Andrea Locatelli]] gets promoted to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team.
* [[Xavier Siméon]] will switch from QMMF Racing Team to Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 for 2017 as a replacement for [[Remy Gardner]].
* [[Xavier Siméon]] will switch from QMMF Racing Team to Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 for 2017 as a replacement for [[Remy Gardner]].
* [[Fabio Quartararo]] moved up to Moto2 with [[Pons Racing|Páginas Amarillas HP 40]], filling the seat vacated by [[Álex Rins]] who moved up to [[Suzuki MotoGP|Team Suzuki Ecstar]].
* [[Fabio Quartararo]] moved up to Moto2 with [[Pons Racing|Páginas Amarillas HP 40]], filling the seat vacated by [[Álex Rins]] who moved up to [[Suzuki MotoGP|Team Suzuki Ecstar]].
* After spending his entire Moto2 career with Technomag (including after their merger with [[Paddock Grand Prix|Interwetten Paddock]] in 2015), [[Dominique Aegerter]] will switch team to Leopard Racing.
* After spending his entire Moto2 career with Technomag (including after their merger with [[Paddock Grand Prix|Interwetten Paddock]] in 2015), [[Dominique Aegerter]] will switch team to Leopard Racing.
* After spending the last season as replacement rider, [[Iker Lecuona]] will make his full season debut with Garage Plus Interwetten.
* After spending the last season as replacement rider, [[Iker Lecuona]] will make his full season debut with Garage Plus Interwetten.
* [[Andrea Locatelli (motorcycle racer)|Andrea Locatelli]] gets promoted to Moto2 with the Italtrans racing team


===Team changes===
===Team changes===
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* Valentino Rossi's [[Sky Racing Team by VR46|Sky Racing Team VR46]] expands to Moto2, fielding two [[Kalex]] bikes for [[Francesco Bagnaia]] and an unannounced rider.
* Valentino Rossi's [[Sky Racing Team by VR46|Sky Racing Team VR46]] expands to Moto2, fielding two [[Kalex]] bikes for [[Francesco Bagnaia]] and an unannounced rider.
* SAG Team will field two bikes again, after running most of the 2016 season with only one bike due to [[Luis Salom]]'s death at the Catalonia Grand Prix.
* SAG Team will field two bikes again, after running most of the 2016 season with only one bike due to [[Luis Salom]]'s death at the Catalonia Grand Prix.
* Italtrans Racing Team is set to field two bikes again after running only one bike with [[Mattia Pasini]] last season. Moreover they will switch to [[Eskil Suter|Suter]], with which they previously competed in 2011.
* Italtrans Racing Team is set to field two bikes again after running only one bike with [[Mattia Pasini]] last season.
* After four years with [[Kalex]], Dynavolt Intact GP will switch to [[Eskil Suter|Suter]].
* After four years with [[Kalex]], Dynavolt Intact GP will switch to [[Eskil Suter|Suter]].
* Leopard Racing will switch to [[Eskil Suter|Suter]], with which they previously competed in 2010 as Kiefer Racing.
* Leopard Racing will switch to [[Eskil Suter|Suter]], with which they previously competed in 2010 as Kiefer Racing.
* QMMF Racing Team will leave the Moto2.<ref name="speedweek">{{cite news|url=http://www.speedweek.com/moto2/news/99742/Moto2-WM-Die-Teams-und-Fahrer-fuer-die-Saison-2017.html|title=Moto2-WM: Die Teams und Fahrer für die Saison 2017|trans_title=Moto2 World Championship: The teams and riders for the 2017 season|language=German|work=Speedweek.com|publisher=Speedweek|date=3 October 2016|accessdate=8 October 2016}}</ref>


