Celebrating Triumph's return to the top flight of motorcycle racing for the 2019 Moto2™ season and the British Grand Prix MotoGP™
Three showcase activities:
- Moto2 riders visit the Triumph factory for the unveiling of the final engine prototype bike
- Triumph proudly supports the Day of Champions 'Two Wheels for Life' charity
auction with two major prizes
- Historic parade lap of Triumph's Moto2™ final engine prototype just before the Moto2 race – ridden by former multiple World Superbike Champion
and BT Sport MotoGP™ commentator, James Toseland.
Presenting the final engine for the Moto2™ 2019 season onwards:
- Engine development phase complete following rigorous testing
- Performance targets delivered and the engine prepared for racing
- Final phase of ECU set-up and chassis refinement on target.
MOTO2 RIDERS FACTORY VISIT
On Wednesday 22nd August at 11am, the first of three showcase activities that celebrate the British Grand Prix MotoGPTM race weekend and Triumph's return to top flight motorcycle racing from the 2019 season onwards begins with a factory visit by seven Moto2™ star riders from the current championship.
Luca Marini (ITA-Sky Racing Team VR46), Sam Lowes (GBR-Swiss Innovative Investors), Danny Kent (GBR-+Ego Speed Up Racing Team), Isaac Viñales (SPA-Forward Racing Team), Bo Bendsneyder (NED-Tech 3 Racing Team) and Joe Roberts (USA-NTS RW Racing GP), together with British Moto3™ rider John McPhee (CIP – Green Power) will take a tour of Triumph's main factory, see a historic line up of the most famous Triumph race bikes in history and unveil the final Triumph Moto2™ engine development bike, which will be showcased on track just before the Moto2™ race
at the British Grand Prix.
HISTORIC PARADE LAP
Just before the Moto2™ race on Sunday 26th August at the Silverstone British Grand Prix former multiple World Superbike Champion and BT Sport MotoGPTM commentator James Toseland will ride Triumph's final engine prototype bike, with eye-catching Union Jack scheme, in a historic parade lap in front of thousands of fans.
This marks a significant moment in Triumph's racing history with the new 765cc Triple Motor2TM race engine taking to the track at a Grand Prix weekend for the very first time.
Prior to the parade lap the Triumph Moto2™ engine prototype bike will be on display at the Go-ProTM stand. Fans can also join Triumph, see our range, and meet the team on the Triumph stand.
ENGINE DEVELOPMENT UPDATE
On 19th June 2018 Triumph's powerful new Moto2 Triple 765cc engines were matched with Magneti Marelli super-customisable ECUs and some of the key chassis manufacturers' prototype race set-ups for the very first time, with results well on track for the 2019 racing season.
During the test, three of the chassis manufacturer teams (Kalex, KTM and NTS ) ran the Triumph 765cc Moto2™ engine for the first time on track in their prototype 2019 frames, pushing the 765cc powerplant under near-race conditions.
Trevor Morris, from Externpro said:
"This test was the first time everything was in place to see what the whole new package could do, and the results have been incredibly positive. This shows just how big a change is coming, and that's exactly where we wanted to be."
Steve Sargent, Triumph's Chief Product Officer said:
"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."
TRIUMPH 2019 765cc Moto2™ ENGINE PARTNERSHIP
With a three-year contract with Dorna - the commercial rights holder of MotoGPTM – Triumph are to supply a dedicated race tuned 765cc Triumph Triple engine, based on the powerplant from the 2017 Triumph Street Triple.
The new engine is a significant development of the race-winning Daytona 675R powerplant that has powered Supersports wins at the Isle of Man TT, Daytona 200 and British Supersports Championships in 2014 and 2015.
Based on the highest specification 765cc powerplant from the Street Triple RS, the Triumph Moto2™ Triple race engine has been developed and tuned for a major step up in power and torque with the following modifications;:
- Modified cylinder head with revised inlet and exhaust ports for optimised gas flow
- Titanium valves and stiffer valve springs for increased rpm
- Low output race kit alternator for reduced inertia
- Taller 1st gear ratio
- Race developed slipper clutch which will be tuneable
- Specific race ECU; which will be developed with Magneti Marelli
- Revised engine covers for reduced width
- Different sump to allow for improved header run.
In road set-up the new 765cc engine in the class-leading Street Triple RS delivers the highest ever level of performance for a Street Triple; delivering power of 123PS @ 11,700rpm and 77Nm torque @ 10,800rpm.
It has more than 80 new parts compared to the previous generation engine, including an increase to the bore and stroke. All-new engine components include:
- new crank
- new pistons
- new con-rods and balancer shaft
- Nikasil plated aluminium barrels
- Revised gearbox.
The race specification Triumph 765cc Moto2™ engine has been developed further to allow the engine to breathe more freely and rev harder than the production bike to increase overall performance. Other changes have been made specifically to adapt the engine for race use.
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Notes to Editors
About Triumph
First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 115 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2017. For more than two decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes that perfectly blend authentic design, character, charisma and performance.
- Triumph has a glorious racing history, competing in and winning races in almost every class and field of motorcycle sporting achievement. From winning the second ever Isle of Man TT in 1908, through to 1960s road and track domination in Europe and America, right up to contemporary racing achievements with the 675cc Triumph triple powered 2014 Daytona 200 win, the 2014 Isle of Man Supersports TT, 2014 and 2015 British Supersports titles and World SuperSport racing.
- Building around 60,000 bikes per year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer and has over 600 dealers across the world.
- The Triumph Bonneville, famously named to celebrate Triumph's 1956 land speed record on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, USA. The original British superbike and a race winner straight out of the crate. Chosen by famous motorcyclists of the past for its legendary handling, style, and character. It's that handling, character and style, married to modern rider-focused technology that makes the new Bonneville family THE authentic modern classic choice today.
- Triumph holds a unique place in the history of the International Six Day Trials as the motorcycle of choice for both the multiple winning British teams and famously Steve McQueen's US ride entry in 1964.
- Triumph currently employs around 2000 personnel worldwide and has subsidiary operations in the UK, America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Benelux, Brazil, India, Indonesia and Thailand as well as a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and Thailand plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India.
- At the heart of Triumph's philosophy is a commitment and passion to develop truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance to enjoy the perfect ride.
- This focus, innovation and engineering passion has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the striking 2.3 litre Rocket III, the unmistakable Speed Triple, the Daytona 200 and TT
winning SuperSports Daytona 675R, the class defining Tiger 800, the transcontinental Tiger Explorer and the iconic Triumph Bonneville family.