Meaning Flag Color In MotoGP: Don't Be ALone

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YOGYAKARTA - The free Mandalika MotoGP exercise, Saturday (19/3/2022) was stopped after the red flag was flown following the burning incident of Alex Rins' motorbike. There are quite a lot of types of flags used in MotoGP. So what does the flag color mean in MotoGP?

There are 11 flags with different colors and motifs in MotoGP. Each of them certainly has its own meaning, one of which is the red flag which was flown shortly after the Suzuki rider's motorbike caught fire.

In addition to the red flag, MotoGP will definitely use a plaid flag with a checkerboard motif on the finish line. Well, to be clear, here are 11 flag functions used on the most prestigious grand prix motorcycle:

Here are some of the flags used in MotoGP:

The green flag means its trajectory is clean. Green light is placed at the pit box exit at each training session, at the start of the observational round, and during the warm-up.

This flag was raised to show a dangerous situation. Drivers understand that they must be ready to stop and as long as this flag is flown, they must not pass through other motorists.

If the spot flag flies this flag when it rains, MotoGP riders can enter the pit box to replace their motorbikes with those that are adapted to the rain.

The combination of this flag only tells the driver where the track was wet due to rain.

This flag was raised to notify motorists that the drivers behind will pass.

This flag is used with red lights to show that racing sessions or exercises are being stopped. Drivers must slow down and return to the pit box as soon as possible.

This flag is shown along with a number that matches the rider, meaning the rider must immediately return to the pit box.

This flag marks the completion of the race or training session.

This flag is shown to tell motorists that their motorcycles have technical problems that can harm them and others.

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