The 2023 FIM Moto2 World Championship was part of the 75th FIM Road Racing World Championship season. Pedro Acosta won the championship with two races to spare after finishing second at the Malaysian round in Sepang, riding for Red Bull KTM Ajo.
Teams and riders
editAll teams used series-specified Dunlop tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.[53]
Team changes
edit- Forward Racing and MV Agusta ended their partnership which started in 2019.[54] Forward Racing entered the 2023 season using motorcycles under their own brand.
Rider changes
edit- Dennis Foggia made his Moto2 debut with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Lorenzo Dalla Porta.[37]
- Cameron Beaubier returned to the AMA Superbike Championship after two years in Moto2.[55] Rory Skinner replaced Beaubier at American Racing to make his full-time Moto2 debut, having appeared as a wildcard rider for the team in 2022.[16] Skinner raced in the British Superbike Championship in 2022.
- Sergio García made his Moto2 debut with Pons Wegow Los40, replacing Jorge Navarro.[45] Navarro then left Moto2 for the Supersport World Championship.[56]
- Álex Escrig made his Moto2 debut with Forward Team, replacing Simone Corsi who became the rider coach for the team.[3] Escrig raced in both the MotoE World Cup and Moto2 European Championship in 2022.
- Lorenzo Dalla Porta moved to Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team from Italtrans Racing Team, replacing the now-retired Gabriel Rodrigo.[41]
- Albert Arenas moved to Red Bull KTM Ajo from GasGas Aspar Team,[49] replacing Augusto Fernández who moved up to MotoGP.[57] 2022 Moto3 World Riders' Champion Izan Guevara then moved up from Moto3 while remaining with GasGas Aspar Team, replacing Arenas.[33]
- Kohta Nozane made his full-time debut with Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, replacing Keminth Kubo.[18] Nozane has raced before as a replacement rider in the Moto2 and MotoGP classes. Nozane raced in the Superbike World Championship in 2022.
- Darryn Binder and Lukas Tulovic raced for Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP, replacing Jeremy Alcoba and Marcel Schrötter.[38] Alcoba moved to QJmotor Gresini Moto2, replacing Alessandro Zaccone,[47] while Schrötter left Moto2 for the Supersport World Championship.[58] Binder made his Moto2 debut, having raced in MotoGP in 2022. Tulovic, who is the 2022 Moto2 European Champion, returned to the Moto2 class, having last raced in 2019. Tulovic also raced as a replacement rider in MotoE in 2022.
- Borja Gómez made his full-time debut with Fantic Racing,[26] replacing Niccolò Antonelli who was previously announced to race with the team in 2023,[23] and was also included in the released provisional entry list.[1] Gómez has served as a replacement rider in 2022.
Mid-season changes
edit- Izan Guevara missed the first two rounds of the season due to a triangular fibrocartilage injury in his right wrist sustained during testing at Portimão.[34] He was replaced by Jordi Torres.
- Ai Ogura missed the Portuguese round after undergoing surgery on his left wrist that was injured during a training accident.[59] He was not replaced.
- Álex Escrig competed during P1 of the Portuguese round, but withdrew after being declared unfit due to the effects of a right shoulder injury sustained during pre-season testing. He was replaced by David Sanchis for the rest of the weekend,[4] and also at the Argentine and Americas rounds.[5][6] Escrig also missed the Italian, German, and Dutch rounds to continue his recovery. He was replaced by Lorenzo Dalla Porta for the Italian and German round,[7] and by Yeray Ruiz for the Dutch round.[8] Dalla Porta raced for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team from the start of the season but parted ways with the team after the French round.[60] He was replaced by Taiga Hada starting from the Italian round.[42] Escrig also missed the Catalan, San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds after sustaining a fractured tibia during P3 of the previous Austrian round.[61] He was again replaced by Ruiz for the Catalan round,[9] and by Sean Dylan Kelly for the San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds.[10] Kelly raced for American Racing from the start of the season but parted ways with the team after the Austrian round.[15] He was replaced by Marcos Ramírez starting from the Catalan round.
- Kohta Nozane missed seven Grands Prix due to a lower back injury sustained at the Portuguese round.[19] He was replaced by Soichiro Minamimoto for the Argentine, Americas, and Spanish rounds, by Kasma Daniel for the Italian and German rounds,[20] and was not replaced for the French and Dutch rounds.
- Lukas Tulovic missed the Argentine round due to a previous injury which also caused him to withdraw from the previous Portuguese round.[citation needed] He was not replaced. He also missed the Japanese round due to a broken collarbone.[39] He was replaced by Senna Agius.
