{"id":1870632,"date":"2026-04-07T15:01:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870632"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:01:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T12:01:51","slug":"safety-changes-made-at-sachsenring-ahead-of-german-motogp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1870632","title":{"rendered":"Safety changes made at Sachsenring ahead of German MotoGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9&#8243;]<\/p>\n<article>\n<header id=\"lbs-article\" class=\"article header article-header section layout layout--article-header\">\n<div class=\"col headline\">\n<div>\n<h1>Safety changes made at Sachsenring ahead of German MotoGP<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"summary body\">\n<p>Sachsenring changes run-off after last year\u2019s Moto2 collision between Diogo Moreira and David Alonso.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section two-column\">\n<div class=\"col article-info\">\n<div>\n<address> Peter McLaren <\/address>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><time datetime=\"2026-04-07T16:01:51+01:00\">07 Apr 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col article-actions\">\n<div class=\"block block-better-social-sharing-buttons block-social-sharing-buttons-block\">\n<div class=\"social-sharing-buttons\"><span class=\"ssb-title\"> Share<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div id=\"lbs-content\" class=\"content wide-two-column-sticky section layout layout--wide-two-column-sticky\">\n<div class=\"col first-column\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<figure> <source srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1920&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1920w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1500&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1500w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=1200&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 1200w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=900&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 900w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=800&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 800w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=600&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 600w,https:\/\/cdn.crash.net\/2026-04\/gng_1246150_hires_1600x900.jpg?width=400&amp;format=webp&amp;aspect_ratio=16:9 400w\" sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 710px, (min-width:768px) 62vw, 97vw\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><figcaption>\n<div>Marc Marquez leads, 2025 German MotoGP.<\/div>\n<div class=\"source\"> \u00a9\u00a0Gold and Goose<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-preferred-source\">\n<div class=\"preferred-source-cta\">  Add as a preferred source <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Sachsenring is undergoing seven weeks of construction work ahead of this year\u2019s German MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fortunately, only a few things need improvement. For example, the grass verge needs to be replaced with asphalt in some places,\u201d Speedweek.com quotes Dr Lutz Oeser, Managing Director of Sachsenring Event GmbH, as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When riders leave the track, they [can lose control] on the verge. Therefore, a safer route is being created so that riders can return to the track in a controlled manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The changes follow last year\u2019s dramatic Moto2 race collision involving Diogo Moreira and David Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira ran wide at the Omega curve (Turn 3) after clipping the rear of Jake Dixon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rejoining the racing line at low speed, Moreira was then struck from behind by Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira received a pitlane start penalty for the following round, but the circuit has now acted to reduce the risk of a similar scenario.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-080f8f1f15ce98111c150f9537447dad9e5aae5de3b660b52d4ab8990931f92f\">  MotoGP rookie: \u201cWe need to be crazy\u201d to race at this level   Johann Zarco details eye-opening Honda lap time acting as &#8220;a sign&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Further work is also being carried out at the fast Sachsen Kurve left-hander, immediately after the famous Turn 11 \u2018Waterfall\u2019 corner.<\/p>\n<p>Drainage, an issue at the recent Brazilian round, is another priority, while track access points for marshals are being enlarged.<\/p>\n<p>The work is expected to cost \u20ac300,000, half of which will be covered by a grant from the local government.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-9d698107b59338d5f7997ae837700285d8baae59c54e4a8794600f5d0c9ca5d8\">  2026 Brazilian MotoGP race at Goiania: Start times and how to watch   Starting grid for the 2026 Brazilian MotoGP race <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sachsenring has a MotoGP contract until at least 2031, with this year\u2019s race, the last event before the summer break, taking place from 10-12 July.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira will return as a premier class rider for LCR Honda, with Alonso a frontrunner with CFMoto Aspar in Moto2.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block 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For example, the grass verge needs to be replaced with asphalt in some places,\u201d Speedweek.com quotes Dr Lutz Oeser, Managing Director of Sachsenring Event GmbH, as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When riders leave the track, they [can lose control] on the verge. Therefore, a safer route is being created so that riders can return to the track in a controlled manner.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The changes follow last year\u2019s dramatic Moto2 race collision involving Diogo Moreira and David Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira ran wide at the Omega curve (Turn 3) after clipping the rear of Jake Dixon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rejoining the racing line at low speed, Moreira was then struck from behind by Alonso.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira received a pitlane start penalty for the following round, but the circuit has now acted to reduce the risk of a similar scenario.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-080f8f1f15ce98111c150f9537447dad9e5aae5de3b660b52d4ab8990931f92f\">  MotoGP rookie: \u201cWe need to be crazy\u201d to race at this level   Johann Zarco details eye-opening Honda lap time acting as &#8220;a sign&#8221; <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Further work is also being carried out at the fast Sachsen Kurve left-hander, immediately after the famous Turn 11 \u2018Waterfall\u2019 corner.<\/p>\n<p>Drainage, an issue at the recent Brazilian round, is another priority, while track access points for marshals are being enlarged.<\/p>\n<p>The work is expected to cost \u20ac300,000, half of which will be covered by a grant from the local government.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-block\">\n<div class=\"mpu-title\"><span>Article continues below<\/span><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block\">\n<div class=\"ins-related_content dsp-related_content_in_article_2\">\n<h2>Read More<\/h2>\n<div class=\"related-content-in-body js-view-dom-id-9d698107b59338d5f7997ae837700285d8baae59c54e4a8794600f5d0c9ca5d8\">  2026 Brazilian MotoGP race at Goiania: Start times and how to watch   Starting grid for the 2026 Brazilian MotoGP race <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sachsenring has a MotoGP contract until at least 2031, with this year\u2019s race, the last event before the summer break, taking place from 10-12 July.<\/p>\n<p>Moreira will return as a premier class rider for LCR Honda, with Alonso a frontrunner with CFMoto Aspar in Moto2.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div class=\"block block-echobox\">\n<h2>Subscribe to our MotoGP Newsletter<\/h2>\n<div class=\"info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-info\" id=\"edit-info--2\">\n<p>Get the latest MotoGP news, exclusives, interviews and promotions from the paddock direct to your inbox<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"extra-info js-form-wrapper form-wrapper\" data-drupal-selector=\"edit-legal\" id=\"edit-legal--2\">\n<p>For more information see our Privacy Policy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"body\">\n<p>Sachsenring is undergoing seven weeks of construction work ahead of this year\u2019s German MotoGP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fortunately, only a few things need improvement. For example, the grass verge needs to be replaced with asphalt in some places,\u201d Speedweek.com quotes Dr Lutz Oeser, Managing Director of Sachsenring Event GmbH, as saying.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When riders leave the track, they [can lose control] on the verge. 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