2022 Moto2 World Championship

• Petronas SRT withdrew from the category at the end of the 2021 season following the loss of their title sponsor. The team continued under the same management and different sponsor in the MotoGP class.[26]
• RW Racing GP returned to the series-dominant Kalex chassis, after four seasons operating the factory programme for Japanese chassis builder NTS.[27]

• Fabio Di Giannantonio moved up to MotoGP, as his second season in his contract clarified.[28]
• Both Remy Gardner and Raul Fernandez moved up to MotoGP with Tech3.[29]
• Thomas Lüthi retired at the end of the 2021 season.[30]
• Tony Arbolino moved from Intact GP to Elf Marc VDS. Jeremy Alcoba joined the team moving up from Moto3, replacing Arbolino.
• Reigning Moto3 Riders' Champion Pedro Acosta moved up from Moto3 while remaining with Red Bull KTM Ajo. Augusto Fernández switched teams from Elf Marc VDS to join Acosta at Red Bull KTM Ajo.
• After two seasons, Arón Canet switched from Aspar Team to Pons Racing.[31]
• Jorge Navarro moved from Speed Up to Pons Racing.[31] Stefano Manzi and Hector Garzo left the team.
• Gabriel Rodrigo moved up to Moto2 riding with the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team.[32]
• Filip Salač and Alessandro Zaccone joined Gresini Racing. Nicolò Bulega, who raced for the team in 2021, moved to the Supersport World Championship.
• Sean Dylan Kelly moved from the MotoAmerica Supersport Championship to Moto2 with American Racing.
• Marcos Ramírez left American Racing to join MV Agusta Forward Racing, replacing Lorenzo Baldassarri, who moved to the Supersport World Championship.
• Romano Fenati was promoted for a second time to the Moto2 class with Speed Up Racing.
• Zonta van den Goorbergh made his debut with RW Racing GP. He previously raced in the CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. He replaced Hafizh Syahrin, who subsequently moved to the Superbike World Championship.[33]
• Xavi Vierge, who raced for the now defunct Petronas Sprinta Racing in 2021, moved to the Superbike World Championship.[34]
• Niccolò Antonelli moved up to Moto2 with the VR46 Racing Team.[15]
• Jake Dixon, who raced for the now defunct Petronas Sprinta Racing in 2021, returned to the Aspar Team, the team he raced with in the 2019 season.[9]
• Keminth Kubo and Manuel González both made their full-time debuts with the newly-formed Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team.[20] Kubo appeared as a wildcard in the 2021 season and primarily raced at the CEV Moto2 European Championship, whilst González served as a replacement rider and primarily raced at the Supersport World Championship.[35]

• Barry Baltus missed the Argentine round after sustaining a broken right wrist during qualifying of the previous Indonesian round.[36] He was not replaced.
• Keminth Kubo missed the Americas race after having issues with his visa. He was not replaced.[37]
• Keminth Kubo competed during FP1 of the Spanish round, but withdrew following the diagnosis of costochondritis after FP1. He was replaced by Stefano Manzi for the race.[38]

• Cancelled Grands Prix in 2021 as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic, namely the Argentine, Finnish, Japanese, Thailand, Australian, and Malaysian Grands Prix, are scheduled to return in 2022. Consequently, the Grands Prix held in 2021 that replaced the aforementioned cancelled races, namely the Doha, Styrian, Emilia Romagna, and Algarve Grands Prix, are not scheduled to return in 2022.[39]
• The previously mentioned Finnish Grand Prix will return to the calendar after a 39-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982. The Grand Prix was included on both the 2020 and 2021 calendars, but both races were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The Indonesian Grand Prix returned to the calendar after a 24-year absence. The venue hosting the round was the new Mandalika International Street Circuit, instead of the Sentul International Circuit used in 1996 and 1997. The Grand Prix had been included in the 2021 calendar as a Reserve Grand Prix, but was ultimately dropped before the end of the season.
• The Brazilian Grand Prix, which had previously been announced to return in 2022, was not included in the provisional calendar released on 7 October 2021.[55][39]

Scoring system

Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.

