Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Amendments to the Rules 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 Mr Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), in a meeting held yesterday at the circuit of Brno, unanimously decided to introduce the following modifications to the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Regulations application as from 1st January 2007. Sporting Regulations 1.15 Practice 1.15.1 Practice Restrictions For the purpose of practice restrictions the year is divided into two parts. The “Season” is defined as the period starting 13 days before the first race of the year and ending 4 days after the last race of the year, both dates being inclusive. The Season does not include “Breaks”. A Break is defined as two consecutive week-ends where events are not scheduled. The period of the Break extends from 09h00 on the fourth day after the Grand Prix until the following Grand Prix. The “Winter” is defined as the rest of the year, i.e. starting 5 days after the last race of the season and ending 14 days before the first race of the subsequent season, both dates being inclusive. The Winter does not include the “Pause”. The Pause is a period starting on the 1st December of one year and finishing on the 20th January of the following year, both dates being inclusive. 1.15.1.1 MotoGP Class Practice with machines eligible for the MotoGP class is forbidden: i) During the “Season” at any circuit included in the Grand Prix calendar of the current year with the following exceptions: a) Practice included in the schedule of the Events. b) Practice during the three days immediately following an event at the circuit at which the event has taken place. c) Any activity authorised by the Race Direction. d) Manufacturers and constructors who supply machines to the MotoGP class may, before the 20th January of each year, designate and inform the Race Direction of one Grand Prix circuit as their testing circuit at which they may practice during the Season and during the Breaks with their MotoGP class machines during a maximum of 30 days or part thereof, but not with their designated riders or with riders designated by other teams and not as from 14 days before the race scheduled for that circuit. The schedule of such tests and any subsequent amendments must be notified to the Race Direction. ii) During the “Winter” at any circuit with the following exceptions: a) At a maximum of seven official tests organised by Dorna/IRTA at Grand Prix circuits included in the calendars of the preceding or following year, each test being of maximum three days duration. b) At any circuit not included in the Grand Prix calendar of the preceding or following year. c) Manufacturers and constructors who supply machines to the MotoGP class may, before the conclusion of the last event of each year, designate and inform the Race Direction of one Grand Prix circuit as their testing circuit at which they may practice during the Winter with their MotoGP class machines at any time, excluding during the Pause. d) Furthermore, during the Winter, no single rider may participate in more than eight tests, each of a maximum of three days, at any circuits.