The 2024 FIM Moto2 World Championship was a part of the 76th FIMRoad Racing World Championship season. Ai Ogura won the championship with two races to spare in the Thailand Grand Prix.
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.[45] The team has competed in the intermediate class since 2009, the final year of the 250cc class.[46] 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.[41]
Sergio García and Ai Ogura raced for the newly-formed MT Helmets – MSi.[1] García moved from the now defunct Pons Racing, while Ogura moved from Idemitsu Honda Team Asia.
Mario Aji made his Moto2 debut with Idemitsu Honda Team Asia, replacing Ai Ogura.[17] 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.[30][31] 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.[21][23] 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.[51] 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.[52] 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.[39][40] Sasaki made his Moto2 debut, having been the 2023 Moto3 runner-up, while Alcoba moved from QJmotor Gresini Moto2.
Xavier Cardelús and Arón Canet raced for Fantic Racing, replacing Celestino Vietti and Mattia Casadei.[14][16] 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.
Filip Salač missed the Portuguese round after having arm pump surgery.[53] He also missed the German round due to an injury sustained at the previous Dutch round.[54] He was not replaced for both races.
Ayumu Sasaki missed the Americas round after having double arm pump surgery.[55] He was not replaced.
Álex Escrig missed the French round due to left hand and shoulder pain sustained from a training accident.[7] He was replaced by Jorge Navarro. Escrig also missed the San Marino round due to an injury and was replaced by Unai Orradre.[8]
Mario Aji missed the French round as he recovered from arm pump surgery.[56] He was not replaced.
Celestino Vietti missed the French round after failing a physical test due to a broken collarbone in the Jerez test.[56] He was not replaced.
Bo Bendsneyder missed the French, Catalan, and Italian rounds after suffering a fractured collarbone in the Spanish race.[26] 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.[27] However, Muñoz missed the Australian, Thailand, and Malaysian rounds due to an injury and was replaced for all races by Harrison Voight.[28]
Deniz Öncü missed the Dutch, German, and British rounds after having surgery on his left hand that was fractured during training.[34][35] 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.[15] 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.[57] They were not replaced.
Somkiat Chantra missed the Japanese and Australian rounds due to a right leg injury sustained at the Indonesian round.[58] He was not replaced for both races.
Joe Roberts missed the Thailand and Malaysian rounds due to an injury sustained at the Australian round. He was replaced for both races by Jorge Navarro.[22]
Fermín Aldeguer missed the Malaysian round after fracturing his left hand in the previous Thailand race. He will be replaced by Alberto Surra.[4]
The Qatar Grand Prix returned as the season opener after being the penultimate round in 2023.[67]
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.[68] 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 Kazakhstan Grand Prix was "postponed until later in the season" on 3 May, due to the on-going Central Asian flooding.[63] It was announced on 29 May that it will be held on 22 September,[64] 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.[65] 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.[66]
^ abThis is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are Sync Speed Up (rounds 1, 11–12, 19–20), Beta Tools Speed Up (rounds 2–4, 13, 15–18), Follardore Speed Up (rounds 5, 8), MB Conveyors Speed Up (rounds 6–7, 9, 14), and GT Trevisan Speed Up (round 10). Wildcard Mattia Pasini used the team name Team Ciatti Boscoscuro during rounds 7 and 11.
^ abThis is the team name entered in the championship. Other team names used during the season are CFMoto Inde Aspar Team (rounds 2, 5–8, 10–18, 20), CFMoto Asterius Aspar Team (round 3), CFMoto Polarcube Aspar Team (round 9), and CFMoto RCB Aspar Team (round 19).
^ abFrom round 8 onwards, the team used the team name Preicanos Racing Team.
^ abFrom round 17 onwards, the team used the team name Gresini Moto2.
^"Escrig e Forward insieme fino al 2026" [Escrig with Forward together until 2026]. mailchi.mp (Press release) (in Italian). Forward Racing Team. Retrieved 26 November 2023.