Thailand gets added to the MotoGP calendar for 2018.
With the provisional calendar announced after Misano, 19 races have been confirmed, with the addition as expected of the Thai GP at the Chang circuit at Burirang.
With the season starting at Qatar as usual, on March 18 (a week earlier than this year) and finishing one week later at Valencia on November 18, but the running order is as this year.
The Thai round is slotted in between Aragon in Japan, with a weekend off on either side. The other flyaway races, Japan, Australia, and Malaysia, are on consecutive weekends, as this year.
The calendar is provisional, but the major uncertainty concerns the British GP, with no venue announced. As reported from Silverstone, Donington Park is anxious to regain the prestigious race, and discussions with Dorna are continuing.
The 2018 MotoGP calendar is as follows:
| 18 March | Qatar (night race) | Losail International Circuit |
| 08 April | República Argentina | Termas de Río Hondo |
| 22 April | Americas | Circuit of the Americas |
| 06 May | Spain | Circuito de Jerez |
| 20 May | France | Le Mans |
| 03 June | Italy | Autodromo del Mugello |
| 17 June | Catalunya | Barcelona – Catalunya |
| 01 July | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
| 15 July | Germany | Sachsenring |
| 05 August | Czech Republic | Automotodrom Brno |
| 12 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring – Spielberg |
| 26 August | Great Britain | TBA |
| 09 September | San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
| 23 September | Aragón | MotorLand Aragón |
| 07 October | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
| 21 October | Japan | Twin Ring Motegi |
| 28 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
| 04 November | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| 18 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo |
