Moto3 Riders 2026

A two-time European Talent Cup champion crowned in 2021 and 2023, Spain's Maximo Quiles stormed onto the world stage and was named 2025 Moto3 Rookie of the Year. Now wheeling the CFMoto Aspar Team KTM, the Murcia prodigy is one of Moto3's brightest rising stars.

Fun facts

• He is a two-time European Talent Cup champion, taking the title in 2021 and 2023.
• He was crowned 2025 Moto3 Rookie of the Year in his debut world-championship season.
• The Murcia prodigy has been likened to Marc Marquez by paddock observers.

First-blood winner. Spain's David Almansa stormed to his maiden Moto3 victory at the 2026 Thailand Grand Prix, and this Puertollano-bred pole-sitter brings KTM speed and raw hunger to every lap for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP.

Fun facts

• He took his maiden Moto3 win at the 2026 season-opener in Thailand, decided by just 0.003 seconds.
• He led from pole and held off Maximo Quiles in a last-corner photo finish.
• The win came in his first race for new team Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP.

The 2025 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and FIM JuniorGP World Champion, Spain's Brian Uriarte rockets into a full Moto3 season with Red Bull KTM Ajo, a double-title prodigy from Santander ready to make his rookie year roar.

Fun facts

• In 2025 he won both the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
• He became only the third rider in four years to claim that JuniorGP and Rookies Cup double.
• The double-title prodigy hails from Santander on Spain's northern coast.

Spanish phenom Alvaro Carpe stormed to a 2024 double crown, winning both the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the FIM JuniorGP World Championship. Now armed with the Red Bull KTM Ajo machine, the number 83 is hunting Moto3 glory.

Fun facts

• In 2024 he won both the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup and the FIM JuniorGP World Championship.
• That made him only the third rider to achieve the double, after Jose Antonio Rueda and Angel Piqueras.
• The Murcia native clinched the Rookies Cup in a nail-biting Misano finale.

Spain's Adrian Fernandez stormed to his maiden Grand Prix victory at the 2025 Valencia GP, lighting up Moto3 for Leopard Racing. The Madrid charger, younger brother of MotoGP racer Raul Fernandez, brings proven podium pace to the #31 Honda.

Fun facts

• He took his maiden Grand Prix victory at the 2025 Valencia GP for Leopard Racing.
• He is the younger brother of MotoGP race winner Raul Fernandez.
• The Madrid charger races the #31 Honda as a proven Moto3 podium threat.

Argentina's Marco Morelli stormed to runner-up in the 2024 European Talent Cup and bagged two wins in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. Now the flying Argentine takes on his rookie Moto3 campaign aboard the CFMoto Aspar Team KTM.

Fun facts

• He is an Argentine making his Grand Prix debut as a 2026 Moto3 rookie with CFMoto Aspar.
• He built his junior résumé with two wins in the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
• He shares the Aspar garage with teammate Maximo Quiles.

The 2023 Asia Talent Cup champion and the only Indonesian to claim that crown, Veda Pratama exploded into Moto3 by becoming the first Indonesian to stand on a Grand Prix podium. This Honda Team Asia rookie is rewriting his nation's history one rostrum at a time.

Fun facts

• He is the 2023 Asia Talent Cup champion and the only Indonesian ever to win that crown.
• He became the first Indonesian rider to stand on a Grand Prix podium.
• The teenager races a Honda for Honda Team Asia.

Argentina's 'El Coyote', Valentin Perrone, stormed into Moto3 with multiple podiums and pole positions aboard the Red Bull KTM Tech3 machine, after a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race win at Mugello.

Fun facts

• Nicknamed "El Coyote", he flies the Argentine flag in the world championship.
• His Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup win at Mugello helped earn him a Tech3 Moto3 seat.
• He wasted no time in Moto3, racking up multiple podiums and pole positions early on.

The first Malaysian to win the Asia Talent Cup, 2022 champion Hakim Danish carries a nation's hopes into his rookie Moto3 season aboard the Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSi KTM. The Red Bull Rookies Cup podium finisher already broke through with a maiden Moto3 rostrum at Mugello.

Fun facts

• He is the first Malaysian to win the Asia Talent Cup, taking the 2022 title in a dramatic Mandalika finale.
• He broke through with a maiden Moto3 podium at Mugello, ending a long Malaysian drought.
• The Terengganu-born rider races a KTM with the Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSi team.

