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

Prüstel GP left Moto3 class after 16 seasons in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
Aspar Team switched from Gas Gas to CFMoto branding, while Gas Gas was diverted to Tech3.

Rider changes

Ángel Piqueras made his Grand Prix racing debut with Leopard Racing, replacing 2023 Moto3 champion Jaume Masià who moves up to Moto2. Piqueras was both the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Champion and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner.
David Almansa made his full-time Moto3 debut with Rivacold Snipers Team, replacing Romano Fenati who left the championship as he is above the age limit of 28 when the season starts. Almansa previously served as a wildcard rider in 2022, and both as a replacement and wildcard rider in 2023. He also raced in the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
Nicola Carraro made his full-time Moto3 debut with MTA Team, replacing Iván Ortolá. Carraro previously served as a replacement rider in 2022 and 2023, and also raced in the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
Xabi Zurutuza made his Grand Prix racing debut with Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Deniz Öncü who is promoted to Moto2 with the same team. Zurutuza raced in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship in 2023.
Joel Esteban made his Grand Prix racing debut with CFMoto Aspar Team, replacing Ryusei Yamanaka. Esteban raced in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship in 2023.
Jacob Roulstone made his Grand Prix racing debut with Red Bull GasGas Tech3, replacing Filippo Farioli. Roulstone raced in both the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in 2023.
Tatsuki Suzuki moved to Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP from Leopard Racing, replacing 2023 Moto3 runner-up Ayumu Sasaki who moves up to Moto2.
Tatchakorn Buasri made his full-time Moto3 debut with Honda Team Asia, replacing Mario Aji who is promoted to Moto2 with the same team. Buasri previously served as a wildcard rider for the team in 2023, and also raced in the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
Joel Kelso moved to Boé Motorsports from the now defunct Prüstel GP, replacing Ana Carrasco.
Filippo Farioli and Luca Lunetta raced for Sic58 Squadra Corse, replacing Kaito Toba who moved to the Supersport World Championship, and Riccardo Rossi who was supposed to move to the now defunct Prüstel GP. Farioli moved from Red Bull KTM Tech3, while Lunetta made his full-time Moto3 debut, having served as a replacement rider in 2022 and as a wildcard rider in 2023. Lunetta also raced in the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
Ryusei Yamanaka and Iván Ortolá raced for MT Helmets – MSi, replacing Diogo Moreira who moves up to Moto2, and Syarifuddin Azman.
Riccardo Rossi and Noah Dettwiler raced for CIP Green Power, replacing David Salvador and Lorenzo Fellon who were both left without a ride. Rossi moved from Sic58 Squadra Corse, while Dettwiler made his full-time Moto3 debut, having served as a replacement and wildcard rider in 2023. Dettwiler also raced in the 2023 FIM JuniorGP World Championship.

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 a 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.