2023 Moto2 World Championship

• Forward Racing and MV Agusta ended their partnership which started in 2019.[46] Forward Racing entered the 2023 season using motorcycles under their own brand.

• Dennis Foggia made his Moto2 debut with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Lorenzo Dalla Porta.[30]
• Cameron Beaubier returned to the AMA Superbike Championship after two years in Moto2.[47] 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.[11] Skinner raced in the British Superbike Championship in 2022.
• Sergio García made his Moto2 debut with Pons Wegow Los40, replacing Jorge Navarro.[38] Navarro then left Moto2 for the Supersport World Championship.[48]
• 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.[34]
• Albert Arenas moved to Red Bull KTM Ajo from GasGas Aspar Team,[41] replacing Augusto Fernández who moved up to MotoGP.[49] 2022 Moto3 World Riders' Champion Izan Guevara then moved up from Moto3 while remaining with GasGas Aspar Team, replacing Arenas.[26]
• Kohta Nozane made his full-time debut with Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp, replacing Keminth Kubo.[13] 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.[31] Alcoba moved to QJmotor Gresini Moto2, replacing Alessandro Zaccone,[40] while Schrötter left Moto2 for the Supersport World Championship.[50] 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,[20] replacing Niccolò Antonelli who was previously announced to race with the team in 2023,[18] and was also included in the released provisional entry list.[1] Gómez has served as a replacement rider in 2022.

• 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.[27] 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.[51] 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.[4] He was replaced by David Sanchis for the rest of the weekend, and also at the Argentine and Americas rounds. 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,[5] and by Yeray Ruiz for the Dutch round.[6] Dalla Porta raced for Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team from the start of the season but parted ways with the team after the French round.[52] He was replaced by Taiga Hada starting from the Italian round.[35] Escrig also missed the Catalan, San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds after sustaining a fractured tibia during P3 of the previous Austrian round.[53] He was again replaced by Ruiz for the Catalan round, and by Sean Dylan Kelly for the San Marino, Indian, and Japanese rounds.[7] Kelly raced for American Racing from the start of the season but parted ways with the team after the Austrian round. 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.[14] He was replaced by Soichiro Minamimoto for the Argentine, Americas, and Spanish rounds, by Kasma Daniel for the Italian and German rounds,[15] 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. He was not replaced. He also missed the Japanese round due to a broken collarbone.[32] 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.[33] 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.[54] He was again replaced for both races by Agius.[55]
• Rory Skinner missed the German and Dutch rounds after suffering a fractured right foot during P3 of the Italian round.[12] 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.[6] 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.[56] He was not replaced for the British round, and was replaced by Marcos Ramírez for the Austrian round.[10] 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.[8] Kelly parted ways with the team after the Austrian round. 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.[36] 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, and by Lorenzo Baldassarri for the Indonesian round.[19] 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.[21]

• 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".[79]
• The British Grand Prix returned to the International Paddock of the Silverstone Circuit for the first time since 2012.[80]
• 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.[70][65]
• 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.[81]
• The Aragon Grand Prix was omitted from the schedule for the first time since its introduction in 2010.[58]
• 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.[58]
• 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.[78]

Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.