Italy's Matteo Bertelle, a former Red Bull Rookies Cup race winner, claimed his maiden Moto3 podium with third at the Americas Grand Prix. The Monselice native now chases more aboard the KTM with Level Up - MTA.

Fun facts

• The Monselice-born Italian is a former Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup race winner.
• He claimed his maiden Moto3 podium with third at the 2025 Grand Prix of the Americas, also setting the fastest lap.
• He lines up on a KTM with Level Up - MTA for 2026.

A race winner in both the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup, Finland's Rico Salmela storms into 2026 as a Moto3 rookie for Red Bull KTM Tech3. On minibikes since age two, the only Finn on the grid takes the world stage at last.

Fun facts

• He is the only Finnish rider in the entire MotoGP paddock for 2026.
• He has won races in both the FIM JuniorGP World Championship and the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
• He has been riding minibikes since he was just two years old.

A 2022 European Talent Cup champion, Italy's Guido Pini broke through with his first Moto3 grand prix win at COTA in 2026. Now flying the Leopard Racing colors aboard his Honda, the teenage talent is chasing the front of the pack.

Fun facts

• He won the European Talent Cup in 2022 at just 14 years old.
• His maiden Moto3 win came at COTA in 2026, the first Italian Moto3 victory since 2022.
• A teenage talent, he flies the Leopard Racing colours on a Honda.

A 2021 FIM European Talent Cup runner-up, Valencia's Adrian Cruces steps up full-time to the Moto3 World Championship in 2026, lining up on the KTM for CIP Green Power. A homegrown Spanish talent ready to make his rookie season count.

Fun facts

• The Valencia rider finished runner-up in the 2021 FIM European Talent Cup.
• He steps up to a full-time Moto3 ride on the KTM with CIP Green Power for 2026.
• He tasted the World Championship in 2025 as a substitute, scoring points including eighth in Texas.

A JuniorGP race winner out of El Prat de Llobregat, Spain, Joel Esteban brings real pedigree to Moto3, where he stormed to fourth at the 2024 French Grand Prix. Now flying the flag for Level Up - MTA aboard the KTM, the young Spaniard is hunting his first Grand Prix podium.

Fun facts

• He grew up in El Prat de Llobregat near Barcelona and is a JuniorGP race winner.
• He announced himself with fourth at the 2024 French Grand Prix in his Moto3 rookie season.
• He is hunting his first Grand Prix podium aboard the Level Up - MTA KTM.

Leicester-born British charger Eddie O'Shea took third in the 2020 British Talent Cup with five podiums before climbing the ladder through the Red Bull Rookies Cup. Now he flies the Honda colours for Gryd - MLav Racing in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

Fun facts

• The Leicester-born rider took third in the 2020 British Talent Cup with five podiums.
• He climbed through the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup over three seasons before the world stage.
• He stays with Gryd MLav Racing on a Honda for a second full Moto3 season in 2026.

Crowned 2021 British Talent Cup champion, Ireland's Casey O'Gorman storms into the 2026 Moto3 World Championship as a rookie for SIC58 Squadra Corse. The Portlaoise flyer trades paint on the Honda, carrying Irish hopes into every corner with the No. 67.

Fun facts

• He hails from Portlaoise in County Laois and carries Irish hopes wearing No. 67.
• He earned his Grand Prix shot as 2021 British Talent Cup champion.
• He races a Honda for SIC58 Squadra Corse as a 2026 Moto3 rookie.

Spain's David Munoz is a multiple-time Moto3 race winner, storming to victory in 2025 at Aragon, Germany and Japan. Now wearing #64 on the KTM for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP, the fearless Andalusian is hunting glory in the 2026 World Championship.

Fun facts

• He scored his maiden Moto3 victory in a last-corner battle at Aragon in 2025.
• He doubled up later that season with another final-corner win at the German Grand Prix.
• The fearless Andalusian races under his distinctive #64.

Aussie speedster Joel Kelso has banked multiple Moto3 podiums and pole positions, including a roaring home-soil rostrum at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix. Now the veteran saddles up on a Honda with Gryd - MLav Racing, chasing that elusive maiden win in 2026.

Fun facts

• He took third at his home 2023 Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
• That breakthrough podium came in storm-lashed conditions, the Darwin rider fighting in the lead group all race.
• A front-runner with podiums and poles, he is still chasing a first Grand Prix win.