- Darryn Binder missed the Spanish and French rounds after suffering a double fracture of his right hand during P3 of the Americas round.[40] He was replaced for both races by Senna Agius. Binder also missed the Catalan and San Marino rounds due to a fractured vertebrae sustained in a crash during the previous Austrian race.[62] He was again replaced for both races by Agius.[63]
- Rory Skinner missed the German and Dutch rounds after suffering a fractured right foot during P3 of the Italian round.[17] He was replaced for both races by Carlos Tatay.
- Marcos Ramírez competed during P1 of the Dutch round, but withdrew after suffering a small fracture in his right elbow during the session.[8] He was replaced for the rest of the weekend by Álex Escrig. Escrig is a regular rider and Ramírez's teammate. He was initially declared unfit for the Dutch round and was replaced by Yeray Ruiz. Eventually, Escrig was declared fit enough to serve as a replacement rider for Ramírez.
- Sean Dylan Kelly missed the British and Austrian rounds to continue his recovery from forearm surgery after being plagued with arm pump issues.[64] He was not replaced for the British round, and was replaced by Marcos Ramírez for the Austrian round.[14] Ramírez raced for Forward Team from the start of the season but parted ways with the team after the British round. He was replaced by Alberto Surra starting from the Austrian round.[11] Kelly parted ways with the team after the Austrian round.[15] He was replaced by Ramírez as a full-time rider starting from the Catalan round.
- Taiga Hada missed the Austrian and Catalan rounds due to injury.[43] He was replaced for both races by Mattia Rato.
- Celestino Vietti missed the Japanese and Indonesian rounds due to a fractured pubic bone sustained in the Indian race. He was replaced by Borja Gómez for the Japanese round,[24] and by Lorenzo Baldassarri for the Indonesian round.[25] Gómez raced for Fantic Racing from the start of the season as a regular rider and was Vietti's teammate but parted ways with the team after the Indian round. He was replaced by Mattia Casadei as a full-time rider starting from the Japanese round.[27]
- Alberto Surra missed the Malaysian round due to injury.[12] He was replaced by Sean Dylan Kelly. Surra parted ways with the team after the Malaysian round. He was replaced by Kelly as a full-time rider starting from the Qatar round.
Regulation changes
editThe minimum age to have a license for Moto2 was raised to 18 years old.[65]
Calendar
editThe following Grands Prix took place in 2023:[66]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 March | Grande Prémio Tissot de Portugal | Algarve International Circuit, Portimão |
2 | 2 April | Gran Premio Michelin de la República Argentina | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo |
3 | 16 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
4 | 30 April | Gran Premio MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn de España | Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera |
5 | 14 May | Shark Grand Prix de France | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
6 | 11 June | Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero |
7 | 18 June | Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
8 | 25 June | Motul TT Assen | TT Circuit Assen, Assen |
9 | 6 August | Monster Energy British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
10 | 20 August | CryptoData Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
11 | 3 September | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
12 | 10 September | Gran Premio Red Bull di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |
13 | 24 September | IndianOil Grand Prix of India | Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
14 | 1 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan | Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi |
15 | 15 October | Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia | Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok |
16 | 22 October | MotoGP Guru by Gryfyn Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island |
17 | 29 October | OR Thailand Grand Prix | Chang International Circuit, Buriram |
18 | 12 November | Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia | Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang |
19 | 19 November | Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar[g] | Lusail International Circuit, Lusail |
20 | 26 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia |
Cancelled Grand Prix | |||
– | Kazakhstan motorcycle Grand Prix | Sokol International Racetrack, Almaty | |
Sources:[67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86] |
Grand Prix locations
editCalendar changes
edit- For the first time since 2006, Lusail in Qatar did not host the opening round due to "extensive renovation and remodelling to the paddock area and circuit facilities".[87]
- The British Grand Prix returned to the International Paddock of the Silverstone Circuit for the first time since 2012.[88]
- India and Kazakhstan were both scheduled to host their first World Championship motorcycle Grands Prix in 2023 at the Buddh International Circuit and the Sokol International Racetrack, respectively.[78][73]
- The Hungarian Grand Prix was scheduled to make its debut in 2023 but was postponed until at least 2024 due to the unstarted construction of the circuit.[89]
- The Aragon Grand Prix was omitted from the schedule for the first time since its introduction in 2010.[66]
- The Finnish Grand Prix at Kymi Ring was under contract to feature in 2023, but was not included in the provisional calendar due to safety concerns of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[66]
