Moto2 News
Mapfre Aspar quit RSV and will field Suter prototypes immediately
May 11th
Jorge Aspar Martinez has taken the dramatic decision to scrap his Moto2 project with the Italian chassis supplier RSV, switching instead to the Swiss made Suter MMX. It is an immediate decision and the two Suter prototype 600’s are in transit from Switzerland to Spain as of this moment. Taking advantage of the two weekend break between Jerez and Le Mans, the Spanish team hopes be prepared to run the new Suter chassis in France, with Friday practice beginning May 21. Martinez’ choice to ditch the RSV chassis for the Suter is no doubt quite costly, as he has to More >
The Mapfre Aspar team reveal Moto2 RSV bike
Mar 22nd
Today in Madrid, Jorge Aspar Martinez officially launched his Moto2 team that he will try to win the first ever 600cc world championship with. Riders Mike Di Meglio and Julito Simon were both present with Aspar as they pulled back the covers on the Italian made RSV chassis the duo will use in the 2010 Moto2 season after the shock withdraw of long term partner Aprilia. Once again, Spanish insurance giant Mapfre will be the title sponsor of the team. Along with being the main sponsor of Aspar’s Moto2 team, Mapfre will also have a sponsorship presence on Aspar’s 125cc More >
Ant West will race Moto2 this season
Mar 16th
It looks like there will be one more ex-MotoGP rider on the 2010 Moto2 grid. Ant West, the former Kawasaki pilot in the premier class and the German MZ squad look set to land an entry in the inaugural 600cc Moto2 championship. This scenario appears likely to happen due to the fact the Australian’s MZ team was listed on the provisional grid as a replacement squad if for any reason, another team informed Dorna they would be unable to show up in Qatar. The Spanish based Kino Racing has taken the regrettable decision to do just that and will not More >
Julito Simon quickest in day two of Moto2 testing
Mar 3rd
Official IRTA Moto2 testing resumed today in Valencia, Spain with 37 riders in attendance. They were greeted with the best weather the Iberian Peninsula has had to offer this off season and were able to get a good amount of dry weather running on their new prototype 600cc chassis’ and 140bhp spec-Honda CRB600RR motors. As with the 125cc test held today in Cheste, the riders completed most of their laps in the morning session and also mimicking the 125’s, the quickest time of the day was set in the morning, by a Spaniard. Continuing his amazing preseason form, Mapfre Aspar’s More >
Valencia Moto2 testing begins with Elias fastest of 37 riders
Mar 2nd
Moto2 teams had their first official IRTA test today in Valencia. This was also the first time that the twenty four teams in the intermediate category had the chance to install and test the spec-Honda CBR600RR motor that will be mandatory for the 2010 season. The engines, delivered only last night to the teams, are reportedly down on power to what HRC and Dorna were expecting. This is all due to reliability problems that Honda has experienced in private testing. Interestingly, the teams are not permitted to put more than 466 miles on the motor during this test, meaning maybe More >
Simone Corsi agrees to Moto2 contract with JiR
Feb 24th
Simone Corsi has agreed to a one-year contract today at the Misano World Circuit, after shaking hands with Luca Montiron to ride the JiR TSR Moto2 bike for the 2010 season. The Roman will partner fellow Italian Mattia Pasini for the inaugural Moto2 season. The former MotoGP team had been in discussions with Roger Lee Hayden months ago, but when the American signed to ride for Kawasaki in the World Superbike Championship, news for a second rider went quiet, until now.
Corsi had been linked to a Giacomo Agostini backed Moto2 team, but an entry was never granted due to a More >
Three MotoGP refugees test in Misano
Feb 24th
Scot Racing GP209 Moto2 chassis
Work got underway today for the five riders and three teams attending the Misano Moto2 test. In overcast skies and temperatures around 50 degrees, the riders tried to make up for time lost due to missing the Montmelo test. The reigning 250cc world champion team of Scot had both their riders, Niccolo Canepa and Alex de Angelis, out in action with their prototype GO209 around the cold Adriatic circuit. Also in attendance was the highly anticipated test of the Gresini outfit. Toni Elias continued work on the Moriwaki MD 600 and Vladimir Ivanov put in his More >
RSV enter CEV with Aitchison
Feb 24th
Julian Simon, Mike Di Meglio and Karel Abraham have all been boosted by the arrival of Australian Mark Aitchison in the CEV. Aitchison, 9th in the World Supersport Championship last year, will ride a RSV Moto2 machine in the Spanish Championship. Having much more experience of a four-stroke bike compared to Simon, Di Meglio and Abraham, he will help the Italian factory develop their Moto2 prototype for the top level teams of Mapfre Aspar and Cardion AB Racing in the world championship. With Suter having so many riders on their 600cc bike, RSV is looking to field more of their More >
