Three-practice format for Estoril and Valencia

After the success of three practice sessions at Aragón the format will be employed for the final two rounds of the 2010 MotoGP World Championship.

The final two rounds of the season at Estoril and Valencia will use the same three-practice format as used this weekend at Aragón.

The Gran Premio A-Style de Aragón went back to a three-practice schedule as a trial, with two sessions on Friday and a third on Saturday morning before qualifying later in the day. The aggregate time across all three practices and qualifying remained the same as it had in the previous format.

Following positive feedback from the MotoGP Paddock at the formula the Estoril and Valencia rounds will follow the same schedule, with the order on track for Friday and Saturday seeing the 125cc class out first, followed by the MotoGP and Moto2 categories.