Pos. Rider Bike Team QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED FIN GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL Pts 1 Celestino Vietti Kalex Mooney VR46 Racing Team 1PF 2 1F Ret 2 6 100 2 Ai Ogura Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia 6 6 3 2 Ret 1P 81 3 Tony Arbolino Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 5 8 6 1 Ret 3 70 4 Arón Canet Kalex Flexbox HP40 2 3 4 RetF RetP 2 69 5 Joe Roberts Kalex Italtrans Racing Team 8 11 13 8 1F 8 57 6 Marcel Schrötter Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 10 16 12 4 4 5 47 7 Somkiat Chantra Kalex Idemitsu Honda Team Asia DNS 1F 2 Ret Ret Ret 45 8 Jorge Navarro Kalex Flexbox HP40 7 13 Ret 5 3 10 45 9 Augusto Fernández Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 4 5 Ret 9 Ret 4 44 10 Sam Lowes Kalex Elf Marc VDS Racing Team 3 4 10 Ret Ret RetF 35 11 Bo Bendsneyder Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 19 15 9 7 8 7 34 12 Jake Dixon Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 11 RetP 5 3 Ret Ret 32 13 Albert Arenas Kalex GasGas Aspar Team 13 10 8 11 Ret 9 29 14 Jeremy Alcoba Kalex Liqui Moly Intact GP 14 14 16 6 6 12 28 15 Pedro Acosta Kalex Red Bull KTM Ajo 12 9 7 Ret Ret 20 20 16 Fermín Aldeguer Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 16 7 RetP Ret 7 Ret 18 17 Manuel González Kalex Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team 20 18 14 13 5 16 16 18 Cameron Beaubier Kalex American Racing 9 12 11 RetP Ret Ret 16 19 Barry Baltus Kalex RW Racing GP Ret DNS 10 9 14 15 20 Romano Fenati Boscoscuro Speed Up Racing 15 19 18 15 11 Ret 7 21 Gabriel Rodrigo Kalex Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team 21 22 Ret Ret 10 17 6 22 Alessandro Zaccone Kalex Gresini Racing Moto2 22 24 Ret Ret 15 11 6 23 Marcos Ramírez MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 17 17 15 12 Ret Ret 5 24 Keminth Kubo Kalex Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team 23 Ret 19 12 WD 4 25 Stefano Manzi Kalex Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team 13 4 26 Filip Salač Kalex Gresini Racing Moto2 Ret 21 Ret 14 14 21 4 27 Sean Dylan Kelly Kalex American Racing 25 Ret Ret 17 13 22 3 28 Lorenzo Dalla Porta Kalex Italtrans Racing Team Ret 20 Ret 16 Ret 15 1 29 Simone Corsi MV Agusta MV Agusta Forward Racing 18 Ret 17 Ret Ret 18 0 30 Zonta van den Goorbergh Kalex RW Racing GP 24 23 Ret Ret Ret 19 0 31 Niccolò Antonelli Kalex Mooney VR46 Racing Team 26 25 Ret Ret Ret 23 0 Pos. Rider Bike Team QAT INA ARG AME POR SPA FRA ITA CAT GER NED FIN GBR AUT RSM ARA JPN THA AUS MAL VAL Pts

Race key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) Annotation Meaning P Pole position F Fastest lap Rider key Colour Meaning Light blue Rookie rider

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.

Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	FIN	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Kalex	1	1	1	1	1																	125
2	Boscoscuro	15	7	18	15	7																	20
3	MV Agusta	17	17	15	12	Ret																	5
Pos.	Manufacturer	QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	FIN	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.

Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	FIN	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts
1	Idemitsu Honda Team Asia	35	DNS	1F	2	Ret	Ret																	101
		79	6	6	3	2	Ret	P
2	Mooney VR46 Racing Team	13	1PF	2	1F	Ret	2																	90
		28	26	25	Ret	Ret	Ret
3	Elf Marc VDS Racing Team	14	5	8	6	1	Ret																	89
		22	3	4	10	Ret	Ret
4	Flexbox HP40	9	7	13	Ret	5	3																	88
		40	2	3	4	RetF	RetP
5	Liqui Moly Intact GP	23	10	16	12	4	4																	60
		52	14	14	16	6	6
6	GasGas Aspar Team	75	13	10	8	11	Ret																	54
		96	11	RetP	5	3	Ret
7	Red Bull KTM Ajo	37	4	5	Ret	9	Ret																	51
		51	12	9	7	Ret	Ret
8	Italtrans Racing Team	16	8	11	13	8	1F																	49
		19	Ret	20	Ret	16	Ret
9	Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team	2	21	22	Ret	Ret	10																	31
		64	19	15	9	7	8
10	Speed Up Racing	5	15	19	18	15	11																	25
		54	16	7	RetP	Ret	7
11	Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team	18	20	18	14	13	5																	20
		81	23	Ret	19		12
12	American Racing	4	25	Ret	Ret	17	13																	19
		6	9	12	11	RetP	Ret
13	RW Racing GP	7	Ret	DNS		10	9																	13
		84	24	23	Ret	Ret	Ret
14	MV Agusta Forward Racing	24	18	Ret	17	Ret	Ret																	5
		42	17	17	15	12	Ret
15	Gresini Racing Moto2	12	Ret	21	Ret	14	14																	5
		61	22	24	Ret	Ret	15
Pos.	Team	Bike No.	QAT	INA	ARG	AME	POR	SPA	FRA	ITA	CAT	GER	NED	FIN	GBR	AUT	RSM	ARA	JPN	THA	AUS	MAL	VAL	Pts