Triumph Moto2 Set For Debut At British GP

Triumph has officially unveiled the final, race-ready version of the Moto2 765 cc triple at the British firm's headquarters in Hinckley. A select group of journalists were invited to Hinckley to witness the bike on a dyno-run at the factory, in front of a few MotoGP riders like Luca Marini, Sam Lowes, Danny Kent and John McPhee. At Silverstone this weekend, former WSBK champion James Toseland will take the new Triumph Moto2 765 machine for a parade lap around the circuit. The prototype to be used at Silverstone this weekend will wear the Union Jack colour scheme.

"We are very pleased with the progress to date and impressed with the level of passion and effort from the chassis teams, the riders, the ECU team Magneti Marelli, Exernpro, and Dorna in developing the new generation of Moto2 motorcycles.The ECU gives the teams a lot of choice to make changes with ignition, fuelling, engine braking, electronic throttle maps, quickshifter adjustments and pit lane speed limiters. Next year will be much closer to MotoGP levels of technology than Moto2 has ever been. The class is going to become even more interesting, with exciting racing and even more competition between team engineers to develop the best-performing package," said Steve Sargent, Chief Product Officer, Triumph Motorcycles.

(The 765 cc Moto2 engine has been derived from the engine of the Triumph Street Triple RS)

Triumph will be the single engine supplier for the 2019 Moto2 class, after taking over from Honda since the class was introduced in 2010. The 765 cc in-line three-cylinder engine is derived from the Triumph Street Triple RS. The current Moto2 bikes are just a few seconds slower than the big MotoGP machines, and with the introduction of the 765 cc engine next year, the gap is expected to shorten even more. The 2019 Moto2 machines will use the Magneti Marelli ECU which will give them thrilling performance, making them feel like proper full-size MotoGP machines.

(Triumph has a three-year contract with Dorna to supply enginees for the Moto2 class)

The 2019 Triumph Moto2 engines have been undergoing testing by chassis manufacturers ahead of next season's debut of the engine. The Moto2 class is the 600 cc, four-stroke class, which was introduced in 2010 to replace the traditional, 250 cc class in Grand Prix racing. In 2019, the Moto2 championship will switch from the Honda CBR600RR-sourced in-line four cylinder engine to the bigger, 765 cc, in-line three-cylinder Triumph engine with the Magneti Marelli ECU. The official debut of the 765 cc Triumph engine will take place later this year when MotoGP testing begins.