Submitted by David Emmett on
The FIM today officially confirmed the 2019 MotoGP calendar. There were no changes made to the provisional calendar released in September last year. There will be 19 races, starting in Qatar on 10th March, and ending in Valencia on 17th November. There will be tests after the race at Jerez, Barcelona, and Brno, while the first test of 2020 is expected to take place after Valencia.
There could be an extra test in the schedule, to be held directly after Silverstone. If the new Kymiring circuit in Finland is finished on time, the riders will head to Finland at the end of August to try the new circuit, and generate important data for Michelin.
The official calendar appears below:
| Date | Grand Prix | Venue |
| 10 March | Qatar* | Losail International Circuit |
| 31 March | República Argentina | Termas de Río Hondo |
| 14 April | Americas | Circuit of The Americas |
| 05 May | Spain | Circuito de Jerez |
| 19 May | France | Le Mans |
| 02 June | Italy | Autodromo del Mugello |
| 16 June | Catalunya | Barcelona - Catalunya |
| 30 June | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
| 07 July | Germany | Sachsenring |
| 04 August | Czech Republic | Automotodrom Brno |
| 11 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring - Spielberg |
| 25 August | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit |
| 15 September | San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
| 22 September | Aragón | MotorLand Aragón |
| 06 October | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
| 20 October | Japan | Twin Ring Motegi |
| 27 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
| 03 November | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| 17 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Comunitat Valenciana - Ricardo Tormo |
* Evening race
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Mugello, Catalunya, Assen + Jerez WSBK
Think I need a holiday
MotoGp Mugello Italy May 31-2 June
WSBK: Jerez Spain 7-9 June
MotoGp Catalunya Spain 14-16 June
WSBK: Misano San Marino 21-23 June
MotoGp Assen Holland 28 -30 June
One month in Europe looks nice.
Silverstone
Although it's not listed as provisional, the Silverstone round, as I understand, will only be run if the circuit is resurfaced again.
David may know more, but I believe the report on the cause and therefore presumably, blame for the mistakes made, still has not been made public.
Even if the fault can be explained the thorny issue of who will pay for the new surface will still have to be resolved. If insurance companies are involved the chances of a quick resolution and resurfacing may well be unlikely.
August may seem a long time away but the surface will have to be laid in good time for it to cure and as the F1 boys were equally scathing about the surface, this suggests work needing to be completed by June latest.
Yep
For the first time since Silverstone returned to the calendar in 2010, I'm not buying an advanced ticket. I want to see what they're doing about the surface and am wary of sitting in the freezing rain for nothing all over again. Thousands will feel the same.
I fully expect this year's ticket sales to plummet from even last years low.