WorldSBK has announced that BMW and Ducati’s fuel flow limits will be adjusted starting from this weekend’s Assen round.
This weekend’s round at Assen is the season’s first “Concession Checkpoint,” following the opening two races at Phillip Island and Portimao.
Announced on Thursday morning, WorldSBK and the FIM posted a statement stating: “Following the conclusion of the first two MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship races, corresponding to Concession Checkpoint 1, the FIM has evaluated the manufacturers’ performance using the MSMA algorithm, as stated in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship Regulations.
“According to article 2.4.3.2 of the FIM WorldSBK Regulations – Overperformance Penalisation – the performance values for both Ducati and BMW have exceeded the -0.250 threshold and remain below the -0.500 limit. As a result, both manufacturers fall within the range defined for a Step 1 Fuel Flow reduction.”
The statement read that the Step 1 Fuel Flow reduction equates to a decrease of 0.5 kg/h, which will come into immediate effect.
Ducatis Nicolo Bulega dominated the first round at Phillip Island where he claimed his first treble in his WorldSBK career.
In Portimao, Toprak Razgatlioglu bounced back to win all three races, where he and Bulega went hammer and tongs in a fierce battle around the Algarve.
It is said that these adjustments have been put in place to monitor “manufacturer performances” at “each concession checkpoint to ensure a balanced and competitive Championship.”
