MotoGP has confirmed holeshot devices will be banned from this weekend’s Dutch TT at Assen, while a revised grid layout will come into force from the German Grand Prix.
The update was announced on 22 June after the latest Grand Prix Commission meeting, giving teams and riders immediate operational changes before the championship moves to the Netherlands. The Assen decision removes the use of holeshot devices, the ride-height systems used to help bikes launch more aggressively off the line.
It is a technical ruling with a clear sporting impact because starts, first-corner positioning and safety margins are all tied to how quickly riders can settle the bike under acceleration. The grid-layout change, meanwhile, will begin at Sachsenring in Germany and is designed to alter how riders line up before the start procedure.
Why The Assen Change Matters
The timing is sharp because MotoGP is moving straight from Brno into another high-pressure race weekend. Marc Marquez’s Czech GP win has tightened the wider title conversation, but the rules update means every factory must also adapt launch procedures quickly.
The decision, confirmed in MotoGP’s latest Grand Prix Commission update, gives Assen an extra technical subplot before track action begins. For riders, it removes one of the most sensitive start-phase tools at a circuit where early rhythm can define the race.
