2023 MotoGP: Provisional race calendar launched, two nations make MotoGP debut, India and Kazakhstan

It will likely be a packed racing season for the 2023 MotoGP riders and groups because the provisional calendar is launched. Making MotoGP race debuts subsequent 12 months are Sokol Worldwide Racetrack in Kazakhstan and Buddh Worldwide Circuit in India.

This makes for a complete of 21 races for MotoGP subsequent 12 months, beginning with the Portuguese GP in Algarve on the weekend of 24 to 26 March earlier than heading throughout the Atlantic for the Argentina and Americas GP rounds in April.

Returning to Europe on the finish of April for the Spanish GP in Jerez, MotoGP follows this with the French GP on 12 to 14 Could, adopted by the Italian, German and Dutch GPs within the month of Jun. Kazahstan will characteristic as the ultimate spherical earlier than the MotoGP summer time break within the first week of July.

Motion resumes the British and Austrian GPs in August, adopted by the Catalan and San Marino GPs in September. MotoGP then goes on its longest ever Asia-Pacific tour starting with the Indian GP on 22 to 24 September, earlier than transferring to Japan, Indonesia and Australia in October.

South-East Asia sees the Thai MotoGP spherical taking place on 27 to 29, with motion happening at Sepang, Malaysia, for the Petronas Grand Prix of Malaysia on 10 to 12 November. That is adopted by the Qatar GP on 17 to 19 November, that means Malaysia loses its place because the annual penultimate MotoGP spherical and championship decider, earlier than the racing motion wraps up on the Valencia GP on 245 to 26 November.