La FIM ha dado a conocer la lista provisional de pilotos que tomarán parte en el Campeonato del Mundo de Moto3™ de 2016.
| NÚMERO | PILOTO | PAÍS | EQUIPO | MOTO |
| 4 | FABIO DI GIANNANTONIO | ITALIA | GRESINI RACING Moto3 | HONDA |
| 5 | ROMANO FENATI | ITALIA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 6 | MARÍA HERRERA | ESPAÑA | TEAM LAGLISSE | KTM |
| 7 | ADAM NORRODIN | MALASIA | DRIVE M7 SIC RACING TEAM | HONDA |
| 8 | NICOLÒ BULEGA | ITALIA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 9 | JORGE NAVARRO | ESPAÑA | ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 | HONDA |
| 10 | ALEXIS MASBOU | FRANCIA | SAXOPRINT RTG | PEUGEOT |
| 11 | LIVIO LOI | BÉLGICA | RW RACING GP BV | HONDA |
| 16 | ANDREA MIGNO | ITALIA | SKY RACING TEAM VR46 | KTM |
| 17 | JOHN McPHEE | REINO UNIDO | SAXOPRINT RTG | PEUGEOT |
| 19 | GABRIEL RODRIGO | ARGENTINA | RBA RACING TEAM | KTM |
| 20 | FABIO QUARTARARO | FRANCIA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 21 | FRANCESCO BAGNAIA | ITALIA | MAPFRE TEAM MAHINDRA | MAHINDRA |
| 23 | NICCOLÒ ANTONELLI | ITALIA | ONGETTA-RIVACOLD | HONDA |
| 24 | TATSUKI SUZUKI | JAPÓN | CIP | MAHINDRA |
| 29 | STEFANO MANZI | ITALIA | MTA TEAM ITALIA | MAHINDRA |
| 33 | ENEA BASTIANINI | ITALIA | GRESINI RACING Moto3 | HONDA |
| 36 | JOAN MIR | ESPAÑA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 40 | DARRYN BINDER | SUDÁFRICA | OUTOX RESET DRINK TEAM | MAHINDRA |
| 41 | BRAD BINDER | SUDÁFRICA | RED BULL KTM AJO | KTM |
| 43 | STEFANO VALTULINI | ITALIA | MTA TEAM ITALIA | MAHINDRA |
| 44 | ARÓN CANET | ESPAÑA | ESTRELLA GALICIA 0,0 | HONDA |
| 48 | LORENZO DALLA PORTA | ITALIA | TEAM LAGLISSE | KTM |
| 55 | ANDREA LOCATELLI | ITALIA | LEOPARD RACING | KTM |
| 58 | JUANFRAN GUEVARA | ESPAÑA | RBA RACING TEAM | KTM |
| 64 | BO BENDSNEYDER | HOLANDA | RED BULL KTM AJO | KTM |
| 65 | PHILIPP OETTL | ALEMANIA | SCHEDL GP RACING | KTM |
| 76 | HIROKI ONO | JAPÓN | HONDA TEAM ASIA | HONDA |
| 84 | JAKUB KORNFEIL | R.CHECA | DRIVE M7 SIC RACING TEAM | HONDA |
| 88 | JORGE MARTÍN | ESPAÑA | MAPFRE TEAM MAHINDRA | MAHINDRA |
| 89 | KHAIRUL IDHAM PAWI | MALASIA | HONDA TEAM ASIA | HONDA |
| 92 | MARTIN VANHAEREN | BÉLGICA | CIP | MAHINDRA |
| 95 | JULES DANILO | FRANCIA | ONGETTA-RIVACOLD | HONDA |
| 98 | KAREL HANIKA | R.CHECA | OUTOX RESET DRINK TEAM | MAHINDRA |