Four-stroke class to replace 125
At a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission during this weekend's Czech Republic Grand P♈rix at Brno, it was confirmed that the 125cc class - the only two-stroke category remaining - will also be replaced by four-strokes from 2012.
Unlike Moto2, the four-stroke class ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚthat replaced 250cc at the s🦋tart of this year, the new Moto3 championship will not have a single engine supplier.
125cc is the last categor🔯y remaining from the inaugural 1949 World Championship season.
The statement read:
"Application 2012
"The 125cc class w▨ill be replaced by the Moto3 class.
"The basic technical rules of this class are:
- single cylinder 250cc 4-stroke engines with a maximum bore of 81 mm.
- each engine should last for 3 races minimum and cost not more than 10,000 EUR (final cost will be announced)
- each manufact꧃urer if required should be ready to supply a minimum of 15 riders.
"This proposal has 🦄been agree🐻d by the majority of MSMA."
The premier grand prix class changed from 500cc (two-strokes) to MotoGP (four-strokes) in൲ 2002.
P💜eter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Ro🐬ssi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
