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Franco Morbidelli (pictured in 2016) was the 2017 Moto2 Champion.
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.
Calendar
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
‡ = Night race
Calendar changes
The
Austrian and
Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.
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.
[15] 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.
[9]
Teams and riders
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 .
Team
Constructor
Motorcycle
Rider
Rounds
Garage Plus Interwetten
CarXpert Interwetten
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
2
Jesko Raffin
[17]
All
12
Thomas Lüthi
[18]
1–17
27
Iker Lecuona
[17]
3–5, 7–18
52
Danny Kent
[19]
6
60
Julián Simón
[20]
1–2
88
Ricard Cardús
18
NTS
NTS
NTS NH6
4
Steven Odendaal
14
Italtrans Racing Team
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
5
Andrea Locatelli
[18]
All
54
Mattia Pasini
[18]
All
Kiefer Racing
Suter
[21]
Suter MMX2
6
Tarran Mackenzie
[22]
5–18
22
Federico Fuligni
[23]
4
52
Danny Kent
[24]
1–3
77
Dominique Aegerter
[24]
All
Forward Racing Team
Forward Junior Team
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
7
Lorenzo Baldassarri
[18]
1–8, 10–18
10
Luca Marini
[18]
All
22
Federico Fuligni
[25]
6–7, 13–14
22
Federico Fuligni
[26]
9
QMMF Racing
Speed Up
Speed Up SF16
8
Saeed Al Sulaiti
[20]
1
96
Nasser Al Malki
[27]
1
Federal Oil Gresini Moto2
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
9
Jorge Navarro
[28]
1–16, 18
26
Dimas Ekky Pratama
17
Dynavolt Intact GP
Suter
[29]
Suter MMX2
11
Sandro Cortese
[30]
All
15
Alex de Angelis
13
23
Marcel Schrötter
[30]
1–10, 14–18
52
Danny Kent
11
94
Jake Dixon
[31]
12
94
Jake Dixon
18
Tech 3 Racing
Tech 3
Tech 3 Mistral 610
14
Héctor Garzó
[26]
9
60
Julián Simón
[32]
3
87
Remy Gardner
[33]
1–2, 4–18
97
Xavi Vierge
[33]
1–8, 10–18
Tasca Racing Scuderia Moto2
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
15
Alex de Angelis
[34]
12, 17
19
Xavier Siméon
[35]
1–11, 13–16, 18
AGR Team
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
20
Joe Roberts
10–14
68
Yonny Hernández
[36]
1–9
EG 0,0 Marc VDS
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
21
Franco Morbidelli
[18]
All
73
Álex Márquez
[37]
All
Speed Up Racing
Speed Up
Speed Up SF7
[38]
24
Simone Corsi
[18]
All
37
Augusto Fernández
[25]
6–18
47
Axel Bassani
[18]
2–5
88
Ricard Cardús
[20]
1
Idemitsu Honda Team Asia
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
30
Takaaki Nakagami
[18]
All
89
Khairul Idham Pawi
[18]
All
BE-A-VIP SAG Team
Teluru SAG Team
Teluru MOTOBUM Racing Team
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
32
Isaac Viñales
[39]
All
33
Ikuhiro Enokido
15
45
Tetsuta Nagashima
[18]
All
MuSASHi RT HARC-RRO
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
34
Ryo Mizuno
15
Pons HP40
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
40
Fabio Quartararo
[40]
All
57
Edgar Pons
[18]
All
Red Bull KTM Ajo
KTM
[41]
KTM Moto2
41
Brad Binder
[41]
1–2, 6–18
44
Miguel Oliveira
[41]
All
88
Ricard Cardús
[32]
3–5
Sky Racing Team VR46
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
42
Francesco Bagnaia
[42]
All
62
Stefano Manzi
[18]
All
RW Racing GP
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
49
Axel Pons
[43]
All
Promoracing
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
51
Eric Granado
18
Petronas Raceline Malaysia
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
55
Hafizh Syahrin
[18]
All
Willirace Team
Kalex
Kalex Moto2
98
Karel Hanika
10
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
Team changes
Ajo Motorsport switched to
KTM bikes, with KTM making their Moto2 debut. KTM fielded two bikes for
Brad Binder and
Miguel Oliveira .
Valentino Rossi's
Sky Racing Team VR46 expanded to Moto2, fielding two
Kalex bikes for
Francesco Bagnaia and
Stefano Manzi .
SAG Team fielded 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.
After four years with
Kalex , Dynavolt Intact GP switched to
Suter .
Leopard Racing reverted to their original name Kiefer Racing. In addition, they have also switched to
Suter .
Italtrans Racing Team competed with two bikes again in 2017, with
Pasini and
Locatelli riding.
AGR Team have downsized to one bike in exchange for one slot in Moto3 for 2017.
QMMF Racing Team withdrew from the championship. As a result of losing their customer,
Speed Up Racing have expanded to two bikes.
RW Racing GP switched from Moto3 to Moto2 for 2017.
Rider changes
Mid-season changes
Results and standings
Grands Prix
Round
Grand Prix
Pole position
Fastest lap
Winning rider
Winning team
Winning constructor
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
Riders' standings
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
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie
Constructors' standings
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Notes
^ Grid formed by each rider's best time from any of the three free practice sessions held, after rain cancelled the planned qualifying session.
[27]
[44]
References
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