The 2017 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The season was marred by the death of Stefan Kiefer, head of Kiefer Racing, in Malaysia. Johann Zarco was the reigning two-time series champion but he did not further defend his title as he joined the series' premier class, MotoGP.
The 2017 season was the first season for the KTM Moto2 chassis, after KTM expanded its factory operations to Moto2 and MotoGP.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2017. [1]
A provisional list of team entrants for 2017 was released on 26 October 2016. [16] All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
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1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli [a] | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Miguel Oliveira | Miguel Oliveira | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Thomas Lüthi | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Thomas Lüthi | Mattia Pasini | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | Thomas Lüthi | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | Report |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | Takaaki Nakagami | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | Report |
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Brad Binder | Thomas Lüthi | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Miguel Oliveira | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Takaaki Nakagami | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Brad Binder | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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 |
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Bold – Pole |
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos | Constructor |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
CZE |
AUT |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kalex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 427 |
2 | KTM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 266 |
3 | Suter | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 120 |
4 | Speed Up | 17 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 117 |
5 | Tech 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 107 |
NTS | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Constructor |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
CZE |
AUT |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
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.
The 2017 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
The season was marred by the death of Stefan Kiefer, head of Kiefer Racing, in Malaysia. Johann Zarco was the reigning two-time series champion but he did not further defend his title as he joined the series' premier class, MotoGP.
The 2017 season was the first season for the KTM Moto2 chassis, after KTM expanded its factory operations to Moto2 and MotoGP.
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2017. [1]
Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 26 March ‡ | Grand Prix of Qatar [2] | Losail International Circuit, Lusail |
2 | 9 April | Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina [3] | Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo |
3 | 23 April | Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas [4] | Circuit of the Americas, Austin |
4 | 7 May | Gran Premio Red Bull de España | Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera |
5 | 21 May | HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France [5] | Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans |
6 | 4 June | Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero |
7 | 11 June | Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló |
8 | 25 June | Motul TT Assen [6] | TT Circuit Assen, Assen |
9 | 2 July | GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland [7] | Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal |
10 | 6 August | Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky [8] | Brno Circuit, Brno |
11 | 13 August | NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring, Spielberg |
12 | 27 August | Octo British Grand Prix [9] | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone |
13 | 10 September | Gran Premio Tribul MasterCard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini [10] | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico |
14 | 24 September | Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón [11] | MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz |
15 | 15 October | Motul Grand Prix of Japan [12] | Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi |
16 | 22 October | Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix [13] | Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island |
17 | 29 October | Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Sepang |
18 | 12 November | Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana [14] | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia |
A provisional list of team entrants for 2017 was released on 26 October 2016. [16] All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop.
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Round | Grand Prix | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning rider | Winning team | Winning constructor | Report |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli [a] | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
2 | Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Miguel Oliveira | Miguel Oliveira | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
3 | Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
4 | Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
5 | French motorcycle Grand Prix | Thomas Lüthi | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
6 | Italian motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Thomas Lüthi | Mattia Pasini | Italtrans Racing Team | Kalex | Report |
7 | Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
8 | Dutch TT | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
9 | German motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
10 | Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | Thomas Lüthi | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | Report |
11 | Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
12 | British motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | Takaaki Nakagami | Idemitsu Honda Team Asia | Kalex | Report |
13 | San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Brad Binder | Thomas Lüthi | CarXpert Interwetten | Kalex | Report |
14 | Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix | Miguel Oliveira | Mattia Pasini | Franco Morbidelli | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
15 | Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix | Takaaki Nakagami | Álex Márquez | Álex Márquez | EG 0,0 Marc VDS | Kalex | Report |
16 | Australian motorcycle Grand Prix | Mattia Pasini | Brad Binder | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
17 | Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
18 | Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix | Álex Márquez | Franco Morbidelli | Miguel Oliveira | Red Bull KTM Ajo | KTM | Report |
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 |
|
Bold – Pole |
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Pos | Constructor |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
CZE |
AUT |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kalex | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 427 |
2 | KTM | 4 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 266 |
3 | Suter | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 120 |
4 | Speed Up | 17 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 117 |
5 | Tech 3 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 107 |
NTS | 24 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Pos | Constructor |
QAT |
ARG |
AME |
SPA |
FRA |
ITA |
CAT |
NED |
GER |
CZE |
AUT |
GBR |
RSM |
ARA |
JPN |
AUS |
MAL |
VAL |
Pts |
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.