Motorcycling Australia (MA) has announced the riders who have been granted wildcards for the 2015 Pramac Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix to be held at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit from October 16-18.
Olly Simpson and Matt Barton will join full-time Moto3䋢 rider Remy Gardiner on the grid, to make it three Australian riders in the class.
Simpson (Olly Simpson Racing) has been competing in the 2015 Red Bull MotoGP䋢 Rookies Cup and currently sits in eighth position with one round remaining in the championship.
Simpson is looking forward to taking another step forward in his dream of competing in the MotoGP䋢 and representing his country at the same time.
‰ÛÏTo be selected as a Wildcard in the Moto3‰ã¢ class for the 2015 Australian MotoGP‰ã¢ is a huge achievement in knowing you will race against the world‰Ûªs best Moto3‰ã¢ riders,‰Û