As the 2024 MotoGP World Championship fires into action this weekend in Qatar, Australia will be represented across all three categories. In Countdown, we look at the Aussies on the grid for the season ahead.

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4. Rookie Moto3 campaign for Jacob Roulstone:
One of the most exciting prospects this year is the Moto3 debut of Jacob Roulstone, who joins the recently rebranded Red Bull GasGas Tech3 outfit for 2024. The teenager has been establishing himself in Europe over recent years, finishing last year’s Red Bull MotoGP Rookie Cup in fifth before securing seventh in the FIM JuniorGP World Championship with Aspar Junior Team. Finishing the pre-season test at Jerez 11th in the combined times, Roulstone is equipped with some of the best equipment and crew in the paddock at Tech3, and it will be exciting to watch him adapt and progress throughout the year.

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3. Joel Kelso’s new team:
Entering his third full-time campaign in Moto3, 20-year-old Australian Joel Kelso moves to BOE Motorsports this year, marking a third different team in as many years. With 40 Moto3 races under his belt, including a podium finish at his home grand prix in Phillip Island last year, Kelso became a regular front-row starter in the highly competitive category throughout 2023. While injury hindered his campaign last season, the Northern Territory talent outlined his potential with a number of breakout performances, and we can’t wait to see if he elevates himself to a regular podium contender in 2024.

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2. Senna Agius in Moto2 full-time:
After several Moto2 World Championship fill-in rides with Liqui Moly Husqvarna Intact GP last year, Senna Agius makes a full-time transition to the grand prix paddock this year with the German-based outfit. Agius joined the team in 2023 to challenge for the European Moto2 Championship, which he ultimately won with a round remaining, however a number of grand prix opportunities allowed him to showcase his potential on the world stage. The 18-year-old is a must-watch storyline this season, and after his dominant form in European Moto2, it will be interesting to see him now establish himself in the world championship.

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1. Make or break for Jack Miller:
There’s never been a more crucial year for Jack Miller in the MotoGP World Championship as he embarks on his second campaign with Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, as his contract is due to expire at the conclusion of the season. It’s safe to say 2023 wasn’t the year Miller had hoped for, yielding just a single full-length race podium on his way to 11th in the championship standings, 130 points behind teammate Brad Binder in fourth. It’s essentially make-or-break for the Queenslander in 2024, and it will be key for him to make an impact in the first half of the series to retain his factory KTM seat.