Following a recommendation by the FIM Grand Prix Safety Commission a new starting grid format, with increased distances between each position, will be in use from the upcoming Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang on September 10 onwards.
The new dimensions increase the starting 'advantage' between each grid place on the three-rider wide MotoGP row from 1.5m to 3m (so the rider on pole will start 3m ahead of the second fastest qualifier and so on). The distance between the start of one row and the start of the next remains at nine metres.
The distance advantage between each grid place for the four-wide 125 and 250cc grids will increase from 1m to 2m.
