FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix - Change to the 2010 Regulations

2010-05-01 10:18
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis
(FIM), Hervé Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), in the presence of Messrs Vito Ippolito (FIM
President), Ignacio Verneda (FIM Sports Director), and M. Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a
meeting held on May 01 in Jerez de la Frontera (Spain), decided to introduce the following amendment to
the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations.

Sporting Regulations

Immediate application

The penalty for infringement to the engine durability rules in MotoGP (6 engines per season) before the
race has been amended as follows:
- The rider will start the race from the pit lane 10 seconds (instead of 20 seconds) after the start of the race.

Source: FIM

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