12/28/2022 0 Comments Motogp 2021 calendar![]() While Valencia was due to hold the season finale from the 12 th-14 th November, expect to see the season drag out beyond this, as with the 2020 edition. October and November are reserved for the flyaway races, with the Twin Ring Motegi hosting the Japanese GP on the third of the month, followed by Thailand, Australia and Malaysia. The season will then get back on track (excuse the pun) at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, before making its way through Europe’s finest race circuits – France, Italy, Catalunya, Germany, Netherlands, Finland (subject to homologation), Austria, Great Britain, Aragon and San Marino. ![]() Instead of the planned Argentinian and American GPs, which have been postponed until the end of the year, the action will then head to Europe, with Portugal’s Autodromo Internacional do Algarve welcoming riders from the 16 th-18 th of April for the third round of the year. Updates from the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports have revealed that Losail International Circuit will now host a double header to kick off the 2021 MotoGP season, retaining the planned Qatar Grand Prix on the 26 th-28 th of March, following it up with the Grand Prix of Doha, from the 2 nd-4 th of April. Update: MotoGP 2021 season starts with Doha double header We would like to thank everyone at MobilityLand for making the Japanese Grand Prix such an incredible event since the very first event in 1992.” “Japan is an incredibly important country for the FIM MotoGP World Championship, with three Japanese manufacturers in the premier class making it a true cornerstone of the sport. “MobilityLand needed to confirm the viability of the Japanese Grand Prix but since they could not confirm it by the current date, we must sadly take the decision to return to Motegi in 2022. The season will then wind down with races in Australia, Malaysia and Spain.Ī race in Japan will return next year, promises Dorna CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta: “The organisational and logistical requirements to execute a MotoGP event meant that June was the deadline to define the second half of the 2021 calendar,” he said. The MotoGP circus will then move on to Thailand’s Chang International Circuit, where the Thai GP will take place a week later than previously scheduled, on 17 th October. While sad news for Japanese fans, those on the other side of the Pacific can rejoice, after the FIM announced a new date for the previously postponed Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, which will now take place on the 3 rd October 2021. Sporting calendars have faced countless disruptions and delays due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the latest fixture to fall foul is the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, penned for 3 rd October, which has been cancelled due to travel complications and logistical restrictions. ![]() Yes, the 2021 calendar has been an ever-evolving schedule, but hopefully, the 2022 season will go according to plan.Update: Japanese GP cancelled, America confirmed After the new year, the riders will get back on track at the Sepang Shakedown Test beginning January 31, 2022. Following the Valencian GP, the riders will take a short trip to the Jerez Circuit for a two-day test on November 18-19, 2021. In addition to finally setting the 2021 calendar in stone, MotoGP announced its 2022 test dates. As usual, Valencia’s Ricardo Tormo circuit (Spain) will host the final round of the season. ![]() The Grand Prix of Emilia-Romagna will also take place at the Misano raceway while the Grand Prix of Algarve will send the championship back to Portugal’s Portimao track. Following the American round, the teams will travel back to Europe for the final leg of the year. The MotoGP paddock will travel to Misano World Circuit for the San Marino and Rimini’s Coast Grand Prix (Italy) before jumping the pond for the Grand Prix of the Americas. Of course, with ongoing construction, we’ll have to wait and see if the Argentine GP returns when the race series releases its 2022 schedule.įor now, Dorna Sports has finalized the 2021 calendar with just five races left in the season. With the COVID-19 health crisis restricting the 2020 MotoGP calendar to Europe, the last Grand Prix round hosted by the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit was held on March 31, 2019.
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