New MotoGP rule introduced at Silverstone could lead to penalties

The new MotoGP Tyre Pressure Monitoring System will be implemented from Silverstone.
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June
Maverick Vinales, MotoGP, Dutch MotoGP, 24 June

Stewards have agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather than disquali♒fying riders from a session or𒈔 a race, because this rule is being brought in mid-season.

Time penalties for tyre pressure infringements

  • 1st offense: Warning 
  • 2nd offense: 3-second time penalty 
  • 3rd offense: 6-second time penalty 
  • 4th offense: 12-second time penalty 

The plan is to eventually implement disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP teams and riders are familiar with this new𒉰 rule.

No time-frame is set before disqualifications will be intr𓂃oduc🎀ed.

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What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?

It is a new system to ensure compliance with the tyre pressures set b🌄y Michelin, who provide MotoGP’s tyres.

Until now, teams were using their own individual syst💖ems to check tyre pressures🐷.

Now, there is a🎃 unified🥃 method of analysing tyre pressure.

What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?

The manufacturers and MotoGP have agreed that the tyres have to be above a speꦿcific pressure during a minimum percentage of the laps in a Sprint or race.

The minimum pressure may vary de🤪pending on the𒆙 circuit.

How was this developed?

Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre pജressure data with a view to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System.

Thℱe system was then tested in the first part of the 2023 sea🐷son.

Does it apply to practice or qualifying?

No. For 🔜now,ﷺ it is only applicable in MotoGP sprint races and grands prix.

What about Moto2 and Moto3?

It is not applied to these categories.

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