Downpour delays Indian MotoGP, wet session added

The Saturday afternoon schedule at the Indian MotoGP has been delayed due to a torrential downpour at the Buddh International Circuit.
Rain in paddock, Indian MotoGP, 21 September
Rain in paddock, Indian MotoGP, 21 September

UPDATE 2:

  • The start of the MotoGP Sprint has been pushed back by a further 10 minutes to allow the track to dry further.

UPDATE:

  • After almost an hour's delay, Moto3 qualifying restarted at 14:35 local time.
  • Moto2 qualifying will now take place from 15:05-15:45.
  • The new MotoGP wet session will then be held from 16:00-16:15.
  • The 11-lap MotoGP Sprint race will start at 16:38.

The rain arrived during Moto3 qualifying, with action halted be🤪fore the start of Qualifying 2.

With all of this weekend’s MotoG꧑P track time taking place in dry conditions, organisers have announced that a special 15-minute session will be added to the schedule before thiওs afternoon’s Sprint race, should – as seems likely – the track remain wet.

The Sprint - which was d🅘ue to start at 15:30 ꦛlocal time - will then begin with a ‘quick start’ procedure, 20 minutes after the 'wet' MotoGP session ends.

But for now, with rain still falling and aquaplaning a major concern, especially on the 350km/h (fo꧃r MotoGP) back stra🔯ight, there is no news on when Moto3 and then Moto2 qualifying might continue.

There are also suggestions that MotoGP riders might hold a meeting to decide if it is saf𓆉e to ride in the wet.

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