2020 MotoGP Schedule

[SoCal250]

British & Australian GPs have been cancelled
https://www.motogp.com/en/news/2020/05/28/2020-british-and-australian-grands-prix-cancelled/331133

Revised schedule
(updates in red)

Date           Grand Prix                       Circuit
8-Mar          Qatar                              Losail International Circuit
22-Mar        Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
5-Apr          Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
19-Apr         Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
3-May          Spain                              Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto  New date TBD
17-May        France                             Le Mans  New date TBD
31-May        Italy                                Autodromo del Mugello  New date TBD
7-Jun          Catalunya                         Barcelona - Catalunya  New date TBD
21-Jun        Germany                           Sachsenring[/color]
28-Jun        Netherlands                       TT Circuit Assen 
12-Jul          Finland                             KymiRing
9-Aug          Czech Republic                 Automotodrom Brno
16-Aug        Austria                             Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
30-Aug        Great Britain                     Silverstone
13-Sep        San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
27-Sep        Aragón                             MotorLand Aragón
4-Oct          Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
18-Oct        Japan                               Twin Ring Motegi
25-Oct        Australia                           Philip Island
1-Nov         Malaysia                           Sepang International Circuit
15-Nov       Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
22-Nov       Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
29-Nov       Comunitat Valenciana        Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

[Djg8493]

Not looking good to have much of a season...
The good news is MotoAmerica is back up this weekend!  I'm excited to see the Fox Sports coverage

[SoCal250]

The Japan GP has been cancelled. The season is slowly evaporating

Revised schedule
(updates in red)

Date           Grand Prix                       Circuit
8-Mar          Qatar                              Losail International Circuit
22-Mar        Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
5-Apr          Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
19-Apr         Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
3-May          Spain                              Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto  New date TBD
17-May        France                             Le Mans  New date TBD
31-May        Italy                                Autodromo del Mugello  New date TBD
7-Jun          Catalunya                         Barcelona - Catalunya  New date TBD
21-Jun        Germany                           Sachsenring
28-Jun        Netherlands                       TT Circuit Assen 
12-Jul          Finland                             KymiRing
9-Aug          Czech Republic                 Automotodrom Brno
16-Aug        Austria                             Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
30-Aug        Great Britain                     Silverstone
13-Sep        San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
27-Sep        Aragón                             MotorLand Aragón
4-Oct          Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
18-Oct        Japan                               Twin Ring Motegi
25-Oct        Australia                           Philip Island
1-Nov         Malaysia                           Sepang International Circuit
15-Nov       Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
22-Nov       Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
29-Nov       Comunitat Valenciana        Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

[SoCal250]

The Mugello GP has been cancelled. It was one of the rounds thathad been planned for rescheduling after the early season postponements

Revised schedule
(updates in red)

Date           Grand Prix                       Circuit
8-Mar          Qatar                              Losail International Circuit
22-Mar        Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
5-Apr          Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
19-Apr         Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
3-May          Spain                              Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto  New date TBD
17-May        France                             Le Mans  New date TBD
31-May        Italy                                Autodromo del Mugello  New date TBD
7-Jun          Catalunya                         Barcelona - Catalunya  New date TBD
21-Jun        Germany                           Sachsenring
28-Jun        Netherlands                       TT Circuit Assen 
12-Jul          Finland                             KymiRing
9-Aug          Czech Republic                 Automotodrom Brno
16-Aug        Austria                             Red Bull Ring-Spielberg
30-Aug        Great Britain                     Silverstone
13-Sep        San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini   Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
27-Sep        Aragón                             MotorLand Aragón
4-Oct          Thailand                           Chang International Circuit
18-Oct        Japan                               Twin Ring Motegi
25-Oct        Australia                           Philip Island
1-Nov         Malaysia                           Sepang International Circuit
15-Nov       Americas                          Circuit of the Americas
22-Nov       Republica Argentina          Termas de Rio Hondo
29-Nov       Comunitat Valenciana        Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo

[Djg8493]

NEW calendar released not starting in Spain in July!!

[Djg8493]

Now starting in July...

[SoCal250]

Not good for the USA round. It had already been rescheduled for Nov 15 but now they've stuck Valencia in that spot.   MotoAmerica, which runs with MotoGP is still planned for that weekend. What a cluster F.

