MotoGP releases provisional 2021 calendar, 20-rounds

MotoGP releases provisional 2021 calendar, 20-rounds

 
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MotoGP has released what could be described as an optimistic (or vaccine dependent) provisional 2021 calendar, containing the full 20 pre-Covid rounds originally planned for this season.Check out the MotoGP YouTube channel – CLICK HEREEven Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta describes all 20-rounds as “not possible” but also has three reserve events ready to step-in; Portugal, Indonesia and – surprisingly – the ‘Igora Drive Circuit’ in Russia.The only unnamed event on the current line-up is the Czech Republic Grand Prix at Brno, for which a mid-summer date is reserved, pending a resurfacing.The full calendar line-up means no double events are so far included, despite rumours that the 2021 season will begin with back-to-back rounds in Qatar.However, Dorna looks to be leaving it in the hands of the circuits to cancel their events: “All dates, events and the attendance of spectators are subject to the evolution of the pandemic and the approval of the corresponding Governments and authorities.”Nine European tracks (Jerez, Brno, Red Bull Ring, Misano, Barcelona, Le Mans, Aragon, Valencia and Portimao) formed the eventual 2020 calendar, with race numbers boosted to14 by the first ever back-to-back rounds at the same track for five venues.Portimao was added as this year’s new season-finale, while Indonesia’s Mandalika International Street Circuit was planned to debut in 2021.”We try to return to normality, we talked to all the promoters and made the normal calendar because it’s important to block the days and to know exactly on which days there will be the Grands Prix,” Ezpeleta said.”We’ll start in Qatar as usual, and finish in Valencia as usual for another year. And in the middle there will be 18 Grands Prix together with the first and the last. We hope we can do it. Obviously there are many things we don’t know yet, that’s why we’ve included three reserve Grands Prix to be allocated wherever it’s possible and also taking into consideration the weather considerations of each place.”The most important thing for me and the message I want to give is that we will try and maintain the days with a Grand Prix on those days.”As you know, there is no Brno on the calendar yet. We’ve been talking to them for many years and always the requirement for FIM homologation is to have some works done to the circuit, especially re-surfacing, which is compulsory since the last GP. During the Safety Commission we decided it was compulsory.”4″Unfortunately due to the changes, the South Moravian government have not been able to confirm this necessity to resurface and do the works needed for the Grand Prix. So we decided to not put it on the calendar and wait to see if they can achieve that; if not we will put reserve Grands Prix in that period. Not exactly there, because it depends if we have Brno or not.”The first idea is that Brno has been on the calendar a long time and it’s an important Grand Prix, but it’s also important that the safety issues, especially resurfacing, is compulsory. If we don’t have confirmation we can’t include it on the calendar. We will see exactly, but we have two reserves in Europe, Portimão and Russia, and Mandalika in Indonesia. It depends where the gap is and we’ll decide if it’s necessary or not to include the Grands Prix on the calendar. “Franco Uncini went to Igora Drive to look at it, it’s a really fantastic venue. We are looking at the possibility for it to be on the calendar. Today we have 20 GPs on the calendar and it’s not possible, but in case any of those are not possible, we will try to allocate Igora Drive as second reserve after Portimão.”5″This year we tried to compromise between the possibilities and the short time we’ve had given when the pandemic allowed us to re-start. In Europe it’s not possible to race later than we are doing. We are here in Valencia and the weather is so-so – I hope it will be even better in Portimão! Unfortunately we couldn’t travel outside Europe so we did the maximum we could, during this period from July until now.”Including Qatar, we have had 15 Grands Prix and we’re very proud; everyone in Dorna, the FIM, IRTA, the teams… we are extremely happy with the result we’ve obtained working together in this difficult year.”Provisional 2021 MotoGP CalendarRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatarLosail211 AprilArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo318 AprilAmericasCOTA42 MaySpainJerez516 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* subject to homologation.”62021 MotoGP pre-season tests:Sepang Shakedown Test: 14th – 16th FebruarySepang Test: 19th – 21st FebruaryQatar Test: 10th – 12th March 

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