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The RC250GP is a Grand Prix racing motorcycle designed and built by KTM for the Moto3 class, introduced in 2012.It is also used in the Moto3 Junior World Championship. The RC250GP is raced by KTM's factory racing program (Red Bull KTM Ajo) as well as supplied to numerous customer teams.
2012: MotoGP raises the maximum engine capacity to 1,000cc [19] (61 cu in) and introduces claiming rule teams. 2012: Aprilia rejoins the MotoGP class as a claiming rule team (CRT). 2012: After ending a five-year Honda title drought the previous season, two-time world champion Casey Stoner retires from the sport at the age of 27, being replaced ...
Since 2012, the Moto3 class (250cc four-stroke one cylinder) replaced the 125cc class. The 750cc was never part of the Grand Prix motorcycle racing series. The Constructors' World Championship is awarded to the most successful constructor over a season, as determined by a points system based on Grand Prix results.
Moto3 replaced the 125cc class in 2012. Moto3 runs 250cc single-cylinder engines as opposed to the 125cc engines used previously. The engines have single cylinders, as opposed to the four cylinders used in MotoGP. Moto3 is the class where young riders first participate in Grand Prix motorcycle racing.
The 2024 FIM Moto3 World Championship was the lightweight class of the 76th Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) Road Racing World Championship season. David Alonso won the championship with four races to spare after winning the Japanese Grand Prix .
The machines participating in Grand Prix motorcycle racing, since its origin in 1949, have been entered into distinct classes depending primarily on engine capacity. The smallest engines and two-stroke engines have been phased out over the years.
After the 2019 season in Moto2, with KTM withdrawing from the series, for 2020 Tech3 will field a two-rider team in the Moto3 class for the first time, also using KTM machinery. [ 7 ] In the 2020 season, Tech3 recorded their first ever premier-class win in their 373rd start at the Styrian Grand Prix in Austria, KTM's home event.
The Honda RC213V is a Japanese motorcycle developed for road racing by Honda Racing Corporation to compete in the MotoGP series from the 2012 season and onwards. Rules for 2012 allowed motorcycles up to 1,000 cc (61 cu in) in capacity, with a limit of 4 cylinders and a maximum 81mm cylinder bore.