Two-time Spanish junior champion and Marbella prodigy, Jesus Rios stormed JuniorGP with three rookie wins before earning his full-time call-up. Now the Spaniard goes to war in his first full Moto3 season aboard the Honda for Rivacold Snipers Team.

Fun facts

• This Marbella prodigy is a two-time Spanish junior champion.
• He took three wins in his rookie JuniorGP season.
• He earned his full-time 2026 ride after impressing as a late-season substitute for the Snipers team.

Japan's Ryusei Yamanaka grabbed his first career Moto3 pole at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix and has stood on the podium with a runner-up charge in Austria. A Red Bull Rookies Cup graduate and seasoned Moto3 campaigner, he leads the KTM charge for Frinsa - MT Helmets - MSi.

Fun facts

• He grabbed his first career Moto3 pole at the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.
• He charged to a runner-up podium at the 2025 Austrian Grand Prix.
• He is a Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup graduate.

The 2019 British Talent Cup champion, Doncaster's Scott Ogden brings hard-earned grit to the Moto3 grid. A seasoned campaigner chasing his breakthrough aboard the CIP Green Power KTM, the Yorkshire racer is ready to fight at the front.

Fun facts

• He hails from Doncaster in Yorkshire.
• In 2019 he became a double British champion, taking both the British Talent Cup and British Motostar titles.
• One of the more seasoned riders on the grid, he is chasing a breakthrough on his KTM.

David Gonzalez rides for Liqui Moly Dynavolt Intact GP on a KTM in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

Marcos Uriarte rides for CODE Motorsports on a KTM in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

A six-time New Zealand Superbike champion before he turned 18, Buchanan is the first Kiwi to race full-time in Moto3 and the first to carry his nation's flag in the MotoGP paddock since Simon Crafar. The Code Motorsports KTM man is the genuine article.

Fun facts

• He became a six-time New Zealand Superbike class champion before turning 18.
• He is the first Kiwi to race full-time in Moto3 and the first in the MotoGP paddock since Simon Crafar.
• He races a KTM for the CODE Motorsports team.

The 2024 Asia Talent Cup champion who stormed to seven wins from twelve races on his way to the title, Japan's Zen Mitani brings raw firepower to Honda Team Asia for his first full Moto3 campaign in 2026.

Fun facts

• He stormed to the 2024 Asia Talent Cup title with seven wins from twelve races.
• He reached the podium in ten of those twelve races on his way to the championship.
• He carries Japan's hopes into Moto3 as a Honda Team Asia rookie.

Austria's hope is back on the world stage as Leo Rammerstorfer storms into the 2026 Moto3 grid. The rookie makes his Grand Prix debut aboard a Honda for SIC58 Squadra Corse, chasing a dream of becoming his nation's first MotoGP world champion.

Fun facts

• He makes his Grand Prix debut in 2026 as Austria's great new hope.
• The Linz-born rider is the first new Austrian on the world-championship grid since Maximilian Kofler in 2021.
• He rides a Honda for Paolo Simoncelli's SIC58 Squadra Corse.

Kiattisak Singhapong rides for Rivacold Snipers Team on a Honda in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

The first South African rider of colour to reach the world championship, Ruche Moodley brings bloodline speed as the son of 2007 SA Superbike champ Arushen Moodley. Now the Port Elizabeth flyer attacks Moto3 aboard the CODE Motorsports KTM, hungry to make history at full throttle.

Fun facts

• He made history as the first South African rider of colour to reach the motorcycle world championship.
• Racing runs in the family: his father Arushen was the 2007 South African Superbike champion.
• He hails from Port Elizabeth on South Africa's coast.

Ryota Ogiwara rides for CODE Motorsports on a KTM in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

Padua-born Italian Nicola Carraro lines up for the Rivacold Snipers Team aboard a Honda, bringing several seasons of Moto3 World Championship grit to the 2026 grid. The number 10 returns to the squad hungry to turn hard-earned experience into his first taste of the podium.

Fun facts

• The Padua-born Italian brings several seasons of Moto3 experience to the 2026 grid.
• He races a Honda for the Rivacold Snipers Team.
• He is still hunting his maiden Grand Prix podium.

Leonardo Abruzzo rides for CODE Motorsports on a KTM in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.

Eduardo Gutierrez rides for CODE Motorsports on a KTM in the 2026 Moto3 World Championship.