Barcelona, October 7th 2021 – Dorna has released the provisional Calendar for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship. The Calendar features 21 rounds and sees the paddock take to the track at brand-new venues like the Finnish Kymiring and the Mandalika Street Circuit in Indonesia.
As usual, Qatar will play host to the opening night of the Championship, with the Losail Round set to pull the curtains on the title quest on March 6, 2022. Then an exciting triple-header follows, with an Indonesia-Argentina-Texas mouthwatering combination.
The European leg of the season will start in Algarve, Portugal on april 24th, while Jerez keeps its spot on the first weekend of May, before the traditional Le Mans, Mugello, Barcelona, Sachsenring and Assen rounds.
Valencia will host the final round of the 2022 MotoGP Calendar on November 6th, for the 21st and final race.
The 2022 MotoGP Calendar (Provisional)
ROUND | DATE | GRAND PRIX | CIRCUIT |
1 | March 6 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit |
2 | March 20 | Indonesia | Mandalika International Street Circuit |
3 | April 3 | Republica Argentina | Termas de rio Hondo |
4 | April 10 | Americas | Circuit of the Americas |
5 | April 24 | Portugal | Algarve International Circuit |
6 | May 1 | Spain | Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto |
7 | May 15 | France | Le Mans |
8 | May 29 | Italy | Autodromo del Mugello |
9 | June 5 | Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya |
10 | June 19 | Germany | Sachsenring |
11 | Jun 26 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
12 | July 10 | Finland | Kymiring |
13 | August 7 | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit |
14 | August 21 | Austria | Red Bull Spielberg Ring |
15 | September 4 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
16 | September 18 | Aragon | motorland Aragon |
17 | September 25 | Japan | Twin Ring Motegi |
18 | October 2 | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
19 | October 16 | Australia | Philip Island |
20 | October 23 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
21 | November 6 | Comunitat | Circuito Ricardo Tormo |
2022 MotoGP Test Dates
The MotoGP paddock will salute the new year in style with three events in the Asian SouthEast:
– Sepang Shakedown Test: 31st January – 2nd February
– Sepang Test: 5th – 6th February
– Mandalika Test: 11th – 13th February
The Moto2 and Moto3 classes will enjoy just one session of testing at the Circuit of Jerez from February 22nd to February 24th