On Tuesday the promoter of the Indian GP introduced that this 12 months’s MotoGP race was cancelled and it’ll look to reschedule the occasion in March 2025.
Dorna had meant to fit the Kazakhstan GP, which was initially purported to be held in June however needed to be postponed on account of extreme floods within the area, into the weekend held by Indian GP.
MotoGP officers have now confirmed the change, with the Kazakhstan spherical slotting into the 20-22 September date.
MotoGP cited “operational concerns” and unsuitable “climate situations” for internet hosting the Indian spherical in September – with warmth and humidity on the Buddh Worldwide Circuit an recognized situation having been an issue in final 12 months’s inaugural Indian GP held on the identical time of 12 months.
Nonetheless, Motorsport.com understands the true purpose for the cancellation of the 2024 occasion is monetary in nature, with the promoter in breach of contract it signed with Dorna.
The beginning of the 2023 Indian Grand Prix
Picture by: Gold and Goose / Motorsport Photographs
The organisation had beforehand been adamant that the 2024 race will go forward as deliberate and that any doubts in regards to the race have been primarily as a result of ongoing common elections within the nation.
Dorna has acted rapidly to reschedule the Kazak spherical into that slot, after the Sokol Worldwide Circuit and organisers confirmed the occasion may be coordinated for late September.
It means the inaugural Kazakhstan GP will begin the flyaway as the primary leg of a triple-header with Indonesia (27-29 September) and Japan (4-6 October). MotoGP will then take a one-week break earlier than resuming with one other triple-header of Australia (18-20 October), Thailand (25-27 October) and Malaysia (1-3 November). The 2024 MotoGP season concludes in Valencia on 15-17 November.
The MotoGP season continues this weekend with the Italian GP at Mugello.
