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 7 November in Valencia, made the following decisions:
Technical Regulations
Effective Season 2016
Moto3 Chassis
The list of performance parts will be increased to include radiators and/or heat exchangers and air boxes In the interest of safety, Manufacturers/Teams will only be allowed to remove material (Cutting, Skimming) from the bodywork and the seat. All other performance parts must remain as standard.
All other chassis parts, not listed as performance parts or as sensors, may be upgraded as required, either by the manufacturer or the team, without the need for homologation.
Regulation 2.6.4.i. which defines a list of setting parts is no longer relevant, and will be removed from the regulations.
Moto3 Sensors
In the interests of cost saving Manufacturers will be permitted to include in their price list sensors from multiple suppliers.
Moto3 Transmission
The maximum allowed ratios for the primary drive is increased from two to three.
Moto3 Wild Card Engines
To improve chances of participation at a reasonable cost, Wild Card riders may use any engine previously homologated for 2014 or 2015.
“Wings” on Fairings – All Classes
In the interests of safety, on wings fitted as an integral part of the fairing all edges must have a minimum radius of 2.5 mm.
Tyre Supply – MotoGP Class
The Official Tyre Supplier will remain at all times the owner of all tyres provided to the Teams. The Teams are required to return all tyres to the Official Supplier at the end of each event or test.
A regularly updated version of the FIM Grand Prix Regulations which contains the detailed text of the regulation changes may be viewed shortly on:
http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/regulations-and-documents/grand-prix/