==Calendar==
==Calendar==

Revision as of 12:01, 16 October 2016

The 2017 Moto2 season will be a part of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Switzerland CarXpert Interwetten
Switzerland Garage Plus Interwetten
Kalex Kalex Moto2 2 Switzerland Jesko Raffin[1]
12 Switzerland Thomas Lüthi[2]
27 Spain Iker Lecuona[1]
Switzerland Forward Racing Kalex Kalex Moto2 7 Italy Lorenzo Baldassarri[3]
10 Italy Luca Marini[3]
Italy Federal Oil Gresini Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 9 Spain Jorge Navarro[4]
Germany Dynavolt Intact GP Suter[5] Suter MMX2 11 Germany Sandro Cortese[6]
23 Germany Marcel Schrötter[6]
Italy Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2 Kalex Kalex Moto2 19 Belgium Xavier Siméon[7]
Belgium EG 0,0 Marc VDS Kalex Kalex Moto2 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli[8]
73 Spain Álex Márquez[9]
Spain SAG Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 32 Spain Isaac Viñales[10]
45 Japan Tetsuta Nagashima[11]
Finland Red Bull KTM Ajo KTM[12] TBA 41 South Africa Brad Binder[12]
44 Portugal Miguel Oliveira[12]
Germany Leopard Racing Suter[13] Suter MMX2 52 United Kingdom Danny Kent[14]
77 Switzerland Dominique Aegerter[14]
Italy Italtrans Racing Team Kalex Kalex Moto2 54 Italy Mattia Pasini[15]
TBA Italy Andrea Locatelli[15]
Spain Páginas Amarillas HP 40 Kalex Kalex Moto2 TBA France Fabio Quartararo[16]
TBA TBA
France Tech 3 Racing Tech 3 Tech 3 Mistral 610 87 Australia Remy Gardner[17]
97 Spain Xavi Vierge[17]
Italy Sky Racing Team VR46 Kalex[18] Kalex Moto2 TBA Italy Francesco Bagnaia[19]
TBA TBA

Riders changes

Team changes

  • Ajo Motorsport switches to KTM bikes, with KTM making their Moto2 debut. KTM would field two bikes for Brad Binder and Miguel Oliveira.
  • Valentino Rossi's Sky Racing Team VR46 expands to Moto2, fielding two Kalex bikes for Francesco Bagnaia and an unannounced rider.
  • SAG Team will field two bikes again, after running most of the 2016 season with only one bike due to Luis Salom's death at the Catalonia Grand Prix.
  • Italtrans Racing Team is set to field two bikes again after running only one bike with Mattia Pasini last season.
  • After four years with Kalex, Dynavolt Intact GP will switch to Suter.
  • Leopard Racing will switch to Suter, with which they previously competed in 2010 as Kiefer Racing.

Calendar

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 26 March Qatar Grand Prix of Qatar[20] Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 9 Apil Argentina Gran Premio de la República Argentina[21] Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
3 23 Apil United States Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 7 May Spain Gran Premio de España Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5 21 May France Grand Prix de France[22] Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6 4 June Italy Gran Premio d'Italia Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7 11 June Catalonia Gran Premi de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 25 June Netherlands Dutch TT[23] TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 17 July Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[24] Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 6 August Czech Republic Grand Prix České republiky[25] Automotodrom Brno, Brno
11 13 August Austria Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12 27 August United Kingdom Octo British Grand Prix[26] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone[27]
13 10 September San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[28] Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 24 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón[29] Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15 15 October Japan Grand Prix of Japan[30] Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 22 October Australia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[31] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17 29 October Malaysia Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18 12 November Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana[32] Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Calendar changes

  • The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced.[33] The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.[27]

References

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  13. ^ "MotoGP Aragon: Kent excited by Suter switch". Crash.net. Crash Media Group. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  14. ^ a b "Leopard Racing announce Aegerter and Kent for Moto2™ 2017". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Andrea Locatelli fährt 2017 Moto2-WM bei Italtrans". Speedweek.com (in German). Speedweek. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "Quartararo to Moto2™ in 2017". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  17. ^ a b "Vierge to be joined by Remy Gardner at Tech 3". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  18. ^ "SKY VR46: Romano Fenati 2017 in der Moto2 auf Kalex". Speedweek.com (in German). Speedweek. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "Bagnaia set to make Moto2™ move with new VR46 team". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 19 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Qatar secures 10-year MotoGP contract". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  21. ^ "Termas de Rio Hondo extends Argentina GP contract". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 4 April 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  22. ^ "French Grand Prix contract extended to 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  23. ^ "Assen confirmed on calendar until 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  24. ^ "MotoGP™ to stay at the Sachsenring until 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  25. ^ "Dorna extends contract with Brno until 2020". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
  26. ^ "Dorna Sports and Circuit of Wales sign historic MotoGP™ agreement". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2014.
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  29. ^ "MotoGP™ at MotorLand Aragon until 2021". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
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  33. ^ "2016 Octo British Grand Prix MotoGP". Silverstone Circuit. British Racing Drivers' Club. Retrieved 29 August 2016. Ahead of the British MotoGP taking place at the purpose-built £375 million South Wales valley venue for the first time in 2018, the Circuit of Wales will promote and run the event at Silverstone.