The 2019 FIM Moto3 World Championship was the lightweight class of the 71st Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season. Jorge Martín was the reigning series champion, but he did not defend his title as he joined Moto2.
After winning at Phillip Island, Italian rider Lorenzo Dalla Porta was crowned the 2019 Moto3 World Champion, having created an unassailable lead of 72 points over current runner-up Arón Canet.
Teams and riders
TeamConstructorMotorcycleRiderRounds Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda NSF250RW 11 Sergio García 2–19 6 Ryusei Yamanaka 1 21 Alonso López All 6 Ryusei Yamanaka 6–7, 16 Honda Team Asia 27 Kaito Toba All 79 Ai Ogura 1–5, 7–19 31 Gerry Salim 6 33 Yuki Kunii 10 Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 19 Gabriel Rodrigo 1–10, 13–18 52 Jeremy Alcoba 11–12, 19 54 Riccardo Rossi All Team Anija Club Y's 36 Sho Hasegawa 16 Leopard Racing 42 Marcos Ramírez All 48 Lorenzo Dalla Porta All Leopard Impala Junior Team 4 Xavier Artigas 19 Petronas Sprinta Racing 17 John McPhee All 71 Ayumu Sasaki All Sic58 Squadra Corse 23 Niccolò Antonelli 1–13, 16–19 32 Davide Pizzoli 14 3 Kevin Zannoni 15 24 Tatsuki Suzuki All VNE Snipers 14 Tony Arbolino All 55 Romano Fenati 1–13, 16–19 10 José Julián García 14–15 Double Six Motor Sport Kalex KTM Moto3 9 Yanni Shaw 17 15 Rogan Chandler 17 Bester Capital Dubai WorldWideRace Mugen Race KTM RC250GP 5 Jaume Masiá 1–14, 16–19 32 Davide Pizzoli 15 16 Andrea Migno All Qnium Racing 18 8 Boé Skull Rider Mugen Race 22 Kazuki Masaki All 76 Makar Yurchenko All CIP Green Power 40 Darryn Binder All 69 Tom Booth-Amos All Kiefer Racing 28 Dirk Geiger 9 Reale Avintia Arizona 77 77 Vicente Pérez 1–7 82 Stefano Nepa 8–19 Fundacion Andreas Perez 77 82 Stefano Nepa 4 83 Meikon Kawakami 4, 13 99 Carlos Tatay 7, 14, 19 Red Bull KTM Ajo 61 Can Öncü 53 Deniz Öncü 13–15 53 Deniz Öncü 10–11 Redox PrüstelGP 12 Filip Salač All 84 Jakub Kornfeil All Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team Valresa Ángel Nieto Team 25 Raúl Fernández All 75 Albert Arenas 1, 4–19 81 Aleix Viu 2–3 73 Maximilian Kofler 11–12 Sky Racing Team VR46 Sky Junior Team VR46 7 Dennis Foggia All 13 Celestino Vietti All 20 Elia Bartolini 13 Sterilgarda Max Racing Team 44 Arón Canet All Baiko Racing Team 67 Gerard Riu 14 FPW Racing 96 Brandon Paasch 12 TM Official Team TM Racing TM Racing 3 Kevin Zannoni 6 Source:Key Regular rider Wildcard rider
All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres.
Team changes Marinelli Snipers Team expanded to two bikes again after the team's withdrawal from Moto2. Max Biaggi's team, Max Racing Team, made its World Championship debut after he signed a partnership deal with Peter Öttl's race team, Südmetal Schedl GP Racing.
Rider changes Philipp Öttl moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Tech3. Both Fabio Di Giannantonio and Jorge Martín moved up to Moto2, joining Speed Up Racing and Red Bull KTM Ajo respectively. Raúl Fernández made his full season debut with Ángel Nieto Team, replacing Andrea Migno who moved to Bester Capital Dubai. Filip Salač made his full season debut with Redox PrüstelGP as a teammate of Jakub Kornfeil, replacing Marco Bezzecchi who moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Tech3. Celestino Vietti made his full season debut with Sky Racing Team VR46, replacing Nicolò Bulega who moved up to Moto2 with the same team. Makar Yurchenko returned to Moto3 with Boé Skull Rider Mugen Race. John McPhee left CIP Green Power to join Petronas Sprinta Racing, replacing Adam Norrodin who moved to the CEV Moto2 European Championship with the same team. Marcos Ramírez left Bester Capital Dubai to join Leopard Racing, replacing Enea Bastianini who moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team. Sergio García made his full season debut with Estrella Galicia 0,0, replacing Arón Canet who moved to Max Racing Team. Ai Ogura made his full season debut with Honda Team Asia, replacing Nakarin Atiratphuvapat. Gabriel Rodrigo left RBA Racing Team and joined Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 alongside rookie Riccardo Rossi. Romano Fenati returned to Moto3 with VNE Snipers after one season in Moto2 after his contract with Forward Racing was terminated following the controversial incident at the 2018 San Marino Grand Prix with Stefano Manzi. Can Öncü made his full season debut with Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Darryn Binder who moved to CIP Green Power. Öncü was allowed to race despite being below the minimum age of 16 as he received a special dispensation by Dorna after winning the 2018 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Tom Booth-Amos made his full season debut with CIP Green Power.
