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

S🐟tewards have agreed to bring in a gradual penalty scale, rather than disqualifying riders from a session or 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 even♕tually implement 🥃disqualifications from a session or a race, when MotoGP teams and riders are familiar with this new rule.

No time-frame is set before disqualific♛ations will be introduced.

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What is the Tyre Pressure Monitoring System?

It is a new system to ensure compliance with the tyre pressures🥀 set by Michelin, who provid𒊎e MotoGP’s tyres.

Until now, teams were using their own individual syꦇstems to check tyre pressures.

Now, there is a unified method of ana🌊lysing tyre pressure.

What is the MotoGP tyre pressure rule?

The manufacturers and MotoGP have agreed that the tyres have to be above a specific pressure during a min🎐imum percentage of the laps in a Sprint o🙈r race.

The minimum pressure may vary depending on♍ 🦩the circuit.

How was this developed?

Last season every manufacturer shared their tyre pressure data with a view to testing the Tyre Pressure Monitoring Sys🃏tem.

The system was then tested in ꦬthe ꦅfirst part of the 2023 season.

Does it apply to practice or qualifying?

N♈o. For now, 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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