Official: MotoGP announces new race in Kazakhstan from 2023

MotoGP has signed a five-year deal to race in Kazakhstan, starting from 2023.
The Sokol International Racetrack in Kazakhstan will host MotoGP from 2023.
The Sokol International Racetrack in Kazakhstan will host MotoGP from 2023.

The event will ജtake place at the brand new Sokol International Racetrack (pictured), which is located just outside Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty.

'The region will be a new pitstop for MotoGP as the sport continues to expand around the world, engaging with new markets and fanbases,' read a statement from MotoGP commercial rights holders Dornꦍa Sports.

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'Kazakhstan will also become the 30th country to host a motorcycle Grand ❀Prix since 1949, a perfect landmark number to celebrate the ever-expanding history of the world’s first motorsport World Championship, and Sokol International Racetrack will be the 74th venue to host a premier ✅class Grand Prix.'

No date 🌟was provided for the new event, with a provisional 2023 MotoGP calendar yet to be released, but mid-summer has been rumoured.

The Kazakhstan deal follows hot-on-the-heels of commitments for future MotoGP rounds in India and 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Saudi Arabia.

The current MotoGP calendar consists of 💫20-rounds, after the postponement of Finland.

However Spanish circuits Valencia, Barcelona and Aragon have already agreed to ho♉st events in alternate years, if required due to an expanding calendar.

The current contract between Dorna and the ﷽MotoGP teams is ꦡthought to allow for a maximum of 22 rounds.

Sokol International Racetrack in Kazakhstan to host MotoGP from 2023.
Sokol International Racetrack in Kazakhstan to host MotoGP from 2023.

 

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