Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Amendment to the Regulations (MotoGP tyres) 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, and Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held today at the circuit of Valencia, unanimously decided to introduce the following amendment to the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations application as from 1st January 2008. Technical Regulations 2.9. Tyre restrictions for MotoGP 2.9.3 Teams that are supplied by a tyre manufacturer that has achieved at least two MotoGP race wins in dry conditions since the first race of the 2005 season will be restricted in the quantity of slick tyres that each of the teams riders may use at a single event as follows: During all practice sessions, warm up and the race a maximum of 40 slick tyres, specifically: Front tyres: 18 Rear tyres: 22 It has been further decided, also for application as from 1.1.2008, that tyre companies competing in the MotoGP class can, prior to the start of the first race of the season, nominate one GP circuit on which they can test for a maximum of 4 days per year, at any time after the GP has been held at that particular circuit. No rider designated by any MotoGP team will be permitted to take part in these tests. Whenever a new circuit is introduced in the MotoGP calendar for the first time or whenever an existing circuit is totally resurfaced, then a tyre test of a maximum of 2 days of duration must be organised at that circuit a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the race. This test will be open to all tyre and motorcycle manufacturers competing in the MotoGP class, but no rider designated by a MotoGP team will be permitted to take part in these tests.
More Tires, More Testing Will Be Allowed In 2008 MotoGP World Championship
More Tires, More Testing Will Be Allowed In 2008 MotoGP World Championship
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