The 2022 FIM

Moto3 Grand Prix motorcycle racing is the premier class of motorcycle road racing events held on road circuits sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM). Independent motorcycle racing events have been held since the start of ...

World Championship is a part of the 74th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

All teams use Dunlop tyres.

Team changes

* Petronas Sprinta Racing will withdraw from the category at the end of the 2021 season following the loss of their sponsor. The team will continue under the same management and different sponsor in the MotoGP class. * A new British team, run by former rider

Michael Laverty Michael Laverty (born 7 June 1981) is an occasional motorcycle racer from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland. After participating in the 2017 season in the British Superbike Championship aboard a Yamaha YZF-R1, and the 2018 season on a Tyco BMW, ...

, will join 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 will be sponsored by VisionTrack, and are expected to take over the Honda bikes vacated by the Petronas SRT team. * Gresini Racing, who have competed from 2012 until 2021, will leave 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, will make 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 is a motorcycle racing team based in Oberlungwitz, Saxony, Germany. The team competes in the Moto3, Moto3 World Championship under the name CFMoto Racing Prüstel GP. History The team was founded in 2008 by Dirk Heidolf and named Rac ...

switched from actual KTM machines to CFMoto-rebranded KTM bikes.

Rider changes

* 2021 Moto3 Riders' Champion Pedro Acosta will move up to Moto2 still remaining with

Red Bull KTM Ajo Ajo Motorsport is a Finnish Grand Prix motorcycle racing team, currently competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes under the name Red Bull KTM Ajo and in the MotoE class under the name Avant Ajo MotoE. The team's founder and principal is former ...

. *

Romano Fenati Romano Fenati (born 15 January 1996) is an Italian motorcycle racer who has competed at Grand Prix level. He raced for the early part of the season in Moto2, before being sacked by principal Luca Boscoscuro. In September 2022, Fenati signed wi ...

will move up to Moto2 a second time joining Speed Up Racing. *

Niccolò Antonelli Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Mooney VR46 Racing Team. Antonelli won the Italian 125GP Championship in 2011. Ca ...

will be promoted to Moto2 with the same team. *

Tatsuki Suzuki is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in Moto3 for Leopard Racing. Career Moto3 World Championship Mahindra CIP (2015) Suzuki made his Grand Prix debut in the 2015 Moto3 World Championship with CIP, riding a Mahindra alongsi ...

will leave Sic58 Squadra Corse and join Leopard Racing, replacing

Xavier Artigas Xavier Artigas Lopez (born 27 May 2003) is a Spanish motorcycle racer, riding for CF Moto Prüstel in the Moto3 World Championship. Career Early career 2018 Artigas bought attention to himself in the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, where ...

. *

Iván Ortolá Iván Ortolá Díez (born 4 August 2004) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer competing in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship for the Angeluss MTA Team. Career statistics European Talent Cup Races by year ( key) (Races in bold indicat ...

will make his debut with Team MTA. He will be joined by Stefano Nepa, who will move from Boé Owlride. * Joel Kelso will make 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. * Alberto Surra will make his full-time Moto3 debut with Rivacold Snipers Team. Surra has served as both a wildcard and a replacement rider in 2021. * David Muñoz will make his debut with Boé SKX. He previously raced in the 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship and

2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup The 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup was the fifteenth season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The season, for the ninth year contested by the riders on equal KTM 250cc 4-stroke Moto3 bikes, was held over 14 races in seven meetings on the Grand ...

. *

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will move from the withdrawn Petronas Sprinta Racing to Sterilgarda Max Racing Team. He will team up with

Ayumu Sasaki is a Japanese Grand Prix motorcycle racer, competing in Moto3 for Sterilgarda Husqvarna Max. Career Junior career In 2015 Sasaki was the Asia Talent Cup champion and also competed in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, winning a race in ...

