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If the Dutch MotoGP round at Assen is to be held this year, it will need to be delayed by at least two months.On Tuesday, the Dutch government extended its ban on major sporting events until September 1 and, significantly, also appears to have ruled out holding football matches behind closed doors.”Until [September 1], no professional football can be played, even without an audience,” said a statement from the Dutch football association. “As a result, the board of professional football intends not to continue playing the 2019/20 competition.”The Dutch TT at Assen, part of the grand prix calendar since the inaugural 1949 season, is traditionally held on the last weekend in June. Last year’s event attracted the biggest race day crowd of the season with 105,000 fans.Delays to this year’s MotoGP calendar due to the coronavirus pandemic means The Netherlands is currently due to host round two of the revised season, one week after the German Grand Prix.But the Sachsenring is also seeking a new date after the German government extended its ban on major public gatherings until August 31.With Finland yet to receive track homologation, and requiring a tyre test before the inaugural KymiRing race, August looks increasingly like the best-case scenario for the belated opening MotoGP of 2020.It is hoped that around ten of the planned 20 races can still be salvaged this year. Most, if not all, would be held behind closed doors.While the Dutch MotoGP event may yet be moved to the Autumn, doubts are increasing over whether the WorldSBK round – already postponed from April to August – can be changed yet again.Official 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends)RoundDateRaceCircuit18 MarchQatar (MotoGP cancelled)Losail?3 MaySpain (postponed)Jerez?17 MayFrance (postponed)Le Mans?31 MayItaly (postponed)Mugello?7 JuneCatalunya (postponed)Barcelona221 JuneGermanySachsenring328 JuneNetherlandsAssen 5 July 412 JulyFinlandKymiRing (Subject to homologation) 19 July Summer break 26 July Summer break 2 August Summer break59 AugustCzech RepublicBrno616 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring 23 August 730 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone 6 September 813 SeptemberSan MarinoMisano 20 September 927 SeptemberAragonAragon (rescheduled)104 OctoberThailand Buriram (rescheduled) 11 October 1118 OctoberJapanMotegi1225 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island131 NovemberMalaysiaSepang 8 November 1415 NovemberAmericasCOTA (rescheduled)1522 NovemberArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo (rescheduled)1629 NovemberValenciaRicardo Tormo (rescheduled)
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