Individual Motocross - changes to the 2002 rules.

Following a request by Dorna Off-Road to the FIM/CMS, the Motocross Grand Prix Permanent Bureau decided to make changes to the 2002 Motocross Rules, amongst which the main ones are the following:

- Practice restrictions: pre-event practice on a Grand Prix circuit by riders competing in the Motocross World Championship is prohibited within 30 days of the date of the Grand Prix, unless with prior written approval from the FIM and the Championship Promoter.

- In the 125cc class, the results of the timed practice session for the 10 automatically qualified riders will determine their starting order for the Grand Prix. The first riders to proceed to the starting gate are the 10 automatically qualified riders present, in the order of their result in the timed practice session.

- Prizes and travel indemnities: all amounts are payable in Euros only.

- For the Solo classes and the Motocross des Nations, the course shall not be shorter than 1.5 km (except for changes necessary for safety reasons and/or force majeure) nor longer than 1.75 km (unless with prior agreement of the FIM/Promoter).

Moreover, the Motocross World Championship event in Teutschenthal on April 28 will be called "Grand Prix of Europe", and the event in Gaildorf on August 18 will be named "Grand Prix of Deutschland".

Motocross Grand Prix time schedule:

Friday:
Circuit control: 15h00
Technical verifications: 15h00 - 19h30
Meeting with the Organisers: 17h00
2nd circuit control (if necessary): 18h00

Saturday:
Technical verifications: 07h00 - 07h30
Riders' briefing: 08h30
125cc Free Practice: 09h00 - 09h20
250cc Free Practice: 09h30 - 09h50
500cc Free Practice: 10h00 - 10h20
125cc Pre-Qualifying Practice: 10h30 - 10h50 *
250cc Free Practice: 11h30 - 11h50
500cc Free Practice: 12h00 - 12h20
125cc Timed Practice (for the 10 qualified riders): 12h30 - 13h00*
125cc Qualifying Race 1: 13h45 (20 minutes + 2 laps)
125cc Qualifying Race 2: 14h45 (20 minutes + 2 laps)
250cc Qualifying Practice: 15h30 - 16h00 *
500cc Qualifying Practice: 16h30 - 17h00 *
125cc Last Chance Race: 17:30 (20 minutes + 2 laps)
* : + 5 min. start practice

Sunday:
500cc Warm up: 08:30 - 08:50
250cc Warm up: 09:00 - 09:20
500cc Sighting lap: 10:45
500cc Grand Prix: 11:05 (35 minutes + 2 laps)
125cc Warm up (incl. Start Practice): 12:00 - 12:20
250cc Sighting lap: 12:45
250cc Grand Prix: 13:05 (35 minutes + 2 laps)
125cc Sighting lap: 14:45
125cc Grand Prix: 15:05 (35 minutes + 2 laps)