2019 Moto3 World Championship
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The 2019 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 71st F.I.M.
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World Championship season.


Teams and riders

All the bikes used series-specified Dunlop tyres.


Team changes

* Marinelli Snipers Team expanded to two bikes again after the team's withdrawal from Moto2. * Max Biaggi's team, Max Racing Team, made its World Championship debut after he signed a partnership deal with Peter Öttl's race team, Südmetal Schedl GP Racing.


Rider changes

* Philipp Öttl moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Tech3. * Both
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and
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moved up to Moto2, joining
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and
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respectively. * Raúl Fernández made his full season debut with Ángel Nieto Team, replacing
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who moved to Bester Capital Dubai. *
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made his full season debut with Redox PrüstelGP as a teammate of
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, replacing
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who moved up to Moto2 with Red Bull KTM Tech3. *
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made his full season debut with
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, replacing
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who moved up to Moto2 with the same team. * Makar Yurchenko returned to Moto3 with Boé Skull Rider Mugen Race. *
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left CIP Green Power to join Petronas Sprinta Racing, replacing Adam Norrodin who moved to the CEV Moto2 European Championship with the same team. * Marcos Ramírez left Bester Capital Dubai to join
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, replacing
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who moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team. *
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made his full season debut with Estrella Galicia 0,0, replacing
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who moved to Max Racing Team. *
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made his full season debut with Honda Team Asia, replacing
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. *
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left RBA Racing Team and joined Kömmerling Gresini Moto3 alongside rookie Riccardo Rossi. *
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returned to Moto3 with VNE Snipers after one season in Moto2 after his contract with
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. *
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made his full season debut with
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, replacing
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. * Tom Booth-Amos made his full season debut with CIP Green Power.


Mid-season changes

*
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replaced
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for the first race due to age restriction. * Vicente Pérez was dropped due to poor results and replaced by
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from the Dutch TT onwards.


Rule changes

This class and Moto2 adopted the qualifying format used by MotoGP for the season, in which the riders that placed 15th or lower on combined times in the third free practice session would be admitted to qualifying 1, then the four fastest riders from that session would join the fastest 14 riders in qualifying 2. The season saw the introduction of a new penalty called the "Long Lap" penalty for infractions such as exceeding track limits or engaging in reckless riding. At each circuit, a route is to be defined and marked at a safe point around the circuit (usually an asphalt run-off area outside of a turn). The penalised rider must ride through the defined area within 3 laps of being notified, thereby suffering a penalty equivalent typically to 2 or more seconds on that lap.


Calendar

The following Grands Prix took place during the season:


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.


Constructors' standings

Each constructor received the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race.


Teams' standings

The teams' standings were based on results obtained by regular and substitute riders; wild-card entries were ineligible.


Notes


References

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