It will be the MotoGP World Championship sprint races in all Great rewards As a measure announced this Saturday by the different actors of the 2023 season, the organization and the championship, to help better teach the “show” of motorcycles.
“FIM, IRTA, MSMA and Dorna Sports It has announced a new sport format that will be introduced to the MotoGP World Championship from 2023. Sprint races will be introduced at all Grand Prix, providing an exciting and action-packed program for fans every day of a weekend. consistent format throughout the calendar,” says the World Championship’s official website.
CEO of Dorna, Carmelo Ezpeleta; FIM president, Jorge Viegas; and the IRTA president, Herve Poncharal, This Saturday they announced the change and details of the new Saturdays for the next campaign at a press conference at the Red Bull Ring, which was the scene of this weekend’s Austrian Grand Prix.
Sprint races will be held at: Saturday at 15:00 (local time) Every Grand Prix and approx. 50% of the full race distance. This sprint will deliver It comes down to 12 points for the winner, 9 and 7 for the second and third, and thus one point for the ninth.
However, Sunday’s grid ‘quality‘ will keep its format Q1-Q2therefore, the sprint will not determine the starting lineup on Sundays as it does in Formula 1. show” adds the note.
So the weekends of 2023 are in MotoGP Two workouts on Fridaywhich will take longer. Combined timelines from these sessions will identify those who enter Q2 directly.
On Saturday morning, there will be a session of the queen category. 30 minutes of free workouts (similar to current FP4), then Q1 and Q2 for classification. The sprint race will take place at 15:00 and Sunday will continue to be the regular race day, with the MotoGP race always being the last of every Grand Prix.