Pos. Rider Bike Team POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS‡ THA MAL QAT VAL Pts 1 Pedro Acosta Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 1F 12 1 2 RetF 1F 1P F 3 3P 2P F 6F 1 1F 3 1F 9 280.5 2 Tony Arbolino Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 3 1 2 4 1 2 2 7 10 6 17 4 2 11 6 1F 224.5 3 Jake Dixon Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 6 3 DNS 6 5 3 3 1F Ret 4 1P 12 RetP 4 4 Ret 172 4 Arón Canet Kalex Pons Wegow Los40 2 4 8 5 DNS 4P Ret 5 2 Ret 2 Ret Ret 8 2P 2 154 5 Somkiat Chantra Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 9 8 11 7 6 9 4 Ret 9 5 14 6 Ret 1P F 7 7 127.5 6 Alonso López Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing Ret 2P F 7 3 3 6 5 6P Ret 21 8 3 22 13 25 NC 119 7 Manuel González Kalex Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 5 11 10 12 DNS 8 6 8 5 Ret 5 7 5 6 5 13 116.5 8 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 13 15 6 10 8 Ret 8 4 1F 9 13 Ret 12 22 3 3P 112 9 Filip Salač Kalex QJmotor Gresini Moto2 4P 7 5 9 2 7 13 Ret 13 7 Ret 9 10 5 Ret Ret 108 10 Celestino Vietti Kalex Fantic Racing 11 13 9P Ret 4 5 10 10 12 1 10 2P F DNS Ret 106 11 Ai Ogura Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia DNS 15 Ret 9 15 14 2 8 3 7 5 21 2 17 15 95.5 12 Sergio García Kalex Pons Wegow Los40 15 5 Ret 11 10 10 11 13 Ret 8 4 11 4 Ret 8 Ret 84 13 Sam Lowes Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 7 10 13 1P F 15P Ret 7 11 7 Ret 9 Ret 19 Ret 10 Ret 80 14 Joe Roberts Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 14 14 16 14 12 12 Ret 18 4 Ret 11 8 3 12 9 5 72.5 15 Albert Arenas Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 8 9 12 8 DNS 23 9 9 14 Ret 3 DNS 14 18 15 14 63 16 Barry Baltus Kalex Fieten Olie Racing GP 12 19 Ret 13 7 16 12 12 6 DNS 12 15 8 15 Ret Ret 48 17 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex QJmotor Gresini Moto2 10 17 4F 16 13 Ret 16 15 11 12 15 16 Ret 16 20 4 39.5 18 Darryn Binder Kalex Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 16 6 DNS Ret Ret 14 15 Ret 7 10 13 Ret 31 19 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team Ret 22 3 17 18 14 Ret WD 17 15 Ret 13 18 17 12 8 30 20 Marcos Ramírez Forward Forward Team 21 24 Ret 20 17 Ret 20 WD 19 23 Kalex American Racing 14 16 14 9 7 16 10 21 Dennis Foggia Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 18 25 14 18 14 13 15 19 Ret 11 21 Ret 11 Ret 11 17 23 22 Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex Fieten Olie Racing GP Ret 18 17 23 20 Ret 18 20 20 22 18 Ret 6 9 Ret Ret 17 23 Izan Guevara Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 21 22 22 18 Ret Ret 21 13 25 Ret 13 14 21 6 13 24 Lukas Tulovic Kalex Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP DNS Ret 15 11 Ret Ret 16 16 10 19 Ret DNS 22 20 12 25 Mattia Pasini Kalex Fieten Olie Racing GP 11 10 11 26 Taiga Hada Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 21 21 21 Ret 19 23 19 14 11 4.5 27 Rory Skinner Kalex American Racing 22 Ret 19 24 Ret DNS Ret 18 23 Ret 20 25 19 12 2 28 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex American Racing 20 Ret 18 Ret 16 19 17 Ret 1 Forward Forward Team 20 15 23 29 Borja Gómez Kalex Fantic Racing 17 21 20 19 23 17 DNS Ret Ret 16 20 18 16 24 0 30 Jordi Torres Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 23 16 0 31 Kohta Nozane Kalex Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp DNS 22 20 24 21 Ret Ret Ret 16 0 32 Alberto Surra Forward Forward Team 17 Ret 17 17 20 Ret 18 0 33 Carlos Tatay Kalex American Racing 19 17 0 34 Álex Escrig Forward Forward Team WD DNS Ret Ret 18 DNS 18 19 0 35 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 19 23 Ret 25 21 0 Forward Forward Team 20 Ret 36 Senna Agius Kalex Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP 21 19 Ret Ret 21 0 37 Mattia Rato Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 19 22 0 38 Soichiro Minamimoto Kalex Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 20 23 26 0 39 Kasma Daniel Kalex Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp 22 22 0 40 Yeray Ruiz Forward Forward Team 22 26 0 41 David Sanchis Forward Forward Team Ret Ret 22 0 42 Lorenzo Baldassarri Kalex Fantic Racing 23 0 43 Mattia Casadei Kalex Fantic Racing 26 24 Ret 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team POR ARG AME SPA FRA ITA GER NED GBR AUT CAT RSM IND JPN INA AUS‡ THA MAL QAT VAL Pts Source:[82]

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd 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) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

• ‡ – 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.

