2019 Moto3 World Championship

The 2019 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 71st F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

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.^[22]
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.^[23]

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.^[24]

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:^[25]

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

^ a b Can Öncü competed in the first Friday practice session during round 13, before being replaced by Deniz Öncü.

^ Night race

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