O Mundial de MX2 está prestes a arrancar e o Qatar vai voltar a receber a ronda inaugural da temporada, já no próximo fim de semana. Com a subida de Jeffrey Herlings ao Mundial de MXGP, a lista de candidatos à sucessão do Campeão do Mundo de MX2 é grande.
Desta forma o GP do Qatar pode começar a dar uma pista sobre os candidatos ao título na temporada de 2017 que promete ser uma das mais animadas dos últimos anos.
| Lista de inscritos MX2 | |||||||
| Nmbr | Nome | Apelido | Marca | Nat | Fed | Team | |
| 1 | 6 | Benoit | Paturel | Yamaha | FRA | FFM | Kemea Yamaha Yamalube |
| 2 | 10 | Calvin | Vlaanderen | KTM | NED | KNMV | HSF Logistics Motorsport Team |
| 3 | 15 | Davide | Bonini | KTM | ITA | FMI | KTM Silver Action |
| 4 | 18 | Vsevolod | Brylyakov | Kawasaki | RUS | MFR | Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki |
| 5 | 19 | Thomas | Kjer Olsen | Husqvarna | DEN | DMU | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| 6 | 28 | Chihiro | Notsuka | Honda | JPN | MFJ | Team HRC |
| 7 | 29 | Henry | Jacobi | Husqvarna | GER | DMSB | STC RACING |
| 8 | 33 | Julien | Lieber | KTM | BEL | FMB | LRT KTM |
| 9 | 41 | Pauls | Jonass | KTM | LAT | LAMSF | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
| 10 | 46 | Davy | Pootjes | KTM | NED | KNMV | HSF Logistics Motorsport Team |
| 11 | 57 | Darian | Sanayei | Kawasaki | USA | AMA | Monster Energy DRT Kawasaki |
| 12 | 61 | Jorge | Prado Garcia | KTM | ESP | RFME | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing |
| 13 | 64 | Thomas | Covington | Husqvarna | USA | AMA | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| 14 | 66 | Iker | Larranaga Olano | Husqvarna | ESP | RFME | Husqvarna 8Biano Racing |
| 15 | 67 | Magne | Klingsheim | Kawasaki | NOR | NMF | F&H Racing Team |
| 16 | 91 | Jeremy | Seewer | Suzuki | SUI | FMS | Team Suzuki World MX2 |
| 17 | 96 | Hunter | Lawrence | Suzuki | AUS | MA | Team Suzuki World MX2 |
| 18 | 97 | Maykal Grisha | Ivanov | Honda | BUL | QMMF | Vamo Racing Team |
| 19 | 98 | Bas | Vaessen | Suzuki | NED | KNMV | Team Suzuki World MX2 |
| 20 | 118 | Stephen | Rubini | Kawasaki | FRA | FFM | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 21 | 128 | Ivo | Monticelli | KTM | ITA | FMI | Marchetti Racing Team KTM |
| 22 | 152 | Petar | Petrov | Kawasaki | BUL | QMMF | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 23 | 161 | Alvin | Östlund | Yamaha | SWE | SVEMO | Kemea Yamaha Yamalube |
| 24 | 170 | Caleb | Ward | Husqvarna | AUS | MA | Husqvarna 8Biano Racing |
| 25 | 172 | Brent | Van doninck | Yamaha | BEL | FMB | Kemea Yamaha Yamalube |
| 26 | 189 | Brian | Bogers | KTM | NED | KNMV | HSF Logistics Motorsport Team |
| 27 | 200 | James | Dunn | Yamaha | GBR | ACU | iFly JK Racing |
| 28 | 211 | Nicholas | Lapucci | KTM | ITA | FMI | Italian Factory |
| 29 | 223 | Giuseppe | Tropepe | Suzuki | ITA | FMI | JTECH SUZUKI VALENTI |
| 30 | 297 | Anton | Gole | Husqvarna | SWE | SVEMO | CEC Husqvarna Sweden |
| 31 | 321 | Samuele | Bernardini | TM | ITA | FMI | TM Racing Factory Team |
| 32 | 426 | Conrad | Mewse | Husqvarna | GBR | ACU | Rockstar Energy Husqvarna Factory Racing |
| 33 | 747 | Michele | Cervellin | Honda | ITA | FMI | Team HRC |
| 34 | 811 | Adam | Sterry | Kawasaki | GBR | ACU | Monster Energy Kawasaki Racing Team |
| 35 | 841 | Luca | Moroni | KTM | ITA | FMI | Italian Factory |
| 36 | 919 | Ben | Watson | KTM | GBR | ACU | Hitachi KTM UK |
