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The 2022 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 74th F.I.M.
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World Championship season.
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won the championship for GasGas Aspar Team after the
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.


Teams and riders

All teams used series-specified Dunlop tyres.


Team changes

* Petronas Sprinta Racing withdrew from the category at the end of the 2021 season following the loss of their sponsor. The team continued under the same management and different sponsor in the
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class. * A new British team, run by former rider Michael Laverty, joined the championship with the aim of providing British riders with a stepping stone into the world championship starting from the British Talent Cup which was established in 2018. The team was sponsored by VisionTrack and the team took over the Honda bikes vacated by the Petronas SRT team. *
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, who have competed from 2012 until 2021, left the championship to focus on their Moto2 and MotoGP teams. * Team MTA, which has competed in the CIV since 2017 and the CEV since 2019, made their return to the Moto3 World Championship with KTM. The team previously competed in the Moto3 World Championship from 2014 to 2016 as "Team Italia", using Mahindra bikes. *
Prüstel GP Prüstel GP was a motorcycle racing team based in Oberlungwitz, Saxony, Germany. After the season, the team left from Moto3 World Championship. History The team was founded in 2008 by Dirk Heidolf and his name Racing Team Germany. Then, it w ...
switched from actual KTM machines to CFMoto-rebranded KTM bikes. * MT Helmets – MSi entered the championship as a new team.


Rider changes

* Reigning Moto3 Riders' Champion Pedro Acosta moved up to Moto2 still remaining with
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. *
Romano Fenati Romano Fenati (born 15 January 1996) is an Italian motorcycle racer who competed in the FIM Road Racing World Championship between 2012 and 2023 in the Moto3 and Moto2 categories. He was European 125 cc Champion in 2011, championship runner ...
moved up to Moto2 a second time, joining
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. *
Niccolò Antonelli Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer set to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Team MMR. He most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Cham ...
was promoted to Moto2 with the same team. *
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left
Sic58 Squadra Corse Sic58 Squadra Corse is an Italian motorcycle racing team founded by Paolo Simoncelli in honour of his son, Marco Simoncelli (1987–2011). The team competes in the Moto3 World Championship and MotoE World Cup under the name Ongetta Sic58 Squadra ...
and joined
Leopard Racing Leopard Racing is a Luxembourg–Italian motorcycle racing team competing in the Moto3 World Championship. The team has won two Moto3 Teams' Championships. History Leopard Racing was founded by Flavio Becca at the end of 2014 with the inten ...
, replacing
Xavier Artigas Xavier Artigas López (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, who last riding for the Klint Forward Factory Team in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship. He previously competed in Moto3 from 2021 to 2023. Career Early career 2018 Arti ...
. *
Iván Ortolá Iván Ortolá Díez (born 4 August 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer due to compete in the 2025 Moto2 World Championship for MT Helmets – MSi. In 2024, Ortolá joined Formula 1 driver Lando Norris Lando Norris (; born 1 ...
made his debut with Team MTA. He was joined by Stefano Nepa, who moved from Boé Owlride. * Joel Kelso made his full-time debut with CIP Green Power, replacing Maximilian Kofler. Kelso has served as a replacement rider in 2021 and raced in the 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. * VisionTrack Racing Team signed Joshua Whatley and Scott Ogden for the 2022 campaign. *
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made his full-time Moto3 debut with Rivacold Snipers Team. Surra has served as both a wildcard and a replacement rider in 2021. * David Muñoz made his debut with Boé SKX. He previously raced in the 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and
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. *
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moved from the withdrawn Petronas Sprinta Racing to Sterilgarda Max Racing Team. He teamed up with Ayumu Sasaki, who moved from Red Bull KTM Tech3. They both replaced
Romano Fenati Romano Fenati (born 15 January 1996) is an Italian motorcycle racer who competed in the FIM Road Racing World Championship between 2012 and 2023 in the Moto3 and Moto2 categories. He was European 125 cc Champion in 2011, championship runner ...
and
Adrián Fernández Adrián Fernández Mier (born April 20, 1963) is a Mexican former professional race car driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team. Racing career Early career Fernández was born in Mexico City and began his career in Mexico at the age ...
. * Elia Bartolini and
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both made their full-time debuts with Avintia VR46 Riders Academy. Bartolini has served as both a wildcard and a replacement rider in 2021, while Bertelle has appeared as a wildcard in 2021 and raced in the
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. They replaced
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and
Niccolò Antonelli Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer set to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for Team MMR. He most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Cham ...
. *
Carlos Tatay Carlos Tatay (born 7 May 2003) is a Spanish former Motorcycle racing, motorcycle rider who last competed in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. He previously competed in the Moto3 class in the Grand ...
and
Xavier Artigas Xavier Artigas López (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, who last riding for the Klint Forward Factory Team in the 2024 Moto2 World Championship. He previously competed in Moto3 from 2021 to 2023. Career Early career 2018 Arti ...
both moved to
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. Tatay previously raced with Avintia Esponsorama, while Artigas previously raced with Leopard Racing in 2021. They replaced Ryusei Yamanaka and Filip Salač. * Ryusei Yamanaka subsequently moved to the newly formed MT Helmets – MSi. * Originally,
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was scheduled to make his debut with Red Bull KTM Tech3, teaming up with Deniz Öncü. However, it was subsequently announced that Holgado will join
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instead, where he would team up with
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. Holgado has served as a replacement rider in 2021 and raced in both the 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, where he won the championship, and 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
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took Holgado's entry at Tech3. *
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and
Taiyo Furusato is a Japanese motorcycle racer who currently competes for Honda Team Asia in the 2025 Moto3 World Championship. He is the 2021 Asia Talent Cup champion. Career Asia Talent Cup Races by year ( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; ra ...
both made their full-time debuts with Honda Team Asia. Aji has appeared as a wildcard rider in 2021 and raced in the 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship, while Furusato raced in the Asia Talent Cup. Both have also raced in the 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. *
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made his full-time debut with MT Helmets – MSi. He raced in both the 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. * Riccardo Rossi left Boé SKX and join
Sic58 Squadra Corse Sic58 Squadra Corse is an Italian motorcycle racing team founded by Paolo Simoncelli in honour of his son, Marco Simoncelli (1987–2011). The team competes in the Moto3 World Championship and MotoE World Cup under the name Ongetta Sic58 Squadra ...
, replacing
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. *
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made her return to Moto3 after racing the last five seasons in
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, winning the
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title. She teamed up with David Muñoz at Boé SKX and replaced
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who was initially signed to partner Muñoz.


