Moto2’s Crossroads: More Chassis Builders or One-Make?

By admin — In News — August 19, 2026

   ​Grand Prix racing is entering a period of change, and the question hanging over Moto2 is whether it follows Moto3 into a single-spec future or opens its paddock to more competition. For now, however, the answer from Triumph, the class’s exclusive engine supplier, is that the current formula stays intact through at least 2029.For context, the new MotoGP manufacturers’ agreement, unveiled during the Czech Grand Prix at Brno in June, governs the premier class from 2027 through 2031. Under that deal, Aprilia, Ducati, Honda, KTM and Yamaha will field a maximum of 22 riders across eleven teams on new 850cc prototypes. A year into that cycle, meanwhile, Moto3 gets its own overhaul: Yamaha has been awarded the contract to serve as exclusive equipment supplier from 2028.Yamaha’s Moto3 blueprint leans on production technology. Yamaha Racing in Italy is developing an entirely new chassis, while the 689cc CP2 parallel-Twin used in a number of Yamaha production bikes will be heavily modified for racing, with a targeted delivery of approximately 94 horsepower. As a result, the projected outcome is cost savings of more than 50 percent compared with a current Moto3 machine.Moto2 shares the production-based engine philosophy but keeps its structure. Triumph is confirmed as the exclusive engine partner through at least the end of 2029, and the British firm recently revealed the next evolution of its three-cylinder unit. From 2027, that engine gains displacement, adds power and sheds weight. Those engines continue to drop into prototype chassis sourced from the open market – this season there are 28 motorcycles split among Kalex, Boscoscuro and Forward, with the German manufacturer having set the pace on both performance and numbers for years.Therefore, the roadmap holds steady through the MotoGP and Moto3 transitions, with only detail changes such as the 2027 engine update. What comes after is unsettled, though a direct feeder series to the premier class will be needed through at least 2031.The obvious question, following Moto3’s lead, is whether Moto2 becomes the next single-spec class. Steve Sargent, product manager at Triumph, told SPEEDWEEK.com the current approach is locked in for now. “From the outset of the current project, it was always clear to us that we would neither develop our own chassis nor set up our own Triumph team in Moto2,” Sargent said. “This was also in line with Dorna’s vision – and this approach will definitely not change until 2029. What happens after that is a different matter.”More telling, however, is his account of interest from outside the current chassis trio. “During the development of our new power unit for 2027, more manufacturers than those currently active expressed an interest in joining as chassis builders, but there will be no further competitors, at least for 2027,” Sargent said, adding that “even more competition would make the class even more interesting.”He did not rule out Triumph itself building a complete package. “I  

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