0 ▁he ats , ▁each ▁r ider ▁rac ed ▁against ▁every ▁other ▁r ider ▁once . ▁The ▁field ▁was ▁then ▁split ▁into ▁sections ▁of ▁four ▁rid ers , ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁four ▁entering ▁the ▁' A ' ▁Final . ▁Point s ▁were ▁then ▁awarded ▁depending ▁on ▁where ▁a ▁r ider ▁finished ▁in ▁each ▁final . ▁The ▁points ▁in ▁the ▁' A ' ▁Final ▁were ▁awarded ▁thus , ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 4 . ▁ ▁Classification ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁A MA ▁United ▁States ▁Speed ▁Speed <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 – 1 2 ▁South - West ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁cy clone ▁season ▁was ▁a ▁slightly ▁above ▁average ▁event ▁in ▁tropical ▁cy clone ▁formation . ▁It ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁for ▁Maur it ius ▁and ▁the ▁Se ych elles , ▁for ▁which ▁it ▁ended ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁These ▁dates ▁convention ally ▁del imit ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁each ▁year ▁when ▁most ▁tropical ▁cycl ones ▁form ▁in ▁the ▁region ; ▁however , ▁Se vere ▁Trop ical ▁Storm ▁Ku ena ▁developed ▁in ▁early ▁June ▁after ▁the ▁season ▁had ▁officially ▁ended . ▁The ▁bas in ▁is ▁defined ▁as ▁the ▁area ▁west ▁of ▁ 9 0 ° E ▁and ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Equ ator ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁waters