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.
After spending two seasons as a replacement rider, Lorenzo Dalla Porta will make his full season debut with Pull & Bear 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 Snipers Team for the 2017 season.
Niccolò Antonelli left Ongetta-Rivacold (now called Snipers Team) to join Red Bull KTM Ajo, replacing Brad Binder who moves up to Moto2
Enea Bastianini moves to Estrella Galicia 0,0, filling in the seat vacated by Jorge Navarro who moves up to Moto2, with Jorge Martin set to replace Bastianini in Gresini Racing Moto3.
John McPhee moves to a brand new UK-based team backed by Dorna, GB Team with Jakub Kornfeil replacing him at Peugeot MC Saxoprint
Maria Herrera set to move to AGR Team, who decided to field one bike in Moto3.
Tony Arbolino set to make his Moto3 debut with the new Moto3 team SIC58 Squadra Corse, having rode for the team in 2016 FIM CEV Moto3 Junior World Championship.
2016 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion, Ayumu Sasaki set to make his Moto3 debut with SIC Racing Team, filling the seat vacated by Jakub Kornfeil.
After spending the previous season as a replacement rider for Peugeot MC Saxoprint, Albert Arenas makes his full season debut with Aspar Team Moto3.
Tatsuki Suzuki moves to the new team SIC58 Squadra Corse, with both Marco Bezzecchi and Manuel Pagliani set to make their Moto3 full season debut, filling in the two seats vacated by Suzuki and Fabio Spiranelli at CIP-Unicom Starker.
Patrik Pulkkinen makes his Moto3 debut, joining Peugeot MC Saxoprint.
Livio Loi moves to Leopard Racing, filling in the seat vacated by both Fabio Quartararo and Andrea Locatelli who moves up to Moto2
Both Kaito Toba and Nakarin Atiratphuvapat set to make their Moto3 debut with Honda Team Asia, being promoted from Asia Talent Team Academy after Hiroki Ono left the team and Khairul Idham Pawi got promoted to Moto2
Enzo Boulom, who was on the provisional entry list with CIP-Unicom Starker, withdrew from the championship.
Paolo Simoncelli's team SIC58 Squadra Corse will make their Moto3 debut, fielding two Honda NSF250RW for Tony Arbolino and Tatsuki Suzuki.
3570 Team Italia will leave Moto3 for Supersport 300 World Championship.
After spending the previous season in Moto3, RW Racing GP BV set to switch to Moto2.
AGR Team set to field one bike in Moto3, after spending the previous season in Moto2 with two bikes
After entering the 2016 season with three bikes, both Leopard Racing and Sky Racing Team VR46 will revert to two bikes in 2017
After spending the previous season with Mahindra, Platinum Bay Real Estate set to change bike to KTM
Ongetta-Rivacold changed their name to Snipers Team, with Marinelli Rivacold as their main sponsor
The following Grands Prix are scheduled to take place in 2017.
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. 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.