Each constructor is 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					382.5
2	Boscoscuro	13	2	6	3	3	6	5	4	1	9	8	3	12	13	3	3					186
3	Forward	21	24	22	20	17	20	20	22	18	17	26	17	15	20	18	18					1
Pos.	Constructor	POR	ARG	AME	SPA	FRA	ITA	GER	NED	GBR	AUT	CAT	RSM	IND	JPN	INA	AUS‡	THA	MAL	QAT	VAL	Pts
Source:[82]

• ‡ – 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.

The teams' standings are 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					343.5
		75	8	9	12	8	DNS	23	9	9	14	Ret	3	DNS	14	18	15	14
2	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	14	3	1	2	4	1	2	2	7	10	10	17	4	2	11	6	1F					304.5
		22	7	10	13	1P F	15P	Ret	7	11	7	Ret	9	Ret	19	Ret	10	Ret
3	Pons Wegow Los40	11	15	5	Ret	11	10	10	11	13	Ret	8	4	11	4	Ret	8	Ret					238
		40	2	4	8	5	DNS	4P	Ret	5	2	Ret	2	Ret	Ret	8	2P	2
4	Speed Up Racing[lower-alpha 1]	21	Ret	2P F	7	3	3	6	5	6P	Ret	Ret	8	3	22	13	25	Ret					231
		54	13	15	6	10	8	Ret	8	4	1F	9	13	Ret	12	22	3	3P
5	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	35	9	8	11	7	6	9	4	Ret	9	5	14	6	Ret	1P F	7	7					223
		79		DNS	15	Ret	9	15	14	2	8	3	7	5	21	2	17	15
6	GasGas Aspar Team[lower-alpha 5]	28			21	22	22	18	Ret	Ret	21	13	25	Ret	13	14	21	6					185
		81	23	16
		96	6	3	DNS	6	5	3	3	1F	Ret	4	1P	12	RetP	4	4	Ret
7	QJmotor Gresini Moto2	12	4P	7	5	9	2	7	13	Ret	13	7	Ret	9	10	5	Ret	Ret					147.5
		52	10	17	4F	16	13	Ret	16	15	11	12	15	16	Ret	16	20	4
8	Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Master Camp	2		20	23	26																	116.5
		5	DNS								22	20	24	21	Ret	Ret	Ret	16
		18	5	11	10	12	DNS	8	6	8	5	Ret	5	7	5	6	5	13
		27						22	22
9	Fantic Racing	9														26	24	Ret					106
		13	11	13	9P	Ret	4	5	10	10	12	1	10	2P F				Ret
		43															23
		72	17	21	20	19	23	17	DNS	Ret	Ret	16	20	18	16	24
10	Italtrans Racing Team	16	14	14	16	14	12	12	Ret	18	4	Ret	11	8	3	12	9	5					95.5
		71	18	25	14	18	14	13	15	19	Ret	11	21	Ret	11	Ret	11	17
11	Fieten Olie Racing GP	7	12	19	Ret	13	7	16	12	12	6	DNS	12	15	8	15	Ret	Ret					65
		84	Ret	18	17	23	20	Ret	18	20	20	21	18	Ret	6	9	Ret	Ret
12	Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP	3	DNS		Ret	15	11	Ret	Ret	16	16	10	19	Ret	DNS		22	20					43
		8				21	19						Ret	Ret		21
		15	16	6	DNS			Ret	Ret	14	15	Ret			7	10	13	Ret
13	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	19	19	23	Ret	25	21																34.5
		23						21	21	21	Ret			19	23	19	14	11
		64	Ret	22	3	17	18	14	Ret	WD	17	15	Ret	13	18	17	12	4
		73										19	22
14	American Racing[lower-alpha 4]	4	20	Ret	18	Ret	16	19	17	Ret													25
		24										14	16	14	9	7	16	10
		33	22	Ret	19	24	Ret	DNS			Ret	18	23	Ret	20	25	19	12
		99							19	17
15	Forward Team	4												20	15	23							1
		17	WD			DNS	Ret			Ret	18	DNS					18	19
		19						20	Ret
		24	21	24	Ret	20	17	Ret	20	WD	19
		55								22			26
		67										17	Ret	17	17	20	Ret	18
		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:[82]

• ‡ – 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.