With subsequent month’s Qatar spherical postponed “because of the persevering with geopolitical state of affairs within the Center East”, the 2026 MotoGP World Championship will now solely consist of twenty-two rounds.
Nevertheless, shifting Qatar to the weekend of