2021 Sepang MotoGP pre-season tests officially cancelled
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Get MotoGP news in your inbox! By signing up to the newsletter you agree to receive emails from that may occasionally include promotional content Leave this field blank As a result of tightening Covid restrictions in Malaysia, the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports have officially announced the cancellation of both the 2021 Sepang Shakedown and Official MotoGP Test.The tests were set to be MotoGP’s first non-European events since last February but would have required special permission from the Malaysian Government.That had looked possible until the country’s increasing Covid cases saw a state of emergency introduced today (January 12) plus stricter limits on movement.”The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and complications have obliged the cancellation of both events, which were set to take place at Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia in February,” read a statement from Dorna.”The Qatar Test, currently set to take place at Losail International Circuit from the 10th to the 12th of March, continues to be confirmed and any further updates or changes will be provided as soon as available.”Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Yamaha, Ducati, Honda plan online launches, state of emergency in MalaysiaaccImages.createImage(); Aleix Espargaro ‘feels better than ever, 2021 crucial year for Aprilia’The Sepang test was due to be the scene of the first MotoGP laps for 2021 rookies Marco Bezzecchi, Luca Marini and Jorge Martin, Valentino Rossi’s debut for Petronas and Cal Crutchlow’s first laps as a Yamaha test rider.Meanwhile, with Losail also due to hold the season-opening night race on March 28, the most likely scenario at present is that teams and riders will now remain in Qatar from the test until the race.Changes to the provisional 2021 MotoGP calendar are all but certain. If the Qatar season-opener goes ahead as planned, most believe the second round will be in Europe, with almost zero chance of either Argentina or Austin going ahead.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); Fausto Gresini ‘fully conscious, condition improving’accImages.createImage(); Dovizioso ‘never received Ducati offer’, ‘Gigi closed doors in 2019’Provisional 2021 MotoGP CalendarRoundDate”4RaceCircuit1″528 MarchQatarLosail”6211 AprilArgentina”7Termas de Rio Hondo318 April”8AmericasCOTA4″92 MaySpainJerez”10516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneNetherlandsAssen927 JuneGermanySachsenring1011 JulyFinland*KymiRing11 To Be Decided 1215 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1329 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1412 SeptemberAragonAragon1519 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano163 OctoberJapanMotegi1710 OctoberThailandBuriram1824 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1931 OctoberMalaysiaSepang2014 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo Tormo
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