- The Kazakhstan Grand Prix at Sokol International Racetrack was cancelled due to ongoing homologation works at the circuit, paired with global operational challenges. The event was not replaced.[86]
Results and standings
editGrands Prix
editRound | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix | Filip Salač | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Alonso López | Alonso López | Tony Arbolino | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Celestino Vietti | Jeremy Alcoba | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Sam Lowes | Sam Lowes | Sam Lowes | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Sam Lowes | Pedro Acosta | Tony Arbolino | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Arón Canet | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
7 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Alonso López | Jake Dixon | Jake Dixon | Inde GasGas Aspar Team | Kalex | Report |
9 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Pedro Acosta | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | Beta Tools Speed Up | Boscoscuro | Report |
10 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Celestino Vietti | Fantic Racing | Kalex | Report |
11 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Jake Dixon | Pedro Acosta | Jake Dixon | Asterius GasGas Aspar Team | Kalex | Report |
12 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Celestino Vietti | Celestino Vietti | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
13 | Indian motorcycle Grand Prix | Jake Dixon | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
14 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Somkiat Chantra | Somkiat Chantra | Somkiat Chantra | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | Report |
15 | Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix | Arón Canet | Pedro Acosta | Pedro Acosta | Red Bull KTM Ajo | Kalex | Report |
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Fermín Aldeguer | Tony Arbolino | Tony Arbolino | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
17 | Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | Beta Tools Speed Up | Boscoscuro | Report |
18 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | Beta Tools Speed Up | Boscoscuro | Report |
19 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Joe Roberts | Sam Lowes | Fermín Aldeguer | Beta Tools Speed Up | Boscoscuro | Report |
20 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Arón Canet | Fermín Aldeguer | Fermín Aldeguer | CAG Speed Up | Boscoscuro | Report |
Riders' standings
edit- Scoring system
Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points | 25 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
|
|
- ‡ – Half points were awarded during the Australian Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Constructors' standings
editEach constructor was awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos. | Constructor | POR |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
GER |
NED |
GBR |
AUT |
CAT |
RSM |
IND |
JPN |
INA |
AUS‡ |
THA |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kalex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 462.5 |
2 | Boscoscuro | 13 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 286 |
3 | Forward | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 4 |
NTS | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Constructor | POR |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
GER |
NED |
GBR |
AUT |
CAT |
RSM |
IND |
JPN |
INA |
AUS‡ |
THA |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
Pts |
Source:[90] |
- ‡ – Half points were awarded during the Australian Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Teams' standings
editThe teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
Pos. | Team | Bike No. |
POR |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
GER |
NED |
GBR |
AUT |
CAT |
RSM |
IND |
JPN |
INA |
AUS‡ |
THA |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull KTM Ajo | 37 | 1F | 12 | 1 | 2 | RetF | 1F | 1P F | 3 | 3P | 2P F | 6F | 1 | 1F | 3 | 1F | 9 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 417.5 |
75 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | DNS | 23 | 9 | 9 | 14 | Ret | 3 | DNS | 14 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 10 | |||
2 | Speed Up Racing[a] | 21 | Ret | 2P F | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6P | Ret | Ret | 8 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 25 | Ret | 8 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 362 |
54 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 8 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 1F | 9 | 13 | Ret | 12 | 22 | 3 | 3P | 1P F | 1P F | 1 | 1F | |||
3 | Elf Marc VDS Racing Team | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 1F | 4 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 353.5 |
22 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 1P F | 15P | Ret | 7 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 19 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 14 | 7 | 12F | 7 | |||
4 | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | 35 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 4 | Ret | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | Ret | 1P F | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 311 |
79 | DNS | 15 | Ret | 9 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 2 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | ||||
5 | Pons Wegow Los40 | 11 | 15 | 5 | Ret | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | Ret | 8 | 4 | 11 | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | 25 | 16 | Ret | 279 |
40 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | DNS | 4P | Ret | 5 | 2 | Ret | 2 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 2P | 2 | 11 | Ret | 3 | 2P | |||
