Four-stroke class to replace 125
At a meeting of the Grand Prix Commission during this weekend's Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, it was ꦡconfirmed that the 125cc class - the only two-stroke category remaining - will also be replaced by four-strokes from 2012.
Unlike Moto2, the four-stroke class that replaced 250cc at the start of this year, the new Moto3 championship will not have a single engine s🌼upplier.
125cc is the last category remaining from the 🌃inaugural 1949 World Championship season.
The statement read:
"Application 2012
"The 125c💖c class will be replaced by the Moto3 class.
"The basic technical rules of this class are:
- single cylinder 250cc 4-stroke engines with a maximum bore of 81 mm.
- each engine should last for 3 races minimum and cost not more than 10,000 EUR (final cost will be announced)
- each manufacturer if required sho🎀uld be ready to supply♈ a minimum of 15 riders.
"This proposal has been a�♏�greed by the majority of MSMA."
The premier grand prix class changed from 50🌠0cc (two-strokes) to MotoGP (four-strokes) in 2002.
Peter has been in t🍰he paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
