Moto2 Riders 2026

Once the youngest world champion in motorcycling history, 2019 Supersport 300 winner Manuel 'Manugas' Gonzalez has roared into Moto2 stardom. The Madrid man and his Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP Kalex are out front in 2026, hunting the intermediate-class crown he has chased for years.

Fun facts

• Nicknamed "Manugas", he won the 2019 Supersport 300 World Championship at just 17, among the youngest world champions in motorcycling.
• He finished runner-up in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship, with the title going to Diogo Moreira.
• He took multiple Moto2 wins during his standout 2025 campaign.

The 2022 Moto3 World Champion, Spain's Izan Guevara brings title-winning pedigree to Moto2 with Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha. A Palma de Mallorca prodigy who racks up wins on the Boscoscuro, he is chasing his next crown in the premier intermediate class.

Fun facts

• He was crowned the 2022 Moto3 World Champion, sealing the title two rounds early at just 18.
• The Palma de Mallorca native took his maiden Moto2 victory at the 2025 Valencia GP.
• His breakthrough 2022 Moto3 win at the Americas GP made him one of the youngest winners in the class's history.

A multiple Moto3 Grand Prix winner, Spain's Ivan Ortola lit up the lightweight class with victories at the 2023 Americas and Spanish GPs before charging to fourth in the 2024 Moto3 standings. Now the Valencia native brings that attacking edge to Moto2 aboard the QJMotor Frinsa MSi Kalex.

Fun facts

• He is a multiple Moto3 Grand Prix winner, with victories at the 2023 Americas and Spanish GPs.
• He capped a strong 2024 campaign by finishing fourth in the Moto3 World Championship.
• One of the lightweight class's fastest qualifiers, he steps up to Moto2 carrying #4.

The 2024 Moto3 World Champion who rewrote the record books with a staggering 14 wins in a single season. This Colombian flyer climbed the full Aspar ladder and now hunts Moto2 glory aboard the Kalex for CFMoto Aspar Team.

Fun facts

• He is the 2024 Moto3 World Champion and the first Colombian ever to win a Grand Prix world title.
• He rewrote the record books with 14 wins in a single season, a Moto3 record.
• He climbed the full Aspar ladder and won in his rookie Moto2 season in 2025.

'Dani' Holgado stormed into Moto2 with a bang, banking multiple race wins in a standout rookie campaign. A 2021 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion and former Moto3 podium machine, Spain's number 96 now charges for the CFMoto Aspar Team aboard the Kalex.

Fun facts

• He stormed into Moto2 with multiple race wins in a standout rookie campaign.
• "Dani" was the 2021 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Champion with the Aspar junior team.
• He was a prolific Moto3 podium-finisher before stepping up to the intermediate class.

The 2023 Moto2 European Champion and the first Australian to win a Moto2 race on home soil at Phillip Island. After breaking through for his maiden Grand Prix win at Silverstone, this Camden flyer attacks 2026 for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP aboard the Kalex.

Fun facts

• The Camden-born Australian won the 2023 FIM Moto2 European Championship, taking eight of the eleven races.
• He broke through for his maiden Grand Prix win at the 2025 Silverstone round.
• He became the first Australian rider to win a Moto2 race on home soil, at Phillip Island.

A Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup graduate, Czech racer Filip Salac has bagged multiple Moto2 podiums and put it on pole. Now the veteran fires up his Kalex for OnlyFans American Racing Team, hunting that elusive first Grand Prix win.

Fun facts

• The Czech rider is a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup graduate.
• He has bagged multiple Moto2 podiums and claimed a pole position.
• He is still hunting his first Grand Prix win after a string of front-running rides.

A graduate of Valentino Rossi's VR46 Academy and a multiple Moto2 race winner, Italy's Celestino Vietti brings veteran firepower to SpeedRS Team. The 2019 Moto3 Rookie of the Year now hunts the front on his Boscoscuro, ready to turn raw speed into results.

Fun facts

• He is a graduate of Valentino Rossi's VR46 Riders Academy.
• He was named the 2019 Moto3 Rookie of the Year, taking four podiums in his debut season.
• A multiple Moto2 race winner, he took his maiden Grand Prix victory at the 2020 Styria GP.

Madrid-born and razor-sharp, Spain's Alonso Lopez is a three-time Moto2 race winner who has stood on the box since storming to victory in 2022. Now leading the charge for Italjet Gresini Moto2 aboard the Kalex, the veteran is hunting glory in 2026.

Fun facts

• The Madrid-born rider is a three-time Moto2 race winner who first won in 2022.
• His maiden Moto2 win came at the 2022 San Marino GP at Misano, leading every lap as a mid-season stand-in.
• That victory made him the first rider on a Boscoscuro to win a Moto2 race since 2019.

Dutch flyer Collin Veijer stormed to third in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship, a double Grand Prix winner with victories in Malaysia and at Jerez. Now in his second Moto2 season aboard the Red Bull KTM Ajo Kalex, the Staphorst rocket is chasing the front.

