The championship made a much-anticipated go to to Buddh Worldwide Circuit on the outskirts of Delhi final yr as a part of its enlargement in South Asia, with the race working easily regardless of a number of hiccups and visa points within the run-up to the occasion.
Nevertheless, in the previous few months, there was uncertainty concerning the second version of the Indian Grand Prix, with native stories suggesting that promoter Fairstreet Sports activities hasn’t paid its dues to sure distributors, together with Dorna.
Motorsport.com understands that Dorna executives had set a deadline of 20 Could for Fairstreet to meet up with funds, one thing that appears troublesome to materialise after taking earlier delays under consideration.
It now appears sure that the India race is not going to go forward this yr, with MotoGP as a substitute set to stage the inaugural Kazakhstan Grand Prix on 20-22 September.
Dorna and FIM had beforehand not revealed a brand new date for the race at Sokol Worldwide Racetrack when saying that the Kazakh occasion was postponed indefinitely from 14-16 June resulting from flooding within the area.
There was uncertainty over how MotoGP would be capable to slot within the occasion on a packed 2024 schedule, with 11 rounds scheduled within the second half of the marketing campaign from August to November.
However the imminent departure of the Indian GP has conveniently opened up some house on the calendar, with Kazakhstan now set to mark the beginning of a triple header that may also embody races in Indonesia and Japan.
In latest months, Dorna has made a number of visits to Sokol and in addition to Almaty, probably the most populous metropolis in Kazakhstan with the intention of making certain that every one the mandatory infrastructures are in place.
The checks have been already constructive, aside from the lengthy commute that almost all attendees should make every day, given the circuit is situated round 75km away from the resort zones.
“Ten days in the past we have been in Sokol and the circuit is able to host a MotoGP grand prix,” a type of particular envoys to Kazakhstan informed Motorsport.com.
Though the choice has been made, the contractual deadlines advise ready till the due date of India’s cost, round 20 Could, earlier than the FIM could make any official announcement.
Barring any additional modifications, the 2024 MotoGP calendar will now comprise 20 rounds, the identical complete as 2023.
The collection had initially revealed a file breaking 22-round calendar for 2024, however the cancellation of first the Argentina GP and now the India race has introduced the quantity again down to twenty.
Argentina was scrubbed from the schedule resulting from authorities spending cuts beneath the nation’s new president.
