Identify the applicable interrupted-race state
FIM’sMay 2026 commission notice introduced the lapped-rider distinction, and theAugust regulation issue places it within the restart procedure for a race stopped after at least three laps but before two-thirds of the distance. The full interruption context matters; a brief summary should not be applied to every possible red-flag situation.
Write down the class, race, number of completed laps and the official decision about restarting. Those details distinguish an interrupted original race, the restarted part and a race whose result has already been declared.
Use the official classification before the restart
Under the stated procedure, a rider classified one full lap down starts the restarted race from pit lane. A rider classified two or more full laps down is ineligible to restart. Use the official classification, rather than guessing lap deficit from one moment when a leader passes a rider on television.
A rider absent from the main grid may therefore still be a permitted pit-lane starter, while another rider may legitimately be absent from the restarted field. This is different from a broadcaster failing to show an entry or a video beginning after the grid sequence.
Preserve the original and restarted records
Keep both classifications with the event identity. Other eligibility conditions and Race Direction decisions can also matter, so do not infer the whole restart order solely from the lap-deficit rule. The final published restart grid and decision are the practical records to compare.
For a replay question, note whether the publisher split the original race and restart into separate videos. A shortened second recording can be the remaining race segment rather than an incomplete copy of the original start. These checks explain sporting continuity without claiming that every absent rider was excluded for the same reason or that a particular account includes every part of the coverage.