2020 Moto3 World Championship
The 2020 FIM Moto3 World Championship was a part of the 72nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The season calendar has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the cancellation or postponement of many races.
Albert Arenas won the Riders' championship while riding a KTM RC250GP. Honda won its fourth straight Constructors' championship and its 20th overall in the Moto3 class. Leopard Racing won its second straight Teams' championship.
Teams and riders
Team changes
- Tech3 joined the Moto3 class after KTM's withdrawal from Moto2.
- Husqvarna returned to Moto3 after a 4-year absence with Sterilgarda Max Racing Team.
- Mugen Race shut down after 22 seasons.
- Sterilgarda Max Racing Team and Red Bull KTM Ajo both have expanded to two riders.
- Ángel Nieto Team reverted to their former name of Aspar.
Rider changes
- Leopard Racing have run 2 different riders from the previous season – Jaume Masiá, who joins from the WorldwideRace team, and Dennis Foggia, who joins from Sky Racing Team VR46. They replaced Lorenzo Dalla Porta and Marcos Ramírez, who've moved up to Moto2 with Italtrans Racing Team and American Racing respectively.
- Arón Canet moved up to Moto2 with Aspar Team. He was replaced at Sterilgarda Max Racing Team by Alonso López, who joined from Estrella Galicia 0,0.
- Filip Salač left Prüstel GP to join VNE Snipers, replacing Romano Fenati, who joined Sterilgarda Max Racing Team.
- Jakub Kornfeil was originally intended to leave Prüstel GP to join Boe Skull Rider Mugen Race. However, in January 2020, Kornfeil announced his retirement from professional racing. His seat was taken by Davide Pizzoli, who made his full season debut in Moto3.
- Jason Dupasquier and Barry Baltus made their debut with CarXpert Prüstel GP.
- Andrea Migno returned to Sky Racing Team VR46 after two seasons.
- Maximilian Kofler made his full season debut in Moto3, joining CIP Green Power. He became the first Austrian rider to compete as a regular rider since Michael Ranseder in the 2009 season.
- 2019 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup winner Carlos Tatay made his full season debut with Reale Avintia Racing.
- Khairul Idham Pawi returned to Moto3 by joining Petronas Sprinta Racing. He replaced Ayumu Sasaki, who joined Red Bull KTM Tech3.
- Yuki Kunii signed for Honda Team Asia to replace Kaito Toba who joined Red Bull KTM Ajo.
- Raúl Fernández joined Red Bull KTM Ajo to replace Can Öncü who moved to the Supersport World Championship.
- Deniz Öncü made his full season debut with Red Bull KTM Tech3.
- Riccardo Rossi left Gresini Racing to join Boe Skull Rider Mugen Race, replacing Makar Yurchenko whose contract was terminated.
Mid-season changes
- Dirk Geiger replaced Barry Baltus for the first race due to age restriction.
- Tony Arbolino, despite testing negative for COVID-19, was forced to miss the Aragon Grand Prix as he had come into close contact with an infected passenger on his flight after the French Grand Prix and was required to self-isolate as a result. He was not replaced for that event and was back to racing at the Teruel Grand Prix.
- Adrián Fernández replaced Filip Salač for the Portuguese Grand Prix because of an injury.
Calendar
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | 8 March | ![]() Cancelled Grands PrixThe following rounds were included on the original calendar, but were cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic:
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