2010s 2010: Moto2 replaces the 250cc class. All engines are built for Moto2 by Honda and are four-stroke 600cc (36.6 cu in) in-line four-cylinder based on the CBR600RR road bike, producing around 140 bhp as of 2015 (125 whp). 2010: Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa is killed at Misano. 2010: For the first time, Spain hosts four Grands Prix in a year. 2010: "Rookie rule" introduced, preventing any newcomer to the MotoGP championship from riding for a factory team, unless said manufacturer lack a satellite team. 2010: Kawasaki announces its retirement due to negotiations with Dorna, stating that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race-oriented consumers. 2011: MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli is killed at Sepang. 2011: Suzuki suspend their MotoGP participation at the end of the season. 2012: The new Moto3 250cc (15.2 cu in) four-stroke single-cylinder class replaces the 125cc two-stroke class. 2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1,000cc (61 cu in) and introduces claiming rule teams. 2012: Aprilia rejoins the MotoGP class as a claiming rule team (CRT). 2012: After ending a five-year Honda title drought the previous season, two-time world champion Casey Stoner retires from the sport at the age of 27, being replaced by teenager Marc Márquez at the team. 2013: Knockout qualifying format is introduced. 2013: The "rookie rule" introduced for the 2010 season is rescinded. 2013: Marc Márquez becomes the first rookie to win the championship in the MotoGP era, and the youngest ever premier class world champion. 2014: Removal of the claiming rule teams and introduction of the Open Class category. Marc Márquez dominates the season by winning the first 10 races of the season. 2015: Suzuki returns to MotoGP as a constructor after a four-year hiatus. 2015: Aprilia returns with a full factory team, run by Gresini Racing. 2015: Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo comes from seven points adrift to defeat team colleague Valentino Rossi to win his third and final MotoGP title by five points. This was after Rossi received a heavy grid penalty for the final round after having been adjudged to taking Marc Márquez out at the penultimate round. 2016: Michelin returns as tyre supplier after Bridgestone's withdrawal. 2016: Luis Salom is killed during Moto2 practice at the Catalan Grand Prix after a high-speed impact with his own stricken bike. 2017: KTM joins the premier class with a factory-supported team for the first time. 2018: For the first time in MotoGP, certain satellite teams like Pramac Ducati and LCR Honda gain access to up-to-date factory bikes. 2019: Triumph Motorcycles replace Honda as sole Moto2 engine supplier. The new engines are 765cc (46.7 cu in) triples based on the Street Triple RS 765. 2019: Both Moto2 and Moto3 adopt the qualifying format used by MotoGP. 2019: The MotoE class is introduced using electric motorcycles (introduced as a "World Cup"). 2019: A new penalty named the "Long Lap" penalty is introduced for riders exceeding track limits during races and is also used as a penalty for moderate reckless riding. 2019: Marc Márquez wins his sixth MotoGP title at the age of 26, becoming the youngest rider and the first non-Italian rider to do so. 2019: Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi becomes the first rider to contest his 400th Grand Prix at the age of 40.
2010s 2010: Moto2 replaces the 250cc class. All engines are built for Moto2 by Honda and are four-stroke 600cc (36.6 cu in) in-line four-cylinder based on the CBR600RR road bike, producing around 140 bhp as of 2015 (125 whp). 2010: Moto2 rider Shoya Tomizawa is killed at Misano. 2010: For the first time, Spain hosts four Grands Prix in a year. 2010: "Rookie rule" introduced, preventing any newcomer to the MotoGP championship from riding for a factory team, unless said manufacturer lack a satellite team. 2010: Kawasaki announces its retirement due to negotiations with Dorna, stating that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race-oriented consumers. 2011: MotoGP rider Marco Simoncelli is killed at Sepang. 2011: Suzuki suspend their MotoGP participation at the end of the season. 2012: The new Moto3 250cc (15.2 cu in) four-stroke single-cylinder class replaces the 125cc two-stroke class. 2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1,000cc (61 cu in) and introduces claiming rule teams. 2012: Aprilia rejoins the MotoGP class as a claiming rule team (CRT). 2012: After ending a five-year Honda title drought the previous season, two-time world champion Casey Stoner retires from the sport at the age of 27, being replaced by teenager Marc Márquez at the team. 2013: Knockout qualifying format is introduced. 2013: The "rookie rule" introduced for the 2010 season is rescinded. 2013: Marc Márquez becomes the first rookie to win the championship in the MotoGP era, and the youngest ever premier class world champion 2014: Removal of the claiming rule teams and introduction of the Open Class category. Marc Márquez dominates the season by winning the first 10 races of the season. 2015: Suzuki returns to MotoGP as a constructor after a four-year hiatus. 2015: Aprilia returns with a full factory team, run by Gresini Racing. 2015: Yamaha's Jorge Lorenzo comes from seven points adrift to defeat team colleague Valentino Rossi to win his third and final MotoGP title by five points. This was after Rossi received a heavy grid penalty for the final round after having been adjudged to taking Marc Márquez out at the penultimate round. 2016: Michelin returns as tyre supplier after Bridgestone's withdrawal. 2016: Luis Salom is killed during Moto2 practice at the Catalan Grand Prix after a high-speed impact with his own stricken bike. 2017: KTM joins the premier class with a factory-supported team for the first time. 2018: For the first time in MotoGP, certain satellite teams like Pramac Ducati and LCR Honda gain access to up-to-date factory bikes. 2019: Triumph Motorcycles replace Honda as sole Moto2 engine supplier. The new engines are 765cc (46.7 cu in) triples based on the Street Triple RS 765. 2019: Both Moto2 and Moto3 adopt the qualifying format used by MotoGP. 2019: The MotoE class is introduced using electric motorcycles (introduced as a "World Cup"). 2019: A new penalty named the "Long L.ap" penalty is introduced for riders exceeding track limits during races and is also used as a penalty for moderate reckless riding. 2019: Marc Márquez wins his sixth MotoGP title at the age of 26, becoming the youngest rider and the first non-Italian rider to do so. 2019: Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi becomes the first rider to contest his 400th Grand Prix at the age of 40.