MotoGP approves a “safer, more sustainable and more spectacular” regulation for 2027

MADRID, 6 May. (EUROPA PRESS) –

MotoGP announced this Monday the new “safer, more sustainable and even more spectacular” regulations for 2027, when “more efficient” motorcycles will be introduced with engines that will go from 1000cc to 850cc and that must use 100% renewable fuels, as approved by the Commission of the category of the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM).

“MotoGP will introduce new bikes from 2027, with new regulations set to make the sport safer, more sustainable and even more spectacular. The new machines will be more efficient, driving global sustainability, and are designed to create even better races and also more overtaking,” the competition revealed on its website.

Starting in 2027, the new machines, whose minimum weight will be 153 kilos, will see the size of their engines reduced, going from 1000cc to 850cc, thus reducing the top speed of the motorcycles, but “making this sport safer” . In addition, it will increase mileage, “making it more efficient and sustainable.”

The maximum engine diameter will also be reduced from 81 to 75 millimeters, which will also “limit performance.” All of this makes the engines “more relevant”, while “ensuring that they maintain the characteristics that make MotoGP as spectacular as it is.” The competition also announced that the maximum number of power units allowed for each driver in a season will increase from seven to six.

In addition, the riders will compete in MotoGP starting in 2027 with smaller tanks and a fuel that is responsible for the planet, which must be 100% sustainable, compared to the minimum 40% with which the sport competes since this season. Fuel tank capacity will also be reduced, from 22 liters to 20, and drivers will be able to use 11 liters during sprint races.

In terms of aerodynamics, this “will be reduced and more strictly controlled from 2027, with the aim of minimizing its negative effects.” According to the statement, the width of the upper part of the front fairing will be 50 mm narrower and the nose will be set back 50 mm, “reducing the effect of aerodynamics where it matters, on the straights and in the braking zones.” “This will create an even tighter competition, with more overtaking,” explained the competition.

At the rear, the aerodynamics behind the driver will be part of the homologation from 2027, and teams will only be able to update them once a season to control costs.

Starting in 2027, all ‘ride-height’ and ‘holeshot’ devices, those mechanisms that regulate the heights of motorcycles, will be banned. According to Dorna, this will control performance and make the sport safer, especially on starts. Likewise, it will give even more importance to the skill of each driver and to aerodynamics, always with the objective of “increasing his ability to overtake.”

In its goal of “further levelling” the competition, Dorna also agreed with the FIM that the GPS data of all drivers will be available to all teams after each session. “It offers better opportunities for lower performing teams and drivers to progress, and at a controlled cost. Access to this data will help make the sport safer, and will also increase the level of information available to fans around the world.” , argument.

Finally, in the concessions section, the system introduced at the end of the 2023 season will be maintained, although as the new technical regulations will come into force in 2027, all manufacturers will start the season in rank B.

Thus, they will have 190 tires for testing, only with test drivers on three previously chosen circuits. They will be able to make three ‘wild cards’, they will have 7 or 8 engines per season that must be frozen, and they will only have one aerodynamic update.

They will then be evaluated again mid-season, in the summer of 2027, and will be able to move up or down the ranks to have access to more or fewer concessions. “This reactive system means that manufacturers’ performance is taken into account from day one, keeping the playing field as level as possible at the start of a new era,” MotoGP said.

2024-05-06 11:07:27
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