Match, Sprint, Gold
Since 2005 the organizers have created a new format in which there are now three types of races. A championship round can have all three type of races. But sometimes there is only one type of race (the Gold Race) in one round, usually when the round is a supporting event of a major meeting such as MotoGP.
- Match Race. Teams are divided into groups and race in very short heat races. Winners and the better placing teams in these heats would advance to the next round (semi-finals), until only the best six teams left for the final heat race. A typical heat race distance is three laps.
- Sprint Race. All teams participate in a short race. A typical race distance is twelve laps.
- Gold Race. All teams participate in a long race, usually twice the distance of the sprint race.
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