MotoGP calendar reshaped due to COVID-19 concerns
The ongoing coronavirus situation has forced the rescheduling of multiple MotoGP eventsThe 2020 MotoGP World Championship calendar has been altered as the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) situation continues to wreak havoc on travel and major events.
The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports announced the postponement of the Argentina Grand Prix, which was due to take place from April 17-19. The event will now take place from November 20-22.
The Valencia Grand Prix has also be moved to November 27-29. This follows the previous rescheduling of the Grand Prix of the Americas and the Thai Grand Prix. Those races will now take place from November 13-15 and October 2-4 respectively.
The 2020 MotoGP class season will now begin at the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez from May 1-3. The Moto2 and Moto3 classes raced at Qatar, despite the cancellation of premier class racing.
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to develop, there will likely be more reshuffling of the calendar and even some cancellations.
Dates for the end-of-season testing at Valencia and Jerez will be decided once the season begins.
Currently, the 2020 Moto GP calendar is as follows:
Spain – May 1-3
France – May 15-17
Italy – May 29-31
Catalonia – June 5-7
Germany – June 19-21
Netherlands – June 26-28
Finland – July 10-12
Czech Republic – Aug 7-9
Austria – Aug 14-16
Great Britain – Aug 29-30
San Marino – Sept 11-13
Aragon – Sept 25-27
Thailand – Oct 2-4
Japan – Oct 16-18
Australia – Oct 23-25
Malaysia – Oct 30-Nov 1
United States – Nov 13-15
Argentina – Nov 20-22
Valencia – Nov 27-29
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