Moto2

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Moto2 is the intermediate class of Grand Prix motorcycle road racing, featuring standardized engines and serving as a stepping stone between Moto3 and the premier MotoGP category.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Moto2 canonical 5
Moto2 World Championship 4
2013 Moto2 World Championship 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Grand Prix motorcycle racing category
motorcycle racing class
brakeSupplier Brembo
surface form: Brembo (common supplier for many teams)
broadcastOn international sports television networks
chassisRegulation prototype chassis allowed
displacement 600 cc
765 cc
electronicsRegulation control ECU
engineConfiguration four-stroke
engineLimit single make engine
engineSupplier Honda
Triumph
surface form: Triumph Motorcycles
engineSupplierPeriod Honda 2010–2018
Triumph 2019–present
follows Moto3
frameManufacturers Kalex
MV Agusta
NTS
Speed Up
fuelType petrol
governingBody Dorna Sports
Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme
inception 2010
introducedTo reduce costs compared to 250cc two-stroke era
licenceRequirement FIM Grand Prix licence
minimumRiderAge 16
notableChampionExamples Francesco Bagnaia
Johann Zarco
Marc Márquez
organisedWith Moto3
MotoGP
partOf FIM Grand Prix World Championship
pointsSystem same as MotoGP points structure
positionInHierarchy intermediate class
precedes MotoGP
primaryRole stepping stone for riders to MotoGP
promoter Dorna Sports
purpose development category for MotoGP
qualifyingFormat timed qualifying sessions
raceDistance shorter than MotoGP races
raceType road racing
replaced 250cc class
safetyStandards FIM Grand Prix safety regulations
seasonStructure multiple rounds across different countries
standardizedEngine true
typicalGridSize around 30 riders
tyreSupplier Dunlop
worldChampionshipTitle Moto2 World Champion

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

MotoGP hasCompetition Moto2
Pol Espargaró participantIn Moto2
this entity surface form: Moto2 World Championship
Pol Espargaró awardReceived Moto2
this entity surface form: Moto2 World Championship 2013
Pol Espargaró championshipWon Moto2
this entity surface form: 2013 Moto2 World Championship
Grand Prix de France Moto (at times) category Moto2
subject surface form: Grand Prix de France Moto
Grand Prix de France Moto (at times) hasClass Moto2
subject surface form: Grand Prix de France Moto
this entity surface form: Moto2 class
Dorna Sports manages Moto2
this entity surface form: Moto2 World Championship
MotoE World Championship runsAlongside Moto2
this entity surface form: Moto2 World Championship
KTM competesIn Moto2
Marc Márquez worldChampionshipTitle Moto2
this entity surface form: Moto2 World Championship