La FIM ha redatto la seguente lista provvisoria per il Campionato del Mondo 2016 classe Moto3™.
| N# | PILOTA | NAZIONE | TEAM | MOTO |
| 4 | FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO | ITA | GRESINI RACING Moto3 | HONDA |
| 5 | ROMANO FENATI | ITA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 6 | MARIA HERRERA | SPA | TEAM LAGLISSE | KTM |
| 7 | ADAM NORRODIN | MAL | DRIVE M7 SIC RACING TEAM | HONDA |
| 8 | NICOLO’ BULEGA | ITA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 9 | JORGE NAVARRO | SPA | ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 | HONDA |
| 10 | ALEXIS MASBOU | FRA | SAXOPRINT RTG | PEUGEOT |
| 11 | LIVIO LOI | BEL | RW RACING GP BV | HONDA |
| 16 | ANDREA MIGNO | ITA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 17 | JOHN McPHEE | GBR | SAXOPRINT RTG | PEUGEOT |
| 19 | GABRIEL RODRIGO | ARG | RBA RACING TEAM | KTM |
| 20 | FABIO QUARTARARO | FRA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 21 | FRANCESCO BAGNAIA | ITA | MAPFRE TEAM MAHINDRA | MAHINDRA |
| 23 | NICCOLO’ ANTONELLI | ITA | ONGETTA-RIVACOLD | HONDA |
| 24 | TATSUKI SUZUKI | JPN | CIP | MAHINDRA |
| 29 | STEFANO MANZI | ITA | MTA TEAM ITALIA | MAHINDRA |
| 33 | ENEA BASTIANINI | ITA | GRESINI RACING Moto3 | HONDA |
| 36 | JOAN MIR | SPA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 40 | DARRYN BINDER | RSA | OUTOX RESET DRINK TEAM | MAHINDRA |
| 41 | BRAD BINDER | RSA | RED BULL KTM AJO | KTM |
| 43 | STEFANO VALTULINI | ITA | MTA TEAM ITALIA | MAHINDRA |
| 44 | ARON CANET | SPA | ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 | HONDA |
| 48 | LORENZO DALLA PORTA | ITA | TEAM LAGLISSE | KTM |
| 55 | ANDREA LOCATELLI | ITA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 58 | JUANFRAN GUEVARA | SPA | RBA RACING TEAM | KTM |
| 64 | BO BENDSNEYDER | NED | RED BULL KTM AJO | KTM |
| 65 | PHILIPP OETTL | GER | SCHEDL GP RACING | KTM |
| 76 | HIROKI ONO | JPN | HONDA TEAM ASIA | HONDA |
| 84 | JAKUB KORNFEIL | CZE | DRIVE M7 SIC RACING TEAM | HONDA |
| 88 | JORGE MARTIN | SPA | MAPFRE TEAM MAHINDRA | MAHINDRA |
| 89 | KHAIRUL IDHAM PAWI | MAL | HONDA TEAM ASIA | HONDA |
| 92 | MARTIN VANHAEREN | BEL | CIP | MAHINDRA |
| 95 | JULES DANILO | FRA | ONGETTA-RIVACOLD | HONDA |
| 98 | KAREL HANIKA | CZE | OUTOX RESET DRINK TEAM | MAHINDRA |
Fonte: motogp.com