The Grand Prix Commission has revised the Moto2 engine regulations, giving teams the opportunity to request a replacement Honda CBR600RR control engine on the ‘grounds of substandard engine performance’.

In a meeting held at Assen last weekend between Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna, Chairman), Claude Danis (FIM), Hervé Poncharal (IRTA) and Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA), Vito Ippolito (FIM President), Ignacio Verneda (FIM Sports Director), and M. Paul Butler (Secretary of the meeting), the decision was unaminously decided.

Teams will be eligible to swap engines if the technical director is satisfied that there is clear evidence of an engine problem causing substandard performance in the case of engine breakdown or damage.

Such allocation can not be made during a Moto2 practice session or within 30 minutes of the pit lane being opened for the race sighting lap.

If the technical director determines that there is no clear evidence of an engine problem, the team may still request a replacement engine. Such request must be made in writing to the technical director accompanied by a deposit of $30,000 per engine paid to IRTA.

The engine may be replaced with the approval of race direction and the original engine will be returned to the series engine supplier Honda to be tested under standard conditions and the dynamometer report sent to the technical director.

If the engine is deemed to be within specified performance parameters and fit for use, the same engine may be returned to the team at a subsequent race and the team’s deposit will be forfeited. If the engine is deemed to be outside of specified performance parameters and not fit for use, the deposit will be returned to the team in full.