Fun facts

• The Dutch flyer hails from the small town of Staphorst.
• He stormed to third in the 2024 Moto3 World Championship.
• He is a double Grand Prix winner, with victories in Malaysia and at Jerez.

The 2023 Stock European Champion, Spain's Daniel Munoz storms into 2026 for a first full Moto2 season aboard the Italtrans Kalex. He already flashed his speed with a podium standing in during 2025, and now the number 17 is hunting the intermediate class full-time.

Fun facts

• He clinched the Stock European Championship title in 2023.
• The rider from Dos Hermanas near Seville tackles his first full Moto2 season in 2026.
• He flashed his speed with a podium while standing in during 2025.

Twice a World Championship runner-up with Moto2 silver in 2023 and Moto3 silver in 2020, Italy's 'Lo squalo di Garbagnate' is a rain master with serious speed on wet tarmac. Now the Garbagnate shark hunts that elusive crown for Reds Fantic Racing.

Fun facts

• He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, with Moto2 silver in 2023 and Moto3 silver in 2020.
• He is a renowned rain master, especially quick on wet circuits.
• His nickname is "Lo squalo di Garbagnate" (the Garbagnate shark) after his hometown.

A flying privateer and the wildcard of the Moto2 grid, Spain's Alex Escrig lines up for the Klint Forward Factory Team. Fast, fearless and chasing that elusive breakthrough at the front, he is the name to watch on the Forward machine.

Fun facts

• He lines up as a privateer wildcard for the Klint Forward Factory Team on the Forward machine.
• Fast and fearless, he is the name to watch among the grid's independents.
• He is chasing a competitive breakthrough at the front of Moto2.

Belgium's brightest Moto2 talent, Barry Baltus stormed to third in the 2025 World Championship, racking up multiple podiums and fastest laps. Now armed with the Kalex at Reds Fantic Racing, the Namur native is chasing that elusive first Grand Prix win.

Fun facts

• He is widely regarded as Belgium's brightest current Moto2 talent.
• He stormed to third in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship with multiple podiums and fastest laps.
• The Namur native is still chasing his first Grand Prix victory.

A two-time World Champion, the Madrid native ruled the Supersport 300 class in 2021 then conquered the World Supersport crown in 2024. Now he brings that title-winning fire to Moto2 aboard the Italtrans Kalex, eyeing the climb toward MotoGP.

Fun facts

• He is a two-time World Superbike-family champion, taking the Supersport 300 crown in 2021 and the World Supersport title in 2024.
• He is the first rider in WorldSBK history to win both the Supersport 300 and Supersport class titles.
• He was crowned the youngest-ever World Supersport Champion with Ducati in 2024.

The reigning 2025 Moto3 World Champion, Jose Antonio Rueda steps up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Ajo as a rookie. The first Andalusian rider to claim a Grand Prix world title, the Spaniard also banked the 2022 JuniorGP crown and Red Bull Rookies Cup before this charge up the ladder.

Fun facts

• He is the reigning 2025 Moto3 World Champion, now stepping up to Moto2.
• He is the first rider from Andalusia ever to claim a Grand Prix world title.
• He was already a double junior champion, winning the 2022 JuniorGP crown and Red Bull Rookies Cup.

Turkey's trailblazer, Deniz Oncu made history as the first ever Turkish rider to win a Moto2 race, snatching victory at Aragon in 2025. A three-time Moto3 winner and former Asia Talent Cup champion mentored by the legendary Kenan Sofuoglu, he lines up for Elf Marc VDS in 2026.

Fun facts

• He made history at Aragon in 2025 as the first Turkish rider ever to win a Moto2 race.
• That win came by just 0.003 seconds, one of the closest finishes in modern Moto2 history.
• A three-time Moto3 winner and former Asia Talent Cup champion, he was mentored by Kenan Sofuoglu.

The American flagbearer of Moto2. Joe Roberts set the record as the youngest winner in AMA Pro Road Racing history at just 16, and has since stormed to multiple Moto2 race victories. Now he leads the OnlyFans American Racing Team charge aboard his Kalex, hunting for the crown.

Fun facts

• At just 16 he became the youngest race winner in AMA Pro Road Racing history.
• As Moto2's American flagbearer, he became the first American to win a Moto2 race since 2011, at the 2022 Portuguese GP.
• He has since stormed to multiple Moto2 race victories.

A Roman rocket who finished runner-up in the 2023 JuniorGP World Championship and stacked up Moto3 podiums before his leap to Moto2. Now the Italian rookie attacks the class for SpeedRS Team aboard a Boscoscuro, carrying his Simoncelli-tribute spirit into every corner.

Fun facts

• The Roman finished runner-up in the 2023 JuniorGP World Championship.
• He stacked up Moto3 podiums before stepping up to Moto2 for 2026.
• He carries a tribute to the late Marco Simoncelli into every corner.

Japan's Ayumu Sasaki rolled into Moto2 as a proven winner, finishing runner-up in the 2023 Moto3 title fight. A former Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion and Asia Talent Cup winner, the multiple Grand Prix race victor brings his Kalex hunger to Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing.

