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Revision as of 23:27, 27 October 2025

Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2026 FIM Moto2 World Championship will be the intermediate class of the 78th FIM Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

Key
Regular rider
Replacement rider
Wildcard rider

All teams will use series-specified Pirelli tyres and Triumph 765cc 3-cylinder engines.[23][24]

List of planned Grands Prix

The following 22 Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2026:[25]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit Ref.
1 1 March Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram [26]
2 22 March Brazilian motorcycle Grand Prix Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Goiânia [27]
3 29 March Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin [28]
4 12 April Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Lusail International Circuit, Lusail [29]
5 26 April Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera [30]
6 10 May French motorcycle Grand Prix Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans [31]
7 17 May Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló [32]
8 31 May Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero [33]
9 7 June Hungarian motorcycle Grand Prix Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár [34]
10 21 June Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Brno Circuit, Brno [35]
11 28 June Dutch TT TT Circuit Assen, Assen [36]
12 12 July German motorcycle Grand Prix Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal [37]
13 9 August British motorcycle Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone [38]
14 30 August Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz [39]
15 13 September San Marino and Rimini Riviera motorcycle Grand Prix Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico [40]
16 20 September Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix Red Bull Ring, Spielberg [41]
17 4 October Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi [42]
18 11 October Indonesian motorcycle Grand Prix Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Mandalika [43]
19 25 October Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island [44]
20 1 November Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Sepang [25]
21 15 November Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix Algarve International Circuit, Portimão [45]
22 22 November Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia [46]

Grand Prix locations

Location of non-European Grands Prix in 2026.
Location of European Grands Prix in 2026.

Calendar changes

References

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