Mid-season changes Ryusei Yamanaka replaced Sergio García for the first race due to age restriction. Vicente Pérez was dropped due to poor results and replaced by Stefano Nepa from the Dutch TT onwards.
Rule changes
This class and Moto2 adopted the qualifying format used by MotoGP for the season, in which the riders that placed 15th or lower on combined times in the third free practice session would be admitted to qualifying 1, then the four fastest riders from that session would join the fastest 14 riders in qualifying 2.
The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap.
Calendar The following Grands Prix took place during the season:
RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit1 10 March VisitQatar Grand Prix Losail International Circuit, Lusail2 31 March Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo3 14 April Red Bull Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin4 5 May Gran Premio Red Bull de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera5 19 May Shark Helmets Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans6 2 June Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley 7 16 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló8 30 June Motul TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen9 7 July HJC Helmets Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal10 4 August Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky Brno Circuit, Brno11 11 August myWorld Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg12 25 August GoPro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone13 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico14 22 September Gran Premio Michelin de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz15 6 October PTT Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram16 20 October Motul Grand Prix of Japan Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi17 27 October Pramac Generac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island18 3 November Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix Sepang International Circuit, Sepang19 17 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Results and standings Grands Prix Round Grand Prix Pole position Fastest lap Winning rider Winning team 1 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix Arón Canet Romano Fenati Kaito Toba Honda Team Asia Honda Report 2 Argentine Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Jaume Masiá Gabriel Rodrigo Jaume Masiá Bester Capital Dubai KTM Report 3 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas Niccolò Antonelli Alonso López Arón Canet KTM Report 4 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix John McPhee Niccolò Antonelli Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Report 5 French motorcycle Grand Prix John McPhee Jaume Masiá John McPhee Petronas Sprinta Racing Honda Report 6 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix Tony Arbolino Niccolò Antonelli Tony Arbolino VNE Snipers Honda Report 7 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix Gabriel Rodrigo Kaito Toba Marcos Ramírez Leopard Racing Honda Report 8 Dutch TT Niccolò Antonelli Dennis Foggia Tony Arbolino VNE Snipers Honda Report 9 German motorcycle Grand Prix Ayumu Sasaki Can Öncü Leopard Racing Honda Report 10 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix Tony Arbolino Niccolò Antonelli Arón Canet Sterilgarda Max Racing Team KTM Report 11 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix John McPhee Celestino Vietti Romano Fenati VNE Snipers Honda Report 12 British motorcycle Grand Prix Tony Arbolino Tatsuki Suzuki Marcos Ramírez Leopard Racing Honda Report 13 Tatsuki Suzuki Andrea Migno Tatsuki Suzuki Sic58 Squadra Corse Honda Report 14 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix Arón Canet Darryn Binder Arón Canet Sterilgarda Max Racing Team KTM Report 15 Thailand motorcycle Grand Prix Celestino Vietti Ai Ogura Albert Arenas Gaviota Ángel Nieto Team KTM Report 16 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix Niccolò Antonelli Lorenzo Dalla Porta Leopard Racing Honda Report 17 Australian motorcycle Grand Prix Marcos Ramírez Romano Fenati Lorenzo Dalla Porta Leopard Racing Honda Report 18 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix Marcos Ramírez Marcos Ramírez Lorenzo Dalla Porta Leopard Racing Honda Report 19 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix Andrea Migno Tatsuki Suzuki Sergio García Estrella Galicia 0,0 Honda Report
Riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. A rider had to finish the race to earn points. Position 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th 13th 14th 15th Points252016131110987654321