MotoGP rule changes announced.

Following Saturday's press conference at Jerez - in which the main cost-cutting rule changes for the 2009 and 2010 MotoGP were outlined (see separate🃏 story) - the FIM has today (Sunday) released the full official version of the regulation changes, as agreed by the Grand Prix Commission.

Note that the earlier decision to ban launch control appears to have bee🧔n scrapped...

MotoGP Class

For immediate application (2009)

Dovizioso, Honda, Jerez MotoGP Test 2009
Dovizioso, Honda, Jerez MotoGP Test 2009
© Gold and Goose

Following Saturday's press conference at Jer🌟ez - in which the main cost-cutting rule changes for the 2009 and 2010 MotoGP were outlined (see separate story) - the FIM has today (Sunday) released the full official version of the regulation changes, as agreed by the Grand Prix Commission.

Note that the earlꦍier decision to ban launch control appears to have been scrapped...

MotoGP Class

For immediate application (2009)

1. Engine restriction from Czech Republic Grand Prix included:
a) A rider can use a maximum of 5 engines until the end of the Championship.
b) New engines have to be sealed before use (practices, warm up, race).
c) A new engine will be deemed to have been used when the motorcycle exits the pit lane.
d) All used engines will have the exhaust ports additionally sealed at the end of each event.
e) A sealed engine can be reused at any time.
f) The penalty for using an unautho💖rized engine will be a deduction of 10 points from the total po൲int of the Championship ranking of the rider concerned.

2. 2009-2010 tests: 8 days in total. Venues and days will be announc𝕴ed.

3. Ceramic composite materials shall not be permitted f꧙or brake discs and pads.

4. A𓆉ny pressurized hydraulic powered system is not allowed. Also engine lubricatin🍨g oil cannot be used for any other purpose.

5. Electronic controlled suspension shall not𓄧 be permitted.

6. EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation)ꦍ shall not be permitted.

7. Testing with non-contracted riders is allowed at any track, at any time, but it is subject to the following limitations:
a) Only tyres coming from the Tyre Supplier are allowed, and not more than 240pcs. per Manufacturer can be used from the 1st of January to the 31st of December including after-race tests.
b) After the MotoGP season has started, testing before a race included in the MotoGP Championship is l🍸imited to 2 tracks, and no later than 14 days prior to the race.

8. Testing for contracted riders:
a) Contracted riders are allowed to 2 after-race tests. The tyres used by the contracted riders will not be counted.
b) The winter t🧸est ban w𒆙ill be extended up to January 31st.

For 2010

1. Only one machine can be used during each MotoGP ev💝ent♚.

2. A rider can use a maximum of 6 engines for 🤪the entire C꧒hampionship.

3. A new event schedule will be announced.

4.🐼 Carbon composite front brake discs must be of one diameter only and two types of mass. The diamet༒er will be 320mm only.

5. The maximum fuel injection pressure is 10 Bar.

6. MMC (Metalꦅ Matrix Composite) & FRM (Fiber Matrix Material) shall not be💜 permitted.

7. Temperature sensor for the tyre will꧋ not be permitted.

8.🥃 From 2010 to 2012, the rim width shall be limited to 2 sizes for front and 1 size for rear for each manufacturer. Wheels diameter shall be limited to 16.5 inches only.

9. Variable exhaust system shall not be🦂 permitted.

10. Variable Valve Timing﷽ system and Variable Valve Lift system powered by electric and/or liquid, shall not be permitted.

1🍌1. Coꩲnnecting rod shall not be a hollow structure but less than 2mm oil pass tunnel is permitted.

12. Twin clutch system (known as DSG) 🅰shall not 💟be permitted.

13. Automatic🙈 transmission shall not be permitted. But manual transmission assisted by small for😼ce shall be permitted.

14. Cons𓄧ecutive Variﷺable Transmission shall not be permitted.

15. Only DORNA can supply GPS unit jusꦑt for entert🤡ainments such as TV broadcasting, which can't connect to CPU unit by any kind of system.

16. Electric/electronic steering dam🍌per system shall not✨ be permitted.

17. Minimum weiꦍght of motorcycle shall be the existing one + 2 kg🦋. (ex: 150 kg for 4 cylinders).

18. Onl𝓀y 5 persons can work𝔍 on the machine in the pits.

19. Riders who enter the Championship for the first time (Rookies) must be entered by a noꦍn factory Team.

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