Press Release | May 25, 2022
The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports are obliged to announce changes to the 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar.
(Update from May 25, 2022) – Homologation works at the KymiRing, together with the risks caused by the ongoing geopolitical situation in the region, have sadly obliged the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix in 2022. The current circumstances have created delays and put the ongoing work at the new circuit at risk. All parties have therefore agreed that the track’s debut must be postponed to 2023, when MotoGP looks forward to returning to Finland for the first time in four decades.
The final 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar is therefore expected to comprise 20 rounds.
The provisional 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship calendar has been released, consisting of 21 rounds running from March to November that include visits to two new venues in Indonesia and Finland.
This is a press release from MotoGP…
The 2022 season begins, as usual, under the lights in Qatar at the beginning of March (6-8). Then, from the 18th to the 20th of March, we head to the brand-new Mandalika International Street Circuit for the first time. After a weekend off, an Argentina and Americas double-header kicks off April in style, with a trip to Portimao on the 22nd to 24th of April acting as the first European race of the season.
A short trip down to Jerez for the Spanish GP follows the Portuguese GP on the 29th of April to the 1st of May, with the French, Italian, Catalan, German and Dutch GPs taking place in May and June. From the 8th to the 10th of July, before the three-week summer break, the MotoGP paddock heads to the KymiRing for the first Finnish GP since 1982.
The British GP at Silverstone gets us back into the swing of things for the second half of the season August 5-8, with the Austrian GP and Red Bull Ring hosting round 14 August 19-21. The San Marino GP at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli takes place September 2-4, before a triple-header then appears.
The riders and teams will race at MotorLand Aragon between the 16th and 18th of September, before the paddock heads straight to the Twin Ring Motegi for the Japanese GP from the 23rd to the 25th. A week later, a return to Thailand is on the cards September 30 to October 2.
The MotoGP circus then travels to Australia and the classic Phillip Island October 14-16, with the Malaysian GP coming up a week later October 21-23, the penultimate round of the campaign. The traditional final round of the season venue will be Valencia’s Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as 2022’s curtain closer takes place November 4-6.
2022 MotoGP Preseason Test Dates
Having taken part in a two-day 2022 test in Jerez November 18-19 this year, the MotoGP class will have two tests early in 2022, plus the shakedown test at Sepang International Circuit for factory test riders and rookies only. The second test will take place at the new Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia. Set up takes place on the two days preceding MotoGP tests.
- Shakedown Test: January 31–February 2
- Sepang Test: February 5-6
- Mandalika Test: February 11-13
The Moto2 and Moto3 classes will have one test at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto. Set up takes place on the day preceding the Moto2 and Moto3 test.
- Jerez Test: February 22–24
2022 MotoGP Provisional Schedule
| 3/6 |
(Rnd 1) Losail International Circuit, Qatar* |
| 3/20 |
(Rnd 2) Mandalika International Street Circuit, Indonesia** |
| 4/3 |
(Rnd 3) Termas de Rio Hondo, Republica Argentina |
| 4/10 |
(Rnd 4) Circuit of The Americas, Texas |
| 4/24 |
(Rnd 5) Algarve International Circuit, Portugal |
| 5/1 |
(Rnd 6) Circuito de Jerez-Ángel Nieto, Spain |
| 5/15 |
(Rnd 7) Le Mans, France |
| 5/29 |
(Rnd 8) Autodromo del Mugello, Italy |
| 6/5 |
(Rnd 9) Barcelona-Catalunya, Catalunya |
| 6/19 |
(Rnd 10) Sachsenring, Germany |
| 6/26 |
(Rnd 11) TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands |
| 7/10 |
(Rnd 12) KymiRing, Finland** |
| 8/7 |
(Rnd 13) Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain |
| 8/21 |
(Rnd 14) Red Bull Ring-Spielberg, Austria |
| 9/4 |
(Rnd 15) Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini |
| 9/18 |
(Rnd 16) MotorLand Aragón, Aragón |
| 9/25 |
(Rnd 17) Twin Ring Motegi, Japan |
| 10/2 |
(Rnd 18) Chang International Circuit, Thailand |
| 10/16 |
(Rnd 19) Philip Island, Australia |
| 10/23 |
(Rnd 20) Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia |
| 11/6 |
(Rnd 21) Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo, Comunitat Valenciana |
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