Mid-season changes

*
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replaced David Muñoz for the first seven rounds due to Muñoz being under the minimum age. *
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missed the Qatar and Indonesian rounds after having surgery due to a right ankle injury. He was not replaced for both races. *
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missed the Indonesian, Argentine, Americas, Portuguese, and Spanish rounds after sustaining two fractured vertebrae during training. He was not replaced for the first two races, but was replaced by
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for the next three races. *
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missed three races due to a right hand injury sustained in a FP3 crash during the Americas round. He was replaced by Syarifuddin Azman for the Portuguese and Spanish rounds, while José Antonio Rueda replaced him for the French round He returned during the Italian round, but suffered a fractured foot during FP3. He was replaced by Marcos Uriarte for the succeeding Catalan round. Surra also missed the Japanese round after sustaining a fractured right hand in a FP3 crash during the previous Aragon round. He was replaced by Kanta Hamada. * Ayumu Sasaki missed the Catalan round after suffering an injury during the previous Italian round. He was replaced by David Salvador. *
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missed the Dutch round after suffering a left knee injury during the main race of the previous German round. He was replaced by Luca Lunetta. Bertelle underwent a season-ending surgery during the summer break and was replaced by Nicola Carraro for the rest of the season. * Joel Kelso missed the British round after suffering an injury during the previous Dutch round. He was replaced by Marc García. * Stefano Nepa missed the Valencian round after undergoing surgery to an injury suffered during the previous Malaysian round. He was replaced by David Salvador.


Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2022:


Grand Prix locations


Calendar changes

* Cancelled Grands Prix in 2021 as a response to the
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, and Malaysian Grands Prix, returned in 2022. Consequently, the Grands Prix held in 2021 that replaced the aforementioned cancelled races, namely the
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Grands Prix, did not return in 2022. * The previously mentioned Finnish Grand Prix was planned to return to the calendar after a 39-year absence. The venue hosting the round would have been the new
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, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the
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which hosted the round until 1982. The Grand Prix was included on both the 2020 and 2021 calendars, but both races were cancelled in response to the
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. However, the race scheduled for July was cancelled in May due to incomplete homologation works and the risks associated with the geopolitical situation in the region. * The
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returned to the calendar after a 24-year absence. The venue hosting the round was the new
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, instead of the
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used in 1996 and 1997. The Grand Prix had been included in the 2021 calendar as a Reserve Grand Prix but was ultimately dropped before the end of the season. * The
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, which had previously been announced to return in 2022, was not included in the provisional calendar released on 7 October 2021. * The
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used a new layout of the
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, wherein a chicane was added to the previous fast slight-left hander of turn 2. This was done to improve the overall safety of the track by greatly reducing the speed the riders take the turn. The final configuration was chosen among 15 proposals, with the track being 30 meters longer than the previous configurations.


Results and standings


Grands Prix


Riders' standings

;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points.


Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.


Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.


Notes


References


External links

* {{World championships in 2022 * Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons