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Joan Mir was the 2017 Moto3 Champion.
The 2017 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 69th
F.I.M.
Road Racing World Championship season.
Brad Binder was the reigning series champion but did not defend his title as he joined the series' intermediate class,
Moto2 .
The riders' championship title was won by
Leopard Racing rider
Joan Mir with 10 victories and 13 podiums finishes.
Calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2017.
[1]
Round
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
1
26 March ‡
Grand Prix of Qatar
[2]
Losail International Circuit ,
Lusail
2
9 April
Gran Premio Motul de la República Argentina
[3]
Autódromo Termas de Río Hondo ,
Termas de Río Hondo
3
23 April
Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas
[4]
Circuit of the Americas ,
Austin
4
7 May
Gran Premio Red Bull de España
Circuito de Jerez ,
Jerez de la Frontera
5
21 May
HJC Helmets Grand Prix de France
[5]
Bugatti Circuit ,
Le Mans
6
4 June
Gran Premio d'Italia Oakley
Mugello Circuit ,
Scarperia e San Piero
7
11 June
Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya ,
Montmeló
8
25 June
Motul TT Assen
[6]
TT Circuit Assen ,
Assen
9
2 July
GoPro Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland
[7]
Sachsenring ,
Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10
6 August
Monster Energy Grand Prix České republiky
[8]
Brno Circuit ,
Brno
11
13 August
NeroGiardini Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich
Red Bull Ring ,
Spielberg
12
27 August
Octo British Grand Prix
[9]
Silverstone Circuit ,
Silverstone
13
10 September
Gran Premio Tribul MasterCard di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini
[10]
Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli ,
Misano Adriatico
14
24 September
Gran Premio Movistar de Aragón
[11]
MotorLand Aragón ,
Alcañiz
15
15 October
Motul Grand Prix of Japan
[12]
Twin Ring Motegi ,
Motegi
16
22 October
Michelin Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
[13]
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit ,
Phillip Island
17
29 October
Shell Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix
Sepang International Circuit ,
Sepang
18
12 November
Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana
[14]
Circuit Ricardo Tormo ,
Valencia
‡ = Night race
Calendar changes
The
Austrian and
Czech Republic Grand Prix swapped places, with the Czech Republic hosting the tenth round, while Austria hosts the eleventh round.
The
British Grand Prix was scheduled to move from
Silverstone to the new
Circuit of Wales , but construction on the new track had not commenced.
[15] The two circuits reached a deal that would have seen Silverstone continue to host the British Grand Prix in 2017, with an option to host the 2018 race.
[9]
Teams and riders
A provisional list of team entrants for 2017 was released on 26 October 2016.
[16] All teams used
Dunlop tyres.
Team
Constructor
Motorcycle
Rider
Rounds
Peugeot MC Saxoprint
Peugeot
Peugeot MGP3O
4
Patrik Pulkkinen
[17]
All
84
Jakub Kornfeil
[17]
All
Marinelli Rivacold Snipers
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
5
Romano Fenati
[17]
All
95
Jules Danilo
[17]
All
AGR Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
6
María Herrera
[17]
1–14
Cuna de Campeones
KTM
KTM RC250GP
6
María Herrera
18
15
Jaume Masiá
14
Mahindra Motard Aspar
Aspar Mahindra Moto3
Mahindra MRW Aspar Team
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
6
María Herrera
[18]
16–17
31
Raúl Fernández
[19]
4
31
Raúl Fernández
[20]
8–9
48
Lorenzo Dalla Porta
[21]
All
75
Albert Arenas
[22]
1–6, 10–15, 18
SIC Racing Team
Petronas Sprinta Racing
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
7
Adam Norrodin
[23]
All
9
Kasma Daniel
17
71
Ayumu Sasaki
[23]
All
Sky Racing Team VR46
Sky Junior Team VR46 Academy
KTM
KTM RC250GP
8
Nicolò Bulega
[24]
All
10
Dennis Foggia
14, 18
16
Andrea Migno
[25]
All
Motomex Team Moto3
Platinum Bay Real Estate
KTM
KTM RC250GP
10
Dennis Foggia
[26]
10
15
Jaume Masiá
11–13
18
Gabriel Martínez-Ábrego
[27]
3, 10–11
40
Darryn Binder
[17]
1–9, 14–18
42
Marcos Ramírez
[17]
All
Leopard Racing
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
11
Livio Loi
[28]
1–13, 15–18
36
Joan Mir
[28]
All
37
Aaron Polanco
14
CIP
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
12
Marco Bezzecchi
[17]
All
96
Manuel Pagliani
[29]
All
Motorsport Kofler E.U.
KTM
KTM RC250GP
13
Maximilian Kofler
11
Sic58 Squadra Corse
[30]
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
14
Tony Arbolino
[17]
All
24
Tatsuki Suzuki
[17]
All
British Talent Team
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
17
John McPhee
[17]
All
RBA Boé Racing Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
19
Gabriel Rodrigo
[17]
1–5, 7–18
58
Juan Francisco Guevara
[17]
All
Del Conca Gresini Moto3
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
21
Fabio Di Giannantonio
[31]
All
88
Jorge Martín
[31]
All
Red Bull KTM Ajo
KTM
KTM RC250GP
23
Niccolò Antonelli
[32]
1–8, 10–18
52
Danny Kent
[33]
5
52
Danny Kent
[34]
9
64
Bo Bendsneyder
[32]
All
Honda Team Asia
Asia Talent Team
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
27
Kaito Toba
[17]
All
39
Kazuki Masaki
18
41
Nakarin Atiratphuvapat
[17]
All
Lamotec Lagemaat Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
28
Ryan Van de Lagemaat
[35]
8
3570-MTA
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
30
Edoardo Sintoni
[36]
6
Estrella Galicia 0,0
Honda
Honda NSF250RW
33
Enea Bastianini
[37]
All
44
Arón Canet
[37]
All
City Lifting RS Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
47
Jake Archer
[38]
12
69
Tom Booth-Amos
[38]
12
Althea Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
51
Kevin Zannoni
13
Minimoto Portomaggiore
Mahindra
Mahindra MGP3O
57
Alex Fabbri
13
Reale Avintia Academy
KTM
KTM RC250GP
63
Vicente Pérez
[19]
4, 7
Südmetall Schedl GP Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
65
Philipp Öttl
[17]
All
Cube Racing
KTM
KTM RC250GP
70
Tom Toparis
15–16
Freudenberg Racing Team
KTM
KTM RC250GP
77
Tim Georgi
[34]
9–10
42 Motorsport
KTM
KTM RC250GP
81
Aleix Viu
[39]
7
Key
Regular rider
Wildcard rider
Replacement rider
Team changes
Rider changes
After spending two seasons as a replacement rider,
Lorenzo Dalla Porta has made his full season debut with
Aspar Mahindra Moto3 , filling in the seat vacated by
Francesco Bagnaia who moved up to Moto2.
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 moved up to Moto2.
Enea Bastianini moved to
Estrella Galicia 0,0 , filling in the seat vacated by
Jorge Navarro who moves up to Moto2, with
Jorge Martín replacing Bastianini in
Gresini Racing Moto3 .
John McPhee moved to a brand new UK-based team backed by
Dorna , GB Team with
Jakub Kornfeil replacing him at
Peugeot MC Saxoprint .
María Herrera has moved to AGR Team, who decided to field one bike in Moto3. Herrera previously rode for her own team in 2016 after taking over the assets of Team Laglisse.
Tony Arbolino has made 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 made 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 made his full season debut with Aspar Mahindra Moto3, filling the seat vacated by Jorge Martín.
Tatsuki Suzuki moved to the new team
Sic58 Squadra Corse , with both
Marco Bezzecchi and
Manuel Pagliani made their Moto3 full season debut, filling in the two seats vacated by Suzuki and
Fabio Spiranelli at CIP-Unicom Starker.
Patrik Pulkkinen made his Moto3 debut, joining
Peugeot MC Saxoprint .
Livio Loi moved to
Leopard Racing , filling in the seat vacated by both
Fabio Quartararo and
Andrea Locatelli who moved 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 as Wildcard & Replacement Rider, withdrew from the championship.
Mid-season changes
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.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
Points
25
20
16
13
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
Colour
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
Second place
Bronze
Third place
Green
Points finish
Blue
Non-points finish
Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple
Retired (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Withdrew (WD)
Race cancelled (C)
Blank
Did not practice (DNP)
Did not arrive (DNA)
Excluded (EX)
Bold – Pole
Italics – Fastest Lap Light blue – Rookie
Constructors' standings
Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.
Notes
^ Grid formed by each rider's best time from any of the three free practice sessions held, after rain cancelled the planned qualifying session.
[40]
[41]
^
Jorge Martín , who set the fastest time in qualifying, was given a 12-place grid penalty for a riding infringement during free practice.
John McPhee started the race from pole position, although Martín was still credited with pole position.
[42]
^
Romano Fenati and
Joan Mir both set the fastest lap time of 1:27.340 during the race.
[43] Per the championship's sporting regulations, the second fastest time by each rider was taken into consideration, and Mir was credited with fastest lap.
^
Enea Bastianini , who set the fastest time in qualifying, was given a 3-place grid penalty.
Jorge Martín started the race from pole position, although Bastianini was still credited with pole position.
[44]
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