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Tyre pressure sensors will be mandatory in MotoGP for the 2016 season following Loris Baz's dramatic crash in testing at Sepang this week.

Avintia Ducati rider Baz suffered what appeared to be a rear tyre blowout at 180mph on the Malaysian Grand Prix track's main straight.

He escaped the accident with bruising and was able to resume testing later the same day.

MotoGP commercial chief Carmelo Ezpeleta said the Grand Prix Commission had "approved very fast" the tyre sensor decision in its meeting in Geneva on Friday.

"The system to do this will be proposed by the MSMA members in Phillip Island and this issue is something to resolve immediately," he said.

Returning MotoGP tyre supplier Michelin withdrew its soft compound from use for the remainder of the test after Baz's crash and introducing new tyre pressure stiupulations as an immediate response.

The next pre-season test takes place at Phillip Island on February 17-19.