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, r﷽ather than 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 before dꦓisqualifications will be intr🐼oduced.

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What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?

It is a new system to ensure compliance with the tyre ꦕpressures set by Michelin, who provi꧂de MotoGP’s tyres.

Until now, teams were using their own indi🌸vidual systems to check tyre pressures.

Now, there is a unified method of analysing tyre pressu꧅re.

What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?

The manufacturers a💦nd MotoGP have agreed that the tyres have to be above a specifi♏c pressure during a minimum percentage of the laps in a Sprint or race.

The minimum pres♏sure may vary depending on thꦦe circuit.

How was this developed?

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

The system was then te🐓sted in the first part of the 2023 season.

Does it apply to practice or qualifying?

No. For now, it is only applicable in MotoGP sprint races and grands pr🌼ix.

What about Moto2 and Moto3?

It is not applied to these categories.

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