2017 Moto3 season

The 2017 Moto3 season will be a part of the 69th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Brad Binder is currently the reigning series champion but he is not defending his title as he joined the series' intermediate class, Moto2.

Teams and riders

A provisional list of team entrants for 2017 was released on 26 October 2016.^[1]

Team	Constructor	Motorcycle	No.	Rider
Peugeot MC Saxoprint	Peugeot	Peugeot MGP3O	4	Patrik Pulkkinen[2]
			84	Jakub Kornfeil[2]
Ongetta–Rivacold	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	5	Romano Fenati[2]
			95	Jules Danilo[2]
AGR Team	KTM	KTM RC250GP	6	María Herrera[2]
SIC Racing Team	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	7	Adam Norrodin[3]
			71	Ayumu Sasaki[3]
Sky Racing Team VR46	KTM	KTM RC250GP	8	Nicolò Bulega[4]
			16	Andrea Migno[5]
Leopard Racing	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	11	Livio Loi[6]
			36	Joan Mir[6]
Aspar Team Moto3 Pull&Bear Aspar Mahindra Team	Mahindra	Mahindra MGP3O	12	Albert Arenas[7]
			48	Lorenzo Dalla Porta[8]
SIC58 Squadra Corse[9]	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	14	Tony Arbolino[2]
			24	Tatsuki Suzuki[2]
GB Team	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	17	John McPhee[2]
RBA Racing Team	KTM	KTM RC250GP	19	Gabriel Rodrigo[2]
			58	Juan Francisco Guevara[2]
Gresini Racing Moto3	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	21	Fabio Di Giannantonio[10]
			88	Jorge Martín[10]
Red Bull KTM Ajo	KTM	KTM RC250GP	23	Niccolò Antonelli[11]
			64	Bo Bendsneyder[11]
Honda Team Asia	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	27	Kaito Toba[2]
			41	Nakarin Atiratphuvapat[2]
Estrella Galicia 0,0	Honda	Honda NSF250RW	33	Enea Bastianini[12]
			44	Arón Canet[12]
Platinum Bay Real Estate	KTM	KTM RC250GP	40	Darryn Binder[2]
			42	Marcos Ramírez[2]
CIP-Unicom Starker	Mahindra	Mahindra MGP3O	53	Marco Bezzecchi[2]
			99	Enzo Boulom[2]
Schedl GP Racing	KTM	KTM RC250GP	65	Philipp Öttl[2]

Rider changes

• After spending two seasons as a replacement rider, Lorenzo Dalla Porta will make his full season debut with Aspar Mahindra Team.
• Romano Fenati, who was fired from Valentino Rossi's team Sky Racing Team VR46 midway through last season due to behavioral issues, landed a ride with Ongetta–Rivacold for the 2017 season.
• Niccolò Antonelli left Ongetta-Rivacold to join Red Bull KTM Ajo.
• Enea Bastianini switched team to Estrella Galicia 0,0, with Jorge Martin set to replace Bastianini in Gresini Racing Moto3.

Team changes

• Paolo Simoncelli's team SIC58 Squadra Corse will make their Moto3 debut, fielding two Honda NSF250RW for two unannounced riders.^[13]

Calendar

Round	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit
1	26 March	Grand Prix of Qatar[14]	Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2	9 April	Gran Premio de la República Argentina[15]	Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo, Santiago del Estero
3	23 April	Grand Prix of the Americas[16]	Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4	7 May	Gran Premio de España	Circuito de Jerez, Jerez de la Frontera
5	21 May	Grand Prix de France[17]	Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6	4 June	Gran Premio d'Italia	Mugello Circuit, Mugello
7	11 June	Gran Premi de Catalunya	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
8	25 June	Dutch TT[18]	TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9	16 July	Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland[19]	Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10	6 August	Grand Prix České republiky[20]	Automotodrom Brno, Brno
11	13 August	Grand Prix von Österreich	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12	27 August	Octo British Grand Prix*[21]	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone[22]
13	10 September	Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini[23]	Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14	24 September	Gran Premio de Aragón[24]	Motorland Aragón, Alcañiz
15	15 October	Grand Prix of Japan[25]	Twin Ring Motegi, Motegi
16	22 October	Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix[26]	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
17	29 October	Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix*	Sepang International Circuit, Selangor
18	12 November	Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana[27]	Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

Notes

* Subject to confirmation

Calendar changes

• The British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from Silverstone to the new Circuit of Wales, but construction on the new track has not commenced.^[28] The two circuits reached a deal that will see Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.^[22]

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