Fun facts

• He finished runner-up in the hard-fought 2023 Moto3 title fight.
• He is a former Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup champion and an Asia Talent Cup winner.
• He is a multiple Grand Prix race winner across his career.

Double 2023 champion, sweeping both the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Spain's Angel Piqueras stormed to Moto3 runner-up in 2025 with four wins. Now the QJMotor Frinsa MSi Kalex rider attacks his rookie Moto2 season with title-winning pedigree.

Fun facts

• He pulled off a rare double in 2023, winning both the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
• He took that Rookies Cup crown by winning nine of fourteen races.
• He finished runner-up in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship on the strength of four wins.

A race winner and podium regular in the FIM Moto2 European Championship, Spain's Alberto Ferrandez stormed to fourth overall in the 2024 standings before earning his shot at the big stage. Now the teenage hotshot lines up on a Boscoscuro for Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha as a 2026 Moto2 rookie.

Fun facts

• He finished fourth overall in the 2024 FIM Moto2 European Championship, earning his world-championship shot.
• In that 2024 campaign he scored a race win plus four further podiums and two poles on the Boscoscuro.
• The Spanish teenager steps up as a full Moto2 rookie for 2026 with Blu Cru Pramac Yamaha.

A two-time World Championship runner-up, Spain's Aron Canet took Moto3 silver in 2019 and Moto2 silver in 2024 and now chases that elusive crown for Elf Marc VDS Racing Team aboard the Boscoscuro, armed with race-winning pace and relentless aggression.

Fun facts

• He is a two-time World Championship runner-up, taking Moto3 silver in 2019 and Moto2 silver in 2024.
• Known for relentlessly aggressive pace, he claimed multiple Moto2 wins during his title-challenging 2024 season.
• His 2019 Moto3 runner-up finish marked him out as one of Spain's standout intermediate-class talents.

The 2021 Asia Talent Cup champion who swept every single round that season, Taiyo Furusato stormed to his maiden Moto3 win at the 2025 Malaysian GP before leaping up to Moto2. Now the Japanese ace pilots the Kalex for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, chasing world stage glory as a rookie.

Fun facts

• He won the 2021 Asia Talent Cup by sweeping every single round of the season.
• He stormed to his maiden Moto3 win at the 2025 Malaysian GP at Sepang.
• That breakthrough came just before he leapt up to Moto2 as a rookie for 2026.

Son of former MotoGP racer Jurgen van den Goorbergh, this Dutch flyer has been carving up Moto2 since 2022, peaking with a blistering fifth at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix. Now a battle-hardened veteran, he steers the Kalex for Momoven Idrofoglia RW Racing Team, hungry for that maiden podium.

Fun facts

• He is the son of former MotoGP racer Jurgen van den Goorbergh.
• He has been competing in Moto2 since 2022.
• His career-best result came with fifth at the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi.

The 2022 Moto3 World Championship runner-up, Spain's Sergio Garcia is a proven Grand Prix winner who tasted Moto2 victory in 2024 at the Americas GP and in France. Now armed with a Kalex for Italjet Gresini, the veteran is hunting podiums and a title charge in 2026.

Fun facts

• He finished runner-up in the 2022 Moto3 World Championship, behind champion Izan Guevara.
• A proven Grand Prix winner, he took Moto2 victories in 2024 at the Americas GP and in France.
• Those two early-season 2024 wins handed him an early Moto2 championship lead.

Indonesia's Mario Aji powered his Kalex to a career-high ninth at the 2025 Grand Prix of the Americas. Born in Madiun in 2004, he graduated from Moto3 and now carries his nation's hopes into the intermediate class for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.

Fun facts

• Born in Madiun in 2004, he carries Indonesia's hopes as its standard-bearer in Grand Prix racing.
• He powered his Kalex to a career-high ninth at the 2025 Grand Prix of the Americas.
• He holds the record as the Indonesian rider with the most points scored in Grand Prix history.

Marcos Ramirez rides for KLINT Racing Team on a Forward in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Xabi Zurutuza rides for KLINT Racing Team on a Forward in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Unai Orradre rides for QJMOTOR - MSI on a Kalex in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

A two-time Moto3 Grand Prix winner who lit up 2016 with victories in Catalunya and Aragon, Spain's Jorge Navarro brings veteran grit to the 2026 Moto2 grid aboard the Klint Forward Factory Team machine. Once a CEV title contender, he is still hunting that elusive Moto2 breakthrough.

Fun facts

• He is a two-time Moto3 Grand Prix winner whose breakout year was 2016.
• His maiden Grand Prix win came on home soil at the 2016 Catalunya round, followed by a second at Aragon that year.
• He was a CEV Spanish-championship title contender before his full-time Grand Prix step-up.

Dennis Foggia rides for BETA Tools SpeedRS Team on a Boscoscuro in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Jacob Roulstone rides for Idemitsu Honda Team Asia on a Kalex in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Matteo Ferrari rides for ITALJET Gresini Moto2 on a Kalex in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.

Milan Pawelec rides for Red Bull KTM Ajo on a Kalex in the 2026 Moto2 World Championship.