, who will move from Red Bull KTM Tech3. They will both replace

and

Adrián Fernández Adrián Fernández Mier (born April 20, 1963 in Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico) is a Mexican former professional race car driver and he was co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team. Racing career Early career Fernández began his career in Mexico by ...

. * Elia Bartolini and Matteo Bertelle will both make 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

. They will replace

Carlos Tatay Carlos Tatay (born 7 May 2003) is a Spanish Motorcycle racing, motorcycle rider who is scheduled to compete in the 2023 FIM CEV Moto2 European Championship for the Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team. He previously competed in the Moto3 class in the Gr ...

and

. *

and

will both move to

. Tatay previously raced with Avintia Esponsorama, while Artigas previously raced with Leopard Racing in 2021. They will replace

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and

Filip Salač Filip Salač (born 12 December 2001) is a Czech motorcycle rider, competing in the 2023 Moto2 World Championship for QJmotor Gresini Moto2. Career Junior career Salač competed full time in the 2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, scoring no p ...

. *

subsequently moved to the newly formed MT Helmets MSI Race Tech. * Originally,

Daniel Holgado Daniel Holgado Miralles (born 27 April 2005) is a Spanish Grand Prix motorcycle racer who currently competes for Red Bull KTM Ajo in the Moto3 World Championship. He previously competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship in 2021 wi ...

was scheduled to make his debut with

Red Bull KTM Tech3 Tech3 is a motorcycle racing team competing in the MotoGP class World Championship under the name Tech3 GasGas Factory Racing. They also compete in the Moto3 World Championship under the name Red Bull KTM Tech3 and the MotoE World Cup under the ...

, teaming up with

Deniz Öncü Deniz Öncü (born 26 July 2003) is a Turkish motorcycle racer, currently competing in the Moto3 World Championship, for team Red Bull KTM Tech3. His twin brother, Can Öncü, is also a motorcycle racer. Both brothers are mentored by Turkish mu ...

. However, it was subsequently announced that Holgado will join

instead, where he would team up with

Jaume Masià Jaume Masià Vargas (born 31 October 2000) is a Spanish motorcycle rider, currently competing in the Moto3 World Championship for Leopard Racing. Career Between 2015 and 2017 Masia competed in the FIM CEV Moto3 Junior Championships finish ...

. 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.

will take Holgado's entry at Tech3. *

Mario Aji Mario Suryo Aji (born 16 March 2004) is an Indonesian Grand Prix motorcycle racer for Honda Team Asia in the 2023 Moto3 World Championship The 2023 FIM Moto3 World Championship will be part of the 75th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship s ...

and

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will both make 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. * Diogo Moreira will make his full-time debut with MT Helmets MSI Race Tech. He raced in both the 2021 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and 2021 CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship. * Riccardo Rossi will leave Boé SKX and join Sic58 Squadra Corse, replacing

. * Ana Carrasco will make her return to Moto3 after racing the last five seasons in Supersport 300 World Championship, winning the

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title. She will partner David Muñoz at Boé SKX and replace

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who was initially signed to partner Muñoz.

Mid-season changes

missed the Qatar round after having surgery due to a right ankle injury. He was not replaced. *

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replaced David Muñoz for the Qatar round due to Muñoz being under the minimum age.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2022:

Grand Prix locations

Calendar changes

* Cancelled Grands Prix in 2021 as a response to the

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, namely the Argentine,

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, and

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Grands Prix, are scheduled to return in 2022. Consequently, the Grands Prix held in 2021 that replaced the aforementioned cancelled races, namely the

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, Styrian,

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, and

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Grands Prix, are not scheduled to return in 2022. * The previously mentioned Finnish Grand Prix will return to the calendar after a 39-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be the new

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, instead of the

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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

. * The

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will return to the calendar after a 24-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be 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 Brazilian Grand Prix, which had previously been announced to return in 2022, was not included in the provisional calendar released on 7 October 2021.

Notes

References

External links

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