DOHA: The minimum age for participation in the Moto3 and Moto2 classes is increased from 16 to 18 years, the Grand Prix Commission said on Sunday.
The maximum number of riders permitted in the Moto3 class is limited to 30 contracted entries plus two wild cards.
These changes form part of a comprehensive change to minimum ages across a wide spectrum of FIM sanctioned Championships. Full details have already been announced by the Permanent Bureau.
The Grand Prix Commission, composed of Messrs. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Paul Duparc (FIM), Herve Poncharal (IRTA), Shinichi Sahara (Suzuki) and Fabiano Sterlacchini (KTM), in the presence of Jorge Viegas (FIM President), Carlos Ezpeleta (Dorna), Mike Trimby (IRTA, Secretary of the meeting) and Corrado Cecchinelli (Director of Technology), decided in a meeting held in Misano on 22 October 2021.
Manufacturers are now permitted to rebuild or substitute an engine immediately after scrutineering, without waiting for approval. However, if an engine is found to not comply with regulations, any penalty awarded will also apply to events where that substituted or rebuilt engine has been used.
Furthermore, the combined mileage of the checked engine and its substitute will be a maximum of 2,800 km.
