When the Moto2 World Championship was introduced in 2010, succeeding the 250cc class as the intermediate category, almost twenty chassis manufacturers showed interest and participated (both full-time and sporadically). However, over the years, the field has «slimmed down», and in 2024, only three different manufacturers will remain. The engine has always been identical for all.
In the inaugural Moto2 season in 2010, a total of 19 manufacturers made appearances in the field (not all competed in the entire season). We exclude identical bikes with different branding. The reduction started immediately in the following year, with only ten manufacturers participating. In 2011, there was a slight increase to 11, but since 2013, the general trend has been a decrease in the number of manufacturers.
Meanwhile, Kalex began to establish clear superiority over the competition, securing consecutive victories and titles. Other manufacturers gradually exited the scene. Not even the KTM project, which began in 2017, lasted long. The Austrians were Kalex’s main rivals until they left at the end of 2019.
Since then, the Moto2 «core» has mainly consisted of a majority of Kalex bikes, joined by individual teams from Boscoscuro (formerly Speed Up) and Forward (formerly MV Agusta). NTS was also full-time until the end of 2021, competing as a wildcard this year.
From the 2010 lineup, only two manufacturers remain: Boscoscuro (with a brief absence in 2011) and Kalex. Forward Racing joins them, taking over the project MV Agusta initiated in 2019. The Swiss team has struggled to compete at the top, setting the stage in 2024 for a heated battle between Boscoscuro and Kalex.
The small Italian constructor ended this year by winning the last four races and, in the upcoming season, will once again receive valuable support from a customer team: MT Helmets-MSi.
Despite not manufacturing bikes, other manufacturers are still represented: Fantic (Fantic Racing), GasGas (GasGas Aspar/Kalex), Husqvarna (Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP), KTM (Red Bull KTM Ajo), QJ Motor (QJMotor Gresini), and Yamaha (Correos Prepago Yamaha VR46 Team). All of these compete with Kalex bikes. There’s speculation about the possibility of GasGas being replaced by CFMoto in the Aspar designation in 2024.