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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank The FIM and Dorna Sports are delighted to announce a new platform on the Road to MotoGP: the FIM MiniGP World Series.Unifying and standardising MiniGP competitions from around the world under the same umbrella, the series aims to create an equal platform for young riders worldwide – and increase their skill and opportunity on the Road to MotoGP.The FIM MiniGP World Series will comprise MiniGP competitions organised across the globe, with each competition in the Series adhering to the same set of sporting and technical regulations in order to standardise competition.MiniGP Cups or competitions wishing to be included as part of the new Series – and thereby gain Road to MotoGP status – can be either national in nature or representing a larger geographical area at a regional or continental level.Races must take place on karting circuits that meet minimum standards set by the FIM or national federation in question, who will also decide on the minimum circuit length.Riders must be between 10 and 14 years old, competing on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery. The official single tyre supplier for all the FIM MiniGP World Series will be Pirelli, with a standard tyre allocation given per event.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Avintia Ducati set to hold first 2021 MotoGP team launchaccImages.createImage(); FIM homologates first flag ‘light panel’ ahead of mandatory MotoGP useA minimum of four events comprising a minimum of eight races must be included on the calendar, with a minimum number of 15 permanent riders in each competition.The first event must take place by July 2021, and the final event of the season should be held no later than the 17th of October.At the end of the season, the champion of every national, regional, or continental MiniGP cup will be given the opportunity to participate in a World Final, which will take place during the week leading up to the final MotoGP event of the season.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Zarco ponders ‘possible’ similarity with Lorenzo’s Ducati learning curveaccImages.createImage(); No Honda call, but Dovizioso would be ready for QatarThe winner of the World Final will, subject to age and location/nationality, will secure a spot in one of the Road To MotoGP programs on the next rung of their career ladder.The top riders from each national, regional, or continental MiniGP cup will also have – depending on their age and location – either direct access to the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup selection or the availability of entry into the Honda British Talent Cup, Northern Talent Cup or European Talent Cup.”The FIM MiniGP World Series is the first step for all the young kids on their path to achieve their dream and reach the FIM MotoGP World Championship!” said Jorge Viegas, FIM President.”4″This is the starting point that was missing in the ‘Road to MotoGP’ that will allow every talented rider to step on the ‘podium’, with an extremely low budget.”Also, this FIM/Dorna initiative puts the National Federations at the forefront of the system, because it is up to them to fully organise the national series and to hand-pick the best from each country, that will be present in the World Final in Valencia.”Dorna and the FIM have been working on this project for a few years now; it is now becoming a reality and I would like to thank our Promoter and give an additional incentive to all our affiliated federations.””5″The Road to MotoGP is very important to us and I’m very proud to see another initiative added to our talent promotion portfolio, in partnership with the FIM,” said Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta.”The FIM MiniGP World Series will play an important role in standardising competition for young riders around the world, helping their talent to shine on a level playing field and creating more opportunities than ever before.”We are delighted to collaborate on this new project and see it become reality, and we can’t wait to see the talent that emerges from the Series in the future.”6″The FIM MiniGP World Series is the perfect stepping-stone for young riders who are just beginning their Road to MotoGP and will not only help us discover MotoGP talent of the future, but also increase the breadth of the MotoGP fanbase and the number of young athletes who take up motorcycle racing.”
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