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Olivier Jacques sa nått om att detta testet var inbokat före Kawasaki kom med sitt besked om att dra sig ur MotoGP. Testet skulle ha körts i Japan för ett tag sen men fick ändras till Eastern Creak nu istället.
Reglerna om tester.
1.15
Practice
1.15.1
Practice Restrictions
For the purpose of practice restrictions the year is divided into two
parts.
The “Season” is defined as the period starting 13 days before the first
race of the year and ending 4 days after the last race of the year, both
dates being inclusive. The Season does not include “Breaks”. A Break
is defined as two consecutive week-ends where events are not
scheduled. The period of the Break extends from 09h00 on the fourth
day after the Grand Prix until the following Grand Prix.
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The “Winter” is defined as the rest of the year, i.e. starting 5 days after
the last race of the season and ending 14 days before the first race of
the subsequent season, both dates being inclusive. The Winter does
not include the “Pause”. The Pause is a period starting on the 1st
December of one year and finishing on the 20th January of the
following year, both dates being inclusive.
1.15.1.1
MotoGP Class
Practice with machines eligible for the MotoGP class is forbidden:
i) During the “Season” at any circuit included in the Grand Prix
calendar of the current year with the following exceptions:
a) Practice included in the schedule of the Events.
b) Practice during the three days immediately following an event at
the circuit at which the event has taken place.
c) Any activity authorised by the Race Direction.
d) Manufacturers and constructors who supply machines to the
MotoGP class may, before the 20th January of each year,
designate and inform the Race Direction of one Grand Prix
circuit as their testing circuit at which they may practice during
the Season and during the Breaks with their MotoGP class
machines during a maximum of 30 days or part thereof, but not
with their designated riders or with riders designated by other
teams and not as from 14 days before the race scheduled for
that circuit. The schedule of such tests and any subsequent
amendments must be notified to the Race Direction.
ii) During the “Winter” at any circuit with the following exceptions:
a) At a maximum of seven official tests organised by Dorna/IRTA at
Grand Prix circuits included in the calendars of the preceding or
following year, each test being of maximum three days duration.
b) At any circuit not included in the Grand Prix calendar of the
preceding or following year.
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c) Manufacturers and constructors who supply machines to the
MotoGP class may, before the conclusion of the last event of
each year, designate and inform the Race Direction of one
Grand Prix circuit as their testing circuit at which they may
practice during the Winter with their MotoGP class machines at
any time, excluding during the Pause.
d) Furthermore, during the Winter, no single rider may participate in
more than eight tests, each of a maximum of three days, at any
circuits.
1.15.1.2
125cc and 250cc Classes
Contracted Teams who benefit from a Participation Agreement to take
part in the Championship in the 125cc and 250cc classes are
forbidden to practice with those machines:
i) At any circuit between the 1st December of one year and the
20th January of the following year, both dates being inclusive.
ii) At any circuit outside the Continental Zone where the team is
based, (Europe, Asia/Oceania, Africa, the Americas), between
the end of one season and the start of the next season.
iii) At any circuit included in the Grand Prix calendar of the current
year after the date that is 14 days prior to the first race of the
season.
iv) At any circuit included in the Grand Prix calendar of the current
year during “breaks”, as defined in 1.15.1 above.
The following exceptions will apply:
a) Free practice or qualifying practice at the event.
b) Practice at any circuit after the event at that circuit except during
a break as defined above.
c) Official practice sessions organised by IRTA.
d) Practice by contracted Teams and their designated riders in
those classes, at the two testing circuits designated by each
team (see 1.11.1) which may take place up to 14 days before the
race scheduled for the circuit, but not during a break as defined
above.
e) Any activity allowed by the Race Direction.
f) Designated riders who are in their first season of contracted
participation in the World Championship may compete in other
events held at Grand Prix circuits in Europe during that season.
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v) Practice restrictions do not apply to wild card riders except that
they may not practice or race at any Grand Prix circuit starting 14
days before the race.