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MOTEGI, Japan - MotoGP organisers have announced a new split qualifying system for 2013 which involves seeding riders into two groups based on free-practice results.
The 2012 and earlier MotoGP grids have been decided on riders' speed during an hour-long qualifying session on Saturday afternoon after two 45-minute free-practice sessions.
TWO QUALI GROUPS
Under the new format, riders will be seeded into two qualifying groups based on their performances in those three free-practice rides. The 10 fastest from practice will be placed in Qualifying Practice 2 (QP2), the rest in Qualifying Practice 1 (QP1).
The fastest two riders in in the 15-minute QP1 will advance to QP2, where 12 riders will compete for the first 12 grid positions in a separate 15-minute session.
The rest of the riders will take the remaining positions according to their times in QP1.
The new procedure applies for MotoGP only.
The 2012 and earlier MotoGP grids have been decided on riders' speed during an hour-long qualifying session on Saturday afternoon after two 45-minute free-practice sessions.
TWO QUALI GROUPS
Under the new format, riders will be seeded into two qualifying groups based on their performances in those three free-practice rides. The 10 fastest from practice will be placed in Qualifying Practice 2 (QP2), the rest in Qualifying Practice 1 (QP1).
The fastest two riders in in the 15-minute QP1 will advance to QP2, where 12 riders will compete for the first 12 grid positions in a separate 15-minute session.
The rest of the riders will take the remaining positions according to their times in QP1.
The new procedure applies for MotoGP only.
