Honda supplies Moto2 engines

The Moto2 class is a new category that has been created to replace the 2-stroke 250cc class. Making its debut in the 2010 season, this class covers engines with intermediate displacement and was formed as a step-up to the MotoGP class. All machines will be equipped with Honda-made 4-stroke 600cc engines but with different rolling chassis.

This engine is derived from the in-line 4-cylinder engine of Honda’s commercially sold, supersports model CBR600RR and was developed exclusively for the Moto2 class. Honda will supply these engines to all teams for each round of the series, and HRC has signed a maintenance agreement with Geo Technology of Switzerland to support the engine supply for all rounds. The engines will undergo strict inspection and maintenance before arriving at each team, so that every engine can put out the same performance.

Tires will also be supplied by a single manufacturer, Dunlop, while manufacturer prototypes will be permitted for the chassis.

Having the engines supplied by a single manufacturer will make the competition among riders and teams even fiercer. The class is expected to attract a lot of attention as a new category that serves as the stepping stone to the premier class. This is the first time for the one-make engine rule to be adopted in the 60-year history of WGP, and by supplying engines to the Moto2 class and strongly supporting WGP as a result, Honda will contribute to the development of two-wheel motorsports.

2010 Moto2 Teams and Riders

Team	Number	Rider	Nationality	Constructor
SPEED UP APRILIA	2	GABOR TALMACSI	Hungary	SPEED UP
	29	ANDREA IANNONE	Italy	SPEED UP
VIESSMANN KIEFER RACING	4	STEFAN BRADL	Germany	SUTER
JACK&JONES BY A.BANDERAS	5	JOAN OLIVE	Spain	PROMOHARRIS
	9	KENNY NOYES	USA	PROMOHARRIS
RED BULL AJO MOTORSPORT	6	ALEX DEBON	Spain	FTR
PONS RACING	7	AXEL PONS	Spain	PONS KALEX
	40	SERGIO GADEA	Spain	PONS KALEX
G22 HOLIDAYGYM	10	FONSI NIETO	Spain	MORIWAKI
	88	YANNICK GUERRA	Spain	MORIWAKI
INTERWETTEN MORIWAKI RACING	12	THOMAS LUTHI	Switzerland	MORIWAKI
HONDA-SAG	14	RATTHAPARK WILAIROT	Thailand	SUTER
	55	HECTOR FAUBEL	Spain	SUTER
SCOT RACING TEAM	15	ALEX DE ANGELIS	San Marino	SCOT
	59	NICOLA CANEPA	Italy	SCOT
FORWARD RACING	16	JULES CLUZEL	France	SUTER
	71	CLAUDIO CORTI	Italy	SUTER
CARDION AB MOTORACING	17	KAREL ABRAHAM	Czech	RSV
GRESINI RACING MOTO2	24	TONI ELIAS	Spain	MORIWAKI
	61	VLADIMIR IVANOV	Russia	MORIWAKI
CARETTA TECHNOLOGY RACE DEPT	25	ALEX BALDOLINI	Italy	I.C.P.
TECH 3 RACING	35	RAFFAELE DE ROSA	Italy	TECH 3
	72	YUKI TAKAHASHI	Saitama, Japan	TECH 3
KINO RACING	37	FABRICIO PERREN	Argentina	KINO
ITALTRANS S.T.R.	39	ROBERTINO PIETRI	Venezuela	SUTER
	44	ROBERTO ROLFO	Italy	SUTER
MARC VDS RACING TEAM	45	SCOTT REDDING	Britain	SUTER
TECHNOMAG-CIP	48	SHOYA TOMIZAWA	Chiba, Japan	SUTER
	77	DOMINIQUE AEGERTER	Switzerland	SUTER
MATTEONI C.P. RACING	52	LUKAS PESEK	Czech	MORIWAKI
WTR SAN MARINO TEAM	53	VALENTIN DEBISE	France	ADV
VECTOR KIEFER RACING	56	VLADIMIR LEONOV	Russia	SUTER
MAPFRE ASPAR TEAM	60	JULIAN SIMON	Spain	RSV
	63	MIKE DI MEGLIO	France	RSV
JIR MOTO2	75	MATTIA PASINI	Italy	TSR
	TBA	TBA	TBA	TSR
BLUSENS BQR	76	BERNAT MARTINEZ	Spain	BQR-MOTO2
	95	MASHEL AL NAIMI	Qatar	BQR-MOTO2
(Reserve)	27	VINCENT LONBOIS	Belgium	SUTER
MARC VDS RACING TEAM
(Reserve)	TBA	ANTHONY WEST	Australia	MZ
MZ RACING TEAM

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