2021 Moto3 World Championship

Teams and riders
Team Constructor Motorcycle No. Rider Rounds
Aspar Team Moto3 GasGas TBA 11 Sergio García[1]
28 Izan Guevara[2]
Honda Team Asia Honda Honda NSF250RW 19 Andi Farid Izdihar[3]
92 Yuki Kunii[3]
Leopard Racing 7 Dennis Foggia
43 Xavier Artigas
Petronas Sprinta Racing 17 John McPhee[4]
40 Darryn Binder
Rivacold Snipers Team 12 Filip Salač[5]
16 Andrea Migno
SIC58 Squadra Corse 20 Lorenzo Fellon[6]
24 Tatsuki Suzuki[7]
Team Gresini Moto3 2 Gabriel Rodrigo[8]
52 Jeremy Alcoba
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team Husqvarna Husqvarna FR250GP 31 Adrián Fernández[9][10]
55 Romano Fenati[11]
BOE Skull Rider Facile.energy KTM KTM RC250GP 54 Riccardo Rossi
82 Stefano Nepa
CarXpert Prüstel GP 6 Ryusei Yamanaka[12]
50 Jason Dupasquier
CIP Green Power 27 Kaito Toba[13]
73 Maximilian Kofler
Reale Avintia Moto3 23 Niccolò Antonelli
99 Carlos Tatay[14]
Red Bull KTM Ajo 5 Jaume Masiá[15]
37 Pedro Acosta[16]
Red Bull KTM Tech3 53 Deniz Öncü
71 Ayumu Sasaki
Source:[17]
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider

All teams use series-specified Dunlop tyres.

Team changes

Rider changes

Calendar

The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2021:[19]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 28 March[lower-alpha 1] Grand Prix of Qatar[20] Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 4 April[lower-alpha 1] Grand Prix of Doha Losail International Circuit, Lusail
3 18 April Grande Prémio de Portugal Autódromo Internacional do Algarve, Portimão
4 2 May Gran Premio Red Bull de España[21] Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5 16 May SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France[22] Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6 30 May Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero
7 6 June Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya[23] Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8 20 June Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[24] Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
9 27 June Motul TT Assen[25] TT Circuit Assen, Assen
10 11 July Grand Prix of Finland[26] Kymi Ring, Iitti
11 15 August Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich[27] Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12 29 August British Grand Prix[28] Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
13 12 September Gran Premio de Aragón[29] Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
14 19 September Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[30] Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
15 3 October Motul Grand Prix of Japan[31] Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16 10 October OR Thailand Grand Prix[32] Buriram International Circuit,[33] Buriram
17 24 October Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[34] Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18 31 October Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix[35] Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
19 14 November Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana[36] Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia
Postponed Grands Prix[19]
– – Gran Premio de la República Argentina Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Termas de Río Hondo
– – Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
Reserve Grands Prix[19]
– – Grand Prix of Indonesia[37] Mandalika International Street Circuit, Lombok

Calendar changes
  • The Finnish Grand Prix was reintroduced to the calendar after a 38-year absence. The venue hosting the round will be the new Kymi Ring, instead of the Tampere Circuit used in 1962 and 1963 or the Imatra Circuit which hosted the round until 1982. The Finnish Grand Prix had been included on the 2020 calendar, but the inaugural race was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • The Czech Republic Grand Prix was initially left off the provisional calendar, as the circuit requires mandatory resurfacing for safety compliance, and it was unclear if the necessary work could be completed in time for its typical schedule date in early August. The 11th round of the championship was therefore left open as provisionally pending.[38] On 8 December 2020, Brno city councillors announced that they would opt out of the 2021 calendar, citing financial difficulties due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[39] It will mark the first absence of a Czech Grand Prix since 1992.

Calendar changes as a reaction to COVID-19 pandemic
  • With the uncertainty of the development of the COVID-19 pandemic, Dorna elected in November 2020 to nominate three "Reserve Grand Prix Venues" which could be used in the event that local virus containment measures or regulations force the cancellation of a planned Grand Prix.[40]
  • On 22 January 2021, Dorna announced a significant update to the provisional calendar including the following changes:[19]
    • The Argentine and American Grands Prix would be postponed due to the COVID-19 situation in both countries, with potential rescheduling for the final quarter of 2021.
    • A double-header would open the season in Qatar on 28 March and 4 April, followed by Portugal as the third round.
    • The provisionally pending race created by the absence of the Czech Grand Prix was removed.
    • The potential Russian Grand Prix was removed from the reserve list, leaving Indonesia as the sole Reserve Grand Prix Venue.

Notes
  1. Night race

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