We talked a lot about thearrival of Triumph as supplier of Moto2 engines from 2019. It was also reported the call for tenders launched by Dorna for more sophisticated Moto2 electronics managing, among other things, Traction Control, Anti-wheeling and Launch Control…
This time it's done: it will be Magneti Marelli who will supply the unique ECU to the intermediate category.
Here is our translation of the official text into English.
FIM Grand Prix World Championship
Decision of the Grand Prix Commission
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of gentlemen Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, the President), Paul Duparc (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) in the presence of Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna) and Mike Trimby (IRTA, the Secretary of the meeting), held an electronic meeting on January 23, 2017, and took the following decision:
Official ECU for the Moto2 category
On October 18, 2016, Dorna launched a tender for the supply of the official Moto2 ECU for three seasons, 2019-2021. At the closing date, expressions of interest were received from five companies.
After examining the offers, Dorna has decided to propose the appointment of Magneti Marelli as official supplier for 2019-2021.
The proposal was unanimously approved by the Grand Prix Commission.
