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The Moto3 category will see the presence of two wildcards of German nationality.

First of all,  Maximilian Kappler, born in 1997 and already known on the Grand Prix scene through his previous appearances as a wildcard; Sachsenring 2014, Sachsenring and Brno 2015.
This year, the German weight jockey is aiming for three wildcards, at the Sachsenring, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria and on the Masaryk circuit in Brno. The 3 German Moto2013 champion continues to ride a Ktm Saxoprint.

Youngest because aged 16, the 3 German Moto2015 champion Tim Georgi is an unknown to the Continental Circus, although he is currently competing in both the IDM Moto3 Championship which he already won last year, as well as the Moto3 Junior FIM CEV World Championship, in which he has yet to scored no points.
The rider of the experienced Freudenberg team will line up on his usual yellow Ktm.

Furthermore, for security reasons, the Grand Prix Commission authorized Honda and Mahindra to replace elements on their engines during this German Grand Prix; intake valve springs for Japanese motorcycles, oil pan o-ring on a leaking Mahindra.