Aussie Moto3 rider Jacob Roulstone’s promising career has hit a major setback, with the young talent now facing the prospect of being left without a ride for 2026.
Jacob Roulstone is facing an untimely exit from the MotoGP paddock after his options for Moto3 in 2026 dried up in Indonesia. The Australian has been on the lookout for a ride after he learned before the summer break that current team Tech3 would be hiring Finnish JuniorGP star Rico Samela for 2026.
The 20-year-old currently sits 15th in the Moto3 standings. But there are plenty of mitigating circumstances, not least the fact he broke two bones in his neck in January which caused him to miss all of preseason, as well as the first two races. Roulstone started working with Fabio Di Giannantonio and the Italian’s management before the summer to find a competitive Moto3 seat for next year.
But the Roulstone family confirmed to AMCN after Indonesia that his options had faded and the possibility of securing a Moto3 ride for next year “are pretty much a zero”. That seems harsh in extreme for a rider that secured a maiden front row start just three rounds ago and a best-ever result of fifth in Indonesia.
This season was always going to be tough after Roulstone broke two bones in his neck in a testing fall in January. Having missed all of preseason plus the first two rounds, he was always playing catch-up. Since then, Roulstone’s shown clear progression from 2024. But he’s also still learning how to be at his most effective at the end of races. A first front row at Misano showed what’s still to come from the Wollongong native.
