FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix
Decision of the Grand Prix Commission
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Ignacio Verneda (FIM CEO), Herve Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) in the presence of Javier Alonso (Dorna) and Mike Trimby (IRTA, Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held on 26 June in Assen, made the following decisions:
Technical Regulations
MotoGP Class
Concessions – MotoGP Class – Effective Immediately
In 2015 any manufacturer who currently benefits from concessions and who achieves six concession points in dry or wet conditions will lose all concessions from the following season.
Note: As Ducati have already achieved more than six concession points in 2015 they will lose concessions from 2016.
Engine Allocations in the MotoGP Class – Effective 2016
In the interests of cost saving, manufacturers may use engines with specifications homologated from previous seasons, providing that such engines still comply with current technical regulations.
Each manufacturer may homologate a maximum of three different specifications before the first event of the season.
Before the first event of the season, every rider must nominate one specification of homologated engine which he must exclusively use for the entire season. This means that in a non-factory team different riders might use engines with different homologated specifications.
However, every manufacturer must nominate one team as its “Factory Team” and each rider in that team must use engines with the same homologated specification.
MotoGP Electronics, Sensors and Devices – Effective 2016
With the use of a single ECU and unified software it was necessary to clarify and update the regulations concerning supply and ownership of ECUs, the homologation of permitted sensors and the list of “free devices” that can be connected to the ECU. Full details will be published in the on-line version of the FIM Grand Prix regulations.
Sporting Regulations
Effective Immediately
In the interests of safety a regulation was approved which prohibits a rider stopping on the start and finish straight after the chequered flag.
Medical Code
The Commission approved initial plans to make changes to the structure of the Grand Prix medical services. This will involve changes to responsibilities within the permanent management and also better integration and involvement of the local circuit doctors.
A regularly updated version of the FIM Grand Prix Regulations which contains the detailed text of the regulation changes may be viewed shortly on: