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2024 Moto3 World Championship

The 2024 FIM Moto3 World Championship was the lightweight class of the 76th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season. David Alonso won the championship with four races to spare after winning the Japanese Grand Prix.

Teams and riders

All teams used series-specified Pirelli tyres.

Team changes

Rider changes

Mid-season changes

  • Xabi Zurutuza missed the first two rounds due to him being under the minimum age. He was replaced for both races by Vicente Pérez.
  • David Almansa missed the Portuguese round due to a fractured hand and was replaced by Hamad Al-Sahouti.
  • José Antonio Rueda was entered during the Spanish round, but withdrew before competing in any of the sessions due to a stomach infection. He was replaced by Vicente Pérez for the rest of the round.
  • Joshua Whatley parted ways with his team after the German round. He was replaced full-time by Eddie O'Shea. However, as O'Shea can only race starting from the Indonesian round for being under the age limit, Whatley was replaced by Vicente Pérez between the British and Emilia Romagna rounds. O'Shea also missed the Japanese round after sustaining a right hand fracture from the previous Indonesian round. He was replaced by Rei Wakamatsu.
  • Taiyo Furusato missed the British round due to a collarbone fracture sustained in a training accident. He was not replaced.
  • Luca Lunetta missed the British round due to an injury sustained in the previous German race and was replaced by Danial Shahril.
  • Joel Esteban missed the Solidarity round after suffering an injury in the scaphoid in his left hand during the previous Malaysian race and was replaced by Marcos Uriarte.

Rule changes

The Friday morning first practice session will be designated as Free Practice and will not be timed for qualifying.

Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place in 2024:

Grand Prix locations

Calendar changes

  • The Qatar Grand Prix returned as the season opener after being the penultimate round in 2023.
  • The Kazakhstan Grand Prix is set to make its debut this season after its cancellation in 2023 due to homologation works at the circuit along with global operational challenges. With the introduction of this Grand Prix, the German Grand Prix was returned to its traditional calendar slot in early July, after the Dutch TT and before the season's summer break.
  • The Aragon Grand Prix returned this season after not being held in 2023.
  • The Argentine Grand Prix was cancelled on 31 January, due to "current circumstances" in the country's on-going economic crisis. The event was not replaced.
  • The Kazakhstan Grand Prix was "postponed until later in the season" on 3 May, due to the on-going Central Asian flooding. It was announced on 29 May that it will be held on 22 September, the date which the Indian Grand Prix is scheduled to be held. It was also announced on the same day the Grand Prix of India will not be held in 2024 and will be postponed to March 2025. On 15 July, it was announced that the Kazakhstan Grand Prix would not take place, and its date would be replaced by a second round at Misano.
  • The Valencian Grand Prix which was initially scheduled to be held as the season finale on 17 November was cancelled due to the October 2024 Spanish floods. On 5 November, it was announced that a second Grand Prix at Barcelona would host the season finale, with the Grand Prix name being the Solidarity Grand Prix.

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 was awarded 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