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.
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
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
The minimum age to have a license for Moto2 was raised to 18 years old.[65]
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
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]
‡ – 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
Each constructor was awarded the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
‡ – 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
The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.
‡ – 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
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abThis 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).
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abÁlex Escrig was entered for the first Friday practice session during round 1, before being replaced by David Sanchis due to injury.
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abMarcos Ramírez was entered for the first Friday practice session during round 8, before being replaced by Álex Escrig due to injury.
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abFrom round 6 onwards, the team used the team name OnlyFans American Racing.
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abFrom rounds 1–13, the team used the team name Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp.
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abThis 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).
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ab"Yeray Ruiz in azione al GP Catalano" [Yeray Ruiz in action at the Catalan GP]. forwardgarage.com (in Italian). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
^Ramadier, Daryl (17 September 2022).
"Barry Baltus avec RW Racing GP jusqu'en 2024" [Barry Baltus with RW Racing GP until 2024]. gp-inside.com (in French).
Archived from the original on 17 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
^"Malaysia, Qatar and Valencia to close 2023 season". Gresini Racing. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023. We will then return to Europe for the grand finale of the championship which will be in Valencia, where the Team Moto2 QJMOTOR Gresini Racing will have three bikes on the grid: together with Salač and Alcoba in fact there will be Matteo Ferrari...