Texan MotoGP race confirmed
MotoGP circus heads to Texas, USA, in late April 2013, but the deal is not without controversy...MotoGP is stepping up its North American presence after confirming the championship will swing through Texas for the third round of the 2013 season.
The race will be held at the Circuit of The Americas in early 2013, joining the likes of the V8 Supercars which will also be heading there next year.
The latest addition to the Motorcycle Grand Prix series will take place in Texas between April 19 and 21 next year, and as the chief executive officer for Dorna Sports (commercial rights holder of MotoGP), Carmelo Ezpeleta said, there's a lot of interest surrounding the Texan race.
"We are excited to be working with Circuit of The Americas to expand our programming in the United States and bring our series to an exceptional new Grand Prix facility in Texas.
"We see tremendous opportunities to market MotoGP and grow its fan-base through this agreement," noted Mr Ezpeleta.
However the latest addition to the MotoGP calendar is not without controversy.
Former 500cc GP world champion Kevin Schwantz has sued Circuit of the Americas due to an alleged breach of contract. The Texan native claims that his company, 3fourTexasMGP, had an agreement with Circuit of The Americas to promote the MotoGP race until 2022, but the circuit operators reckon such a deal was never official.
The court case is still in progress.
14 April TBC TBC
21 April United States Circuit of The Americas
05 May Spain(STC) Jerez de la Frontera
19 May France Le Mans
2 June Italy Mugello
16 June Catalunya Catalunya
29 June Netherlands** Assen
14 July Germany Sachsenring
21 July United States*** Laguna Seca
18 August Indianapolis Indianapolis
25 August Czech Republic Brno
01 September Great Britain Silverstone
15 September San Marino & Riviera di Rimini Marco Simoncelli Misano
29 September Aragon Motorland
13 October Malaysia Sepang
20 October Australia Phillip Island
27 October Japan Motegi
10 November Valencia Ricardo Tormo-Valencia
** Saturday Race
*** Only MotoGP class
STC (Subject to the Contract)
TBC (To be confirmed)
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