The United States will once again host a MotoGP event after Dorna confirmed a rescheduled race date for October 3 at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX.
The event was canceled last year amid the global Covid-19 pandemic, and it looked as though the race would not return until 2022 as no official date had been set when the calendar was released at the beginning of 2021. That’s all changed as the race will move from its traditional April date to October for this year, although no word has been made if this will be a permanent date change going forward.
“The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports can now announce a new date for the Red Bull Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas,” MotoGP Commercial Rights Holder Dorna said in a statement. “The event was previously postponed and will now take place from the 1st to the 3rd of October 2021.
“The OR Grand Prix of Thailand will therefore take place a week later than previously scheduled, from the 15th to the 17th of October.
“The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports must also confirm the cancelation of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan. The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and resulting travel complications and logistical restrictions mean that it has not been possible to confirm the event at this time, meaning that it will therefore not feature on the 2021 calendar. The FIM MotoGP Championship looks forward to returning to race in front of the Japanese fans at their home Grand Prix in 2022.”
2021 MotoGP Updated Schedule
| 6/25-27 | (Rnd 9) Assen, The Netherlands |
| 8/6-8 | (Rnd 10) Spielberg, Austria |
| 8/13-15 | (Rnd 11) Spielberg, Austria |
| 8/27-29 | (Rnd 12) Silverstone, England |
| 9/10-12 | (Rnd 13) Aragon, Spain |
| 9/17-19 | (Rnd 14) Misano, Italy |
| 10/1-3 | (Rnd 15) Austin, TX |
| 10/15-17 | (Rnd 16) Buriram, Thailand |
| 10/22-24 | (Rnd 17) Phillip Island, Australia |
| 10/29-31 | (Rnd 18) Sepang, Malaysia |
| 11/12-14 | (Rnd 19) Valencia, Spain |
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