MotoJunior: Extra incentives announced for underrepresented territories to increase access from 2026 to 2028
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship has a new programme of incentives for teams racing with riders from countries that are currently underrepresented in the FIM MotoGP World Championship.
These new economic incentives will become available from 2026 to 2028 for teams who contract, and find success with, riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2™ and Moto3™*.
These incentives are available for teams in the FIM Moto3 Junior World Championship and Moto2 European Championship. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
Incentive 1:
€200,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
Incentive 2:
€100,000 for a team whose rider is the runner up in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of three race victories.
Incentive 3:
€50,000 for a team whose rider takes third overall in the Moto3 Junior World Championship AND takes a minimum of two race victories.
Incentive 4:
€100,000 for a team whose rider wins the Moto2 European Championship AND takes a minimum of four race victories.
In addition, the previous economic prize structure within MotoJunior will be eliminated.
The FIM MotoJunior World Championship will implement a new programme of incentives for riders. These will be granted in each race to riders who meet the above-mentioned requirements**, provided that they finish within the first ten positions in a Moto3 Junior World Championship or Moto2 European Championship race. You can find more detailed information about the rider incentives on the link below.
Each of these incentives is designed to add another element to the support offered for countries and riders that are underrepresented in the MotoGP World Championship. The Road to MotoGP aims to create maximum access and equal opportunities for as many potential riders as possible, wherever they’re from and whatever their background.
*Currently, the only nations with more than 10% representation are Spain and Italy.
**For clarification purposes, riders’ incentives will be granted to riders who are nationals of countries with an officially recognised population of more than 100,000 and that, at the start of each season, have less than 10% representation in the MotoGP paddock – across MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3. They are available only in cases where the rider has not previously been a permanent entry in the Moto3 or Moto2 World Championships, and the rider must be 18 years old or younger on January 1st of the year in which they are competing in MotoJunior.
For more info checkout our dedicated FIM JuniorGP™ news page Junior GP
You can also find all the results, videos, photos and information regarding the championship on the official website: www.fimjuniorgp.com/en
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