The first round of the 2012 MotoGP World Championship has been moved up a week, with the season opener now set for April 8 in Qatar instead of the original date of April 15, according to a new schedule released today by the FIM.The only other change to the calendar is that Sachsenring will again be the site of the German Grand Prix on July 8, pending the contract getting signed. The last calendar, released in September, listed the German Grand Prix with a To Be Confirmed racetrack.The 2012 MotoGP calendar is as follows:April 8 – Doha/Losail, Qatar
April 29 – Jerez, Spain
May 6 – Estoril, Portugal
May 20 – Le Mans, France
June 3 – Catalunya, Spain
June 17 – Silverstone, England
June 30 – Assen, Holland
July 8 – Sachsenring, Germany
July 15 – Mugello, Italy
July 29 – Laguna Seca, United States
August 19 – Indianapolis, United States
August 26 – Brno, Czech Republic
September 16 – Misano, Italy
September 30 – Motorland, Spain
October 14 – Motegi, Japan
October 21 – Sepang, Malaysia
October 28 – Phillip Island, Australia
November 11 – Valencia, Spain
