Yamaha Moto3 Project Confirmed— Yamaha Announced as Exclusive Moto3 Supplier from 2028, Bringing a New Full-Size Racing Prototype Based on CP2 Platform

MotoGP and Yamaha announced today at the Dutch GP in Assen that Yamaha will become the exclusive motorcycle supplier for the FIM Moto3 World Championship from 2028 to 2033. The Yamaha Moto3 project replaces the current multi-manufacturer structure — where KTM Group and Honda have supplied machines since the class was reformatted in 2012 — with a single-specification motorcycle developed by Yamaha on its CP2 production platform.

What the Yamaha Moto3 Project Changes About the Class

The Yamaha Moto3 machine is built on the CP2 — Yamaha’s parallel twin platform — the architecture behind the MT-07, Tracer 7, Ténéré 700, and XSR700 road bikes. In Grand Prix specification it will be extensively re-engineered for racing, with the stated objective of achieving a superior power-to-weight ratio compared with the current 250cc single-cylinder Moto3 machines. The new machine will also run a full-size frame and chassis. That last point is significant: current Moto3 machinery is notably compact, built around the physical profile of the small, light riders who have historically defined the class. A full-size motorcycle changes that calculus for the next generation of riders coming through.

The Yamaha Moto3 machine will be a single-specification exclusive supply from 2028 — one motorcycle, one supplier, all teams running the same specification. That ends the current competitive dynamic where KTM Group’s RC250GP has dominated the class, with Honda’s NSF250R as the secondary option. Both KTM and Honda lose their Moto3 supply contracts at the end of the 2027 season. The motorcycle will be unveiled in 2027; prototype testing begins later this year.

The project extends beyond the World Championship. From 2029, a lower-specification version of the machine is expected to be adopted by the Moto3 Junior World Championship within the MotoJunior paddock. Discussions are already underway with regional championships interested in running the same platform — a structured pathway from grassroots competition through to the FIM World Championship on a unified machine architecture.

The Assen Timing — and What It Signals

The announcement came during a joint press conference at the Dutch GP in Assen — the same week the 2027–2031 manufacturer framework was finalised. The timing is pointed: KTM signed a five-year commitment to MotoGP through 2031 last week while simultaneously losing their Moto3 supply contract from 2028. Moto3 has been a financially significant program for the KTM Group across fifteen years of near-total class dominance.

Pedro Acosta won the Moto3 World Championship in 2021 and went from there to a Moto2 title and a Ducati Lenovo factory seat from 2027. The class he came through will look substantially different by the time the next generation arrives: full-size Yamaha twin, single supplier, unified specification from regional championships through to the World Championship. What the Yamaha Moto3 era produces — and which riders it produces — is the story that begins in 2028.

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