2021 MotoGP calendar: 20-round provisional schedule revealed
The provisional 2021 MotoGP calendar has been published, with a full 20-round championship planned for next season
Assen returns for 2021 - as will Márquez
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MotoGP has published its provisional calendar for 2021, as it looks to return to normality next year.
For now, a full season of racing is planned, beginning in Qatar on March 28, and running until November 14 when Ricardo Tormo is set to host the season finale in Valencia.
The calendar includes a delayed debut for Finland’s KymiRing, which was due to host a race this season before the Covid-19 pandemic forced a revision.
There’s also a return to a fully trans-continental MotoGP championship (virus-permitting), with Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina scheduled as the second race of the season, followed by the Circuit of the Americas.
The end of the season has a familiar Australasian feel. The Japanese, Thai, Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix will make for a packed October before the paddock heads to Spain for the final race.
One slot on the provisional calendar is still to be assigned, while Portimao, Mandalika in Indonesia and the St Petersburg Igora Drive Circuit are on the reserve list.
Next year should see the return to Assen, which was a victim of last year’s rescheduled season when it failed to host a grand prix for the first time since the start of the world championship in 1949. Silverstone is also back, with a bank holiday race provisionally scheduled for August 29.
2021 provisional MotoGP Calendar
| Qatar* | Losail International Circuit | March 28 |
| Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo | April 11 |
| Americas | Circuit of the Americas | April 18 |
| Spain | Circuit de Jerez | May 2 |
| France | Le Mans | May 16 |
| Italy | Autodromo del Mugello | May 30 |
| Catalunya | Barcelona – Catalunya | June 6 |
| Germany | Sachsenring | June 20 |
| Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | June 27 |
| Finland** | KymiRing | July 11 |
| To be decided | ? | TBD |
| Austria | Red Bull Ring – Speilberg | August 15 |
| Great Britain | Silverstone | August 29 |
| Aragón | MotorLand Aragón | September 12 |
| San Marino | Misano World Circuit | September 19 |
| Japan | Twin Ring Motegi | October 3 |
| Thailand | Chang International Circuit | October 10 |
| Australia | Philip Island | October 24 |
| Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | October 31 |
| Valencia | Valencia – Ricardo Tormo | November 14 |
* Evening race ** Subject to homologation
Reserve Grand Prix Venues
| Portugal | Algarve International Circuit |
| Indonesia | Mandalika |
| Russia | Igora Drive Circuit |