[Djg8493]

I didn't even catch that at first, that sucks!  When it first got moved to November a buddy of mine and me started planning how we get out there.

[SoCal250]

I felt this bad news was coming. The following is an update from COTA I received this morning:

"MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas Update
Big news! The fastest bikes in the world will return next year for an even bigger and better MotoGP Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas on April 16-18, 2021! This year's event on November 13-15, 2020 has been canceled.

Your purchase will be automatically rolled over to the 2021 event. New tickets will be loaded into your account, and you'll receive a limited-edition commemorative MotoGP poster at the event. These posters will not be for sale at any other point in time.

While we greatly appreciate the ongoing support and patronage as fans, we recognize that some ticket holders may need a refund. If you wish to receive one, please contact us before October 1, 2020. Please allow up to 30 days for your refund to be issued.

Stay well, and we hope to be racing again soon!"

[SoCal250]

MotoGP restarts this weekend in Jerez

And a few minutes ago Rossi announced that he is "99% certain" he will be joining Petronas Yamaha SRT for the 2021 season. So he and Quartararo are basically trading spots.

[SoCal250]

For those of you without VideoPass, the Spanish GP race will be shown on NBC this weekend
Sunday 07/19 - NBC, Noon Pacific (3pm EDT)
Sunday 07/19 - NBCSN, 4:30pm Pacific (7:30pm EDT)

[SoCal250]

TV coverage update for the US

NBC Sports' 2020 MotoGP telecast schedule (as of July 2, 2020):

Date                          Race/Track                          Network     Time (ET)
Sun., July 19              Spanish Grand Prix*             NBC          3 p.m.
Sun., July 26              Andalucia Grand Prix            NBC          2:30 a.m. p.m.  (corrected error in NBC schedule)
Sun., August 9            Czech Grand Prix                 NBCSN      7:30 a.m.
Sun., August 16          Austrian Grand Prix             NBCSN       7:30 a.m.
Mon., August 24         Styrian Grand Prix*             NBCSN       1 a.m.
Sun., September 13    San Marino Grand Prix*       NBCSN       2:30 p.m.
Sun., September 20    Emilia Romagna Grand Prix  NBCSN       7:30 a.m.
Sun., September 27    Catalunya Grand Prix*         NBCSN       11 p.m.
Sun., October 11        French Grand Prix*              NBCSN        7 p.m.
Sun., October 18        Aragon Grand Prix*             NBCSN        7 p.m.
Sun., October 25        Teruel Grand Prix*              NBC            4:30 p.m.
Sun., November 8      European Grand Prix*          NBCSN       10 p.m.
Sun., November 15    Valencia Grand Prix*            NBC           2:30 p.m.
*denotes same-day delay

[sav0r]

What's with the commentators banging on Rossi today? He was nicely on pace, Quartaroro being the exception. Sure Rossi was a bit squirrelly early on, but once he found the rhythm he was solid. Rossi put on a master class, so late on the brakes, precision late apexes time and time again. Vinales found himself lucky to learn from Rossi, and it managed him the better at the flag. It just proves what grit and experience actually means. Fabio certainly has loads of potential, and I look forward to watching him.

Ducati has really found something with that bike. It gets out of the corner with so much squat, it hardly ever wheelies despite what is an ultimate power advantage. It's really something. They need a top rider and they are bound for a championship.

[SoCal250]

I'm worried about Yamaha as the season goes on. The top speed deficit is going to be a killer on the faster tracks. They were down 8-10kph to the Ducs and Hondas at Jerez which has a very short straight.

And with a 5-engine limit their biggest challenge for the season is not going to be the other riders but the rules. They are likely to exhaust their engine allotment before the season is over. There were rumors that Maverick had used 2 already. And with a mystery engine failure that has affected riders during the race in successive races they have issues.

A lot of interesting action in the first 2 weeks of the restart. Today's Moto3 race had a podium injury. When has that ever happened?  And in Moto2 the 2nd and 3rd place finishers, who are teammates, crashed into each other on the cool down lap while trying to celebrate. How often does that happen?

[teazer]

The two weekends of racing in Spain were amazing and Yamahas seemed to do OK....

I have only caught the MotoGP on NBC so I haven't caught up with Moto2 or 3, but it looks like it will be a very interesting rest of season.