6 | GasGas Aspar Team[f] | 28 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 18 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 13 | 25 | Ret | 13 | 14 | 21 | 6 | 9 | Ret | 23 | Ret | 224 | ||
81 | 23 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 6 | 3 | DNS | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1F | Ret | 4 | 1P | 12 | RetP | 4 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 5 | 5 | 6 | |||
7 | QJmotor Gresini Moto2 | 12 | 4P | 7 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 13 | Ret | 13 | 7 | Ret | 9 | 10 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 17 | 14 | DNS | 17 | 158.5 |
52 | 10 | 17 | 4F | 16 | 13 | Ret | 16 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | Ret | 16 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||
8 | Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team[e] | 2 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 145.5 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | DNS | 22 | 20 | 24 | 21 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 16 | 22 | Ret | Ret | Ret | ||||||||||
18 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 12 | DNS | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 10 | Ret | 2 | 13 | |||
27 | 22 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | Italtrans Racing Team | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | Ret | 18 | 4 | Ret | 11 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 5 | Ret | 8 | 11P | 8 | 128.5 |
71 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | Ret | 11 | 21 | Ret | 11 | Ret | 11 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 9 | |||
10 | Fantic Racing | 9 | 26 | 24 | Ret | 21 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 116 | |||||||||||||
13 | 11 | 13 | 9P | Ret | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 2P F | DNS | Ret | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | |||||
43 | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 17 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 24 | |||||||||
11 | Fieten Olie Racing GP | 7 | 12 | 19 | Ret | 13 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 6 | DNS | 12 | 15 | 8 | 15 | Ret | Ret | 18 | 11 | 18 | 14 | 72 |
84 | Ret | 18 | 17 | 23 | 20 | Ret | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | Ret | 6 | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 18 | 19 | 18 | |||
12 | American Racing[d] | 4 | 20 | Ret | 18 | Ret | 16 | 19 | 17 | Ret | 67 | ||||||||||||
24 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 4 | ||||||||||||
33 | 22 | Ret | 19 | 24 | Ret | DNS | Ret | 18 | 23 | Ret | 20 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 21 | |||||
99 | 19 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP | 3 | DNS | Ret | 15 | 11 | Ret | Ret | 16 | 16 | 10 | 19 | Ret | DNS | 22 | 20 | 23 | 24 | Ret | Ret | 46 | ||
8 | 21 | 19 | Ret | Ret | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | 16 | 6 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 14 | 15 | Ret | 7 | 10 | 13 | Ret | 15 | DNS | 14 | 20 | |||||||
14 | Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team | 19 | 19 | 23 | Ret | 25 | 21 | 34.5 | |||||||||||||||
23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | Ret | 19 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 11 | Ret | 16 | 25 | 22 | ||||||||||
64 | Ret | 22 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 14 | Ret | WD | 17 | 15 | Ret | 13 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 24 | |||
73 | 19 | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Forward Team | 4 | 20 | 15 | 23 | 19 | Ret | 26 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
17 | WD | DNS | Ret | Ret | 18 | DNS | 18 | 19 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 23 | |||||||||||
19 | 20 | Ret | |||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 21 | 24 | Ret | 20 | 17 | Ret | 20 | WD | 19 | ||||||||||||||
55 | 22 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 17 | Ret | 17 | 17 | 20 | Ret | 18 | Ret | |||||||||||||||
98 | Ret | Ret | 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Pos. | Team | Bike No. |
POR |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
GER |
NED |
GBR |
AUT |
CAT |
RSM |
IND |
JPN |
INA |
AUS‡ |
THA |
MAL |
QAT |
VAL |
Pts |
Source:[90] |
- ‡ – Half points were awarded during the Australian Grand Prix as less than 50 percent of the scheduled race distance (but at least three full laps) was completed.
Notes
edit- ^ a b This is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are CAG Speed Up (rounds 1, 4, 10, 20), Beta Tools Speed Up (rounds 2–3, 8–9, 11, 14–19), Lightech Speed Up (round 5), MB Conveyors Speed Up (rounds 6–7), +Ego Speed Up (round 12), and GT Trevisan Speed Up (round 13).
- ^ a b Álex Escrig was entered for the first Friday practice session during round 1, before being replaced by David Sanchis due to injury.
- ^ a b Marcos Ramírez was entered for the first Friday practice session during round 8, before being replaced by Álex Escrig due to injury.
- ^ a b From round 6 onwards, the team used the team name OnlyFans American Racing.
- ^ a b From rounds 1–13, the team used the team name Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp.
- ^ a b This is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are Inde GasGas Aspar M2 (rounds 1, 5), Solunion GasGas Aspar Team (round 2), Asterius GasGas Aspar M2 (round 3), AutoSolar GasGas Aspar M2 (rounds 4, 6), Polar Cube GasGas Aspar Team (round 7), Inde GasGas Aspar Team (rounds 8, 12–20), Tensite GasGas Aspar Team (round 9), AutoSolar GasGas Aspar Team (round 10), and Asterius GasGas Aspar Team (round 11).
- ^ Night race
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