2024 Moto2 World Championship

The 2024 FIM Moto2 World Championship was the intermediate class of the 76th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season. Ai Ogura won the championship with two races to spare in the Thailand Grand Prix.

Teams and riders

All teams used series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.

Team changes

Pons Racing left Grand Prix motorcycle racing as a whole, ending Sito Pons' 42-year presence in MotoGP as both a rider and team owner. The team has competed in the intermediate class since 2009, the final year of the 250cc class. They were replaced by MT Helmets – MSi, which entered Moto2 after having a Moto3 team since 2022. MT Helmets – MSi used Boscoscuro bikes, instead of the Kalex bikes used by Pons Racing.
Aspar Team switched from GasGas to CFMoto branding.

Rider changes

Filip Salač moved to Elf Marc VDS Racing Team from QJmotor Gresini Moto2, replacing Sam Lowes, who moved to the Superbike World Championship with the same team.
Jaume Masià made his Moto2 debut with Pertamina Mandalika Gas Up Team, replacing Taiga Hada. Masià was the 2023 Moto3 champion.
Diogo Moreira made his Moto2 debut with Italtrans Racing Team, replacing Joe Roberts. Moreira raced in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship.
Celestino Vietti and Deniz Öncü raced for Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Pedro Acosta who moved up to MotoGP, and Albert Arenas. Vietti moved from Fantic Racing, while Öncü made his Moto2 debut, having raced in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship.
Sergio García and Ai Ogura raced for the newly-formed MT Helmets – MSi. García moved from the now defunct Pons Racing, while Ogura moved from Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.
Senna Agius made his full-time Moto2 debut with Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP, replacing Lukas Tulovic who moved to MotoE with the same team. Agius previously served as a replacement rider in 2022 and 2023, and is also the 2023 Moto2 European Champion.
Mario Aji made his Moto2 debut with Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Ai Ogura. Aji raced in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship with the same team.
Manuel González and Albert Arenas raced for QJmotor Gresini Moto2, replacing Filip Salač and Jeremy Alcoba. González moved from Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, while Arenas moved from Red Bull KTM Ajo.
Joe Roberts and Marcos Ramírez raced for OnlyFans American Racing Team. Roberts moved from Italtrans Racing Team and return to the team where he last raced for in 2020. Roberts' supposed teammate is Rory Skinner, who is contracted to race for the team until 2024. However, his contract was terminated and the team signed Ramírez. Ramírez was Skinner's teammate in the last 11 races of the 2023 season after replacing Skinner's original teammate Sean Dylan Kelly, who was sacked by the team midway through the season. Ramírez also raced for the team in a full season for the first time since 2021.
Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba raced for Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team, replacing Kohta Nozane and Manuel González. Sasaki made his Moto2 debut, having been the 2023 Moto3 runner-up, while Alcoba moved from QJmotor Gresini Moto2.
Xavier Artigas made his Moto2 debut with Forward Team. Artigas raced in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship.
Xavier Cardelús and Arón Canet raced for Fantic Racing, replacing Celestino Vietti and Mattia Casadei. Cardelús, who is the 2023 Moto2 European runner-up, returned to Moto2 after having last raced full-time in the class in 2019, while Canet moved from the now defunct Pons Racing.

Mid-season changes

Filip Salač missed the Portuguese round after having arm pump surgery. He also missed the German round due to an injury sustained at the previous Dutch round. He was not replaced for both races.
Ayumu Sasaki missed the Americas round after having double arm pump surgery. He was not replaced.
Álex Escrig missed the French round due to left hand and shoulder pain sustained from a training accident. He was replaced by Jorge Navarro. Escrig also missed the San Marino round due to an injury and was replaced by Unai Orradre.
Mario Aji missed the French round as he recovered from arm pump surgery. He was not replaced.
Celestino Vietti missed the French round after failing a physical test due to a broken collarbone in the Jerez test. He was not replaced.
Bo Bendsneyder missed the French, Catalan, and Italian rounds after suffering a fractured collarbone in the Spanish race. He was replaced in these races by Daniel Muñoz. Bendsneyder eventually resigned and left the team after the San Marino round and was replaced for the rest of the season by Muñoz. However, Muñoz missed the Australian, Thailand, and Malaysian rounds due to an injury and was replaced for all races by Harrison Voight.
Deniz Öncü missed the Dutch, German, and British rounds after having surgery on his left hand that was fractured during training. He was replaced for all races by Marcel Schrötter.
Xavi Cardelús missed the German round after injuring his right foot at the previous Dutch round. He was replaced by Roberto García.
Italtrans Racing teammates Diogo Moreira and Dennis Foggia both missed the Indonesian round: Moreira due to severe abdominal pain and Foggia due to being diagnosed with a purulent infection of the left buccal mucosa. They were not replaced.
Somkiat Chantra missed the Japanese and Australian rounds due to a right leg injury sustained at the Indonesian round. He was not replaced for both races.
Joe Roberts missed the final three races of the season due to an injury sustained at the Australian round. He was replaced for all races by Jorge Navarro.
Fermín Aldeguer missed the Malaysian round after fracturing his left hand in the previous Thailand race. He was replaced by Alberto Surra.
Yamaha VR46 Master Camp teammates Ayumu Sasaki and Jeremy Alcoba both missed the Solidarity round, with both riders suffering several fractures from the previous Malaysian round. They were replaced by Andrea Migno and Stefano Manzi.

Rule changes

The Friday morning first practice session was designated as free practice and was not timed for qualifying.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2024:

Grand Prix locations

Calendar changes

The Qatar Grand Prix returned as the season opener after being the penultimate round in 2023.
The Kazakhstan Grand Prix is set to make its debut this season after its cancellation in 2023 due to homologation works at the circuit along with global operational challenges. With the introduction of this Grand Prix, the German Grand Prix was returned to its traditional calendar slot in early July, after the Dutch TT and before the season's summer break.
The Aragon Grand Prix returned this season after not being held in 2023.
The Argentine Grand Prix was cancelled on 31 January, due to "current circumstances" in the country's on-going economic crisis. The event was not replaced.
The Kazakhstan Grand Prix was "postponed until later in the season" on 3 May, due to the on-going Central Asian flooding. It was announced on 29 May that it will be held on 22 September, the date which the Indian Grand Prix is scheduled to be held. It was also announced on the same day the Grand Prix of India will not be held in 2024 and will be postponed to March 2025. On 15 July, it was announced that the Kazakhstan Grand Prix would not take place, and its date would be replaced by a second round at Misano.
The Valencian Grand Prix which was initially scheduled to be held as the season finale on 17 November was cancelled due to the October 2024 Spanish floods. On 5 November, it was announced that a second Grand Prix at Barcelona would host the season finale, with the Grand Prix name being the Solidarity Grand Prix.