If rumours are to believed, the technical revolution in MotoGP will be completed in 2012 when the current 125cc two-strokes are banished in favour of a 250cc four-stroke engines. The class will be renamed to Moto3.
125cc battle in Le Mans
Dorna and the FIM have been talking for a several weeks and the plans for the new class seems to be ready. Nothing is official yet, but press reports suggest the FIM ends the two-stroke Grand Prix racing era for the first time since the world championship’s inception in 1949. American sources confirmed the new class will feature 250cc four-stroke prototypes from the 2012 season. Unlike the Moto2 class, the new Moto3 will be multi-engine with prototype chassis and is designed to provide a cheap alternative to the current 125cc two-stroke format. The move is necessary because the Moto2 class has a bumper of 40 bikes, but most 125cc teams want to be part of the series because of the increased exposure and its cheapness.
If rumors are true, the new class could debut in 2012, as MotoGP gets set to change its racing format back to 1000cc displacement.
