Three MotoGP races cancelled as calendar is slimmed down

MotoGP

April 29th 2020

Assen will not host a Grand Prix for the first time in the history of the motorcycle championship, as three MotoGP races are cancelled for 2020

Assen will be taking the champagne off ice this year, along with the Sachsenring and KymiRing

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Dominic Tobin

Three MotoGP races have been cancelled as organisers look towards an August start to the season.

The German, Dutch and Finnish Grands Prix, due to take place in June and July, will now not take place at all in 2020.

It will be the first time that the TT Circuit Assen has not held a grand prix since the Motorcycle World Championship began in 1949.

Organisers are hoping that racing will resume in August, at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, as Mat Oxley reported yesterday.

It’s not yet clear how the rest of the season would then take shape,as uncertainty over coronavirus restrictions continue.

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The German Grand Prix was scheduled for June 21, followed by Assen on June 28. The KymiRing was due to make its debut on the calendar this year, by hosting the Grand Prix of Finland on July 12.

“It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of these three important Grands Prix on the MotoGP calendar,” said Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief executive of MotoGP’s promoter, Dorna.

“The German GP is raced on a truly unique track with an incredible history, and the KymiRing is an exciting new venue set to welcome Grand Prix motorcycle racing back to Finland for the first time since 1982. And the iconic TT Circuit Assen had the unique honour of being the only venue to have held a round of the motorcycle racing Grand Prix World Championship every year, uninterrupted, since the Championship began in 1949.

“On behalf of Dorna I would like to thank all the fans for their understanding and patience as we wait for the situation to improve. We very much look forward to returning to the Sachsenring and the TT Circuit Assen in 2021, and eagerly await the Grand Prix debut of the new KymiRing next season.”

2020 MotoGP calendar — latest version

Race	Date	Status
Qatar	8 March	Cancelled (Moto2 and Moto3 races go ahead)
Spain	3 May	Postponed (date unknown)
France	17 May	Postponed (date unknown)
Italy	31 May	Postponed (date unknown)
Catalunya	7 June	Postponed (date unknown)
Germany	21 June	Cancelled
Netherlands	28 June	Cancelled
Finland	12 July	Cancelled
Czech Republic	9 August	Likely to change
Austria	16 August	No change
Great Britain	30 August	No change
San Marino	13 September	No change
Áragon	27 September	Moved to accommodate Thailand
Thailand	4 October	Rescheduled from March 22
Japan	18 October	No change
Australia	25 October	No change
Malaysia	1 November	No change
Americas	15 November	Rescheduled from April 5
Argentina	22 November	Rescheduled from April 19
Comunitat Valenciana	29 November	Moved to accommodate Americas and Argentina