New MotoGP rule introduced at Silverstone could lead to penalties

The new MotoGP Tyre Pressure Monitoring System will be implemented from Silverstone.
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June

Stewards have agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather t💛han disqualifying riders from a session or a🦄 race, because this rule is being brought in mid-season.

Time penalties for tyre pressure infringements

  • 1st offense: Warning 
  • 2nd offense: 3-second time penalty 
  • 3rd offense: 6-second time penalty 
  • 4th offense: 12-second time penalty 

The plan is to eventually implement disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP♐ teams and riders are familiar with this new rule.

No time-frame🌠 is set befor💞e disqualifications will be introduced.

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What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?

It is a new system to ensure compl൩iance with t﷽he tyre pressures set by Michelin, who provide MotoGP’s tyres.

Until now, teams were✨ using their own individual system꧑s to check tyre pressures.

Now, there is a unified mꦑethod of analysing tyre pressure🌊.

What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?

The manufacturers and MotoGP have agr🌱eed that the tyres have to be above a specific pressure during a minimum percentage 🍌of the laps in a Sprint or race.

The minimum pressuꩲre may vary depending on the circu🌸it.

How was this developed?

Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre pressure data witꦓh a view to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.

The system was then tested in the first p🐭art of the 2023 season.

Does it apply to practice or qualifying?

No. For now, it is only applicable in MotoGP sprint races and gr🌼ands prix.

What about Moto2 and Moto3?

It is not applied to these categories.

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