The Portuguese Miguel Oliveira will retain the number “88” in 2024, according to the list of riders eligible for the next MotoGP World Championship published this Monday, although the team that will field the Portuguese rider is still unknown.
According to the list published this Monday by DORNA, the company organizing the World Cup, Oliveira and the Spaniard Raul Fernandez (number “25”) will ride for the “satellite team Aprilia”.
In addition, Italian Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati), who became a two-time world champion on Sunday, retains the number “1” on his bike.
Note the changes made by Spaniard Marc Marquez in the Gresini Ducati, Italian-Brazilian Franco Morbidelli from Yamaha in the Prima Pramak Ducati joining Spaniard Jorge Martin in world runner-up, or Italian Luca Marini from VR46 in the Honda official who replaced compatriot. Fabio DiGiannantonio. Spaniard Alex Rins “jumps” from LCR Honda (which hosts Frenchman Johan Zarco) to the official Yamaha.
This Monday, DORNA also announced rule changes to allow Yamaha and Honda, the two Japanese manufacturers that have been displaced by Ducati, to make development concessions.
Following an agreement with the five constructors, the teams will be divided into four groups (A, B, C and D), with the ability to move from one to the other in two different “windows”, using more complex criteria than just wins or podiums. , as until now.
The new incentives, which take effect immediately during testing, which begins on Tuesday, affect the number of testing days allowed, the number of guests during the season (“wild cards”), the number of engines, fuel characteristics, aerodynamic improvements or the number of tires allowed during tests.
A brand included in Category A must score at least 85% of the maximum possible points in the Constructors’ World Cup. It has 170 test tires, will be able to test on just three Grand Prix circuits and with development drivers (not involved in the start), will have no wild cards and will have a maximum of eight engines and one aerodynamic update per year. .
For B, the percentage of marks should be between 60% and 85% and for C, the percentage should be between 35% and 60%. Blood pressure will be less than 35%.
Categories B and C are subject to the same amount of testing, engines, modifications and aerodynamic upgrades as A, but can have three and six wild cards respectively, as well as between 190 and 220 tires under testing.
Category D has 260 test tires that can be carried out on any Grand Prix circuit, six guests, a maximum of 10 engines that can be freely developed throughout the season, two aerodynamic updates per year and the ability to test with official drivers.
Currently, Ducati is in Category A, KTM and Aprilia are in Category C, and Honda and Yamaha are in Category D.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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