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The Superbike Commission, composed of MM. Gregorio LAVILLA (Dorna, WorldSBK Executive Director), Paul KING (Director of the FIM Circuit Racing Commission), Biense BIERMA (General Secretary of the MSMA), in presence of Ludovic REIGNIER (FIM WorldSBK Technical Director), Paul DUPARC (FIM CCR Manager), Svetlana NAZAROVA (Coordinator of the FIM Circuit Racing Commission & Secretary of the Superbike Commission), in meeting held electronically, made the following decisions (among others):

 
- Start Delayed procedure countdown – effective immediately
After a Start Delayed is declared on the grid, the countdown to the Warm Up lap will now resume at the 5-minute board rather than the 3-minute board. This start delayed procedure had been decided and adopted for all FIM Circuit Racing Series.
 
- Pit lane speed limit infringements – effective immediately
A clarification was made regarding the pit lane speed limit Infractions. They may be penalised with the prevailing instant fine by the FIM WorldSBK Stewards and repeat offences may be subject to increased penalties. Further penalties may be applied for excessively high speed and for multiple offences during the season.
 
- Overlapped riders and restarted races protocols – effective immediately
Riders who are classified 1 full lap down (having been lapped by the race leader) in the first race will start the restarted race from Pit Lane in the restarted race. Riders who are classified 2 or more full laps down (having been lapped more than once by the race leader) in the first race will not be eligible to restart.
 
- Situation of the riders entering the pit lane multiple times to make adjustments during the race
Any rider who enters the pit lane twice during the race, to make adjustments (except for changing tyre due to change of weather conditions), will be forbidden by the Race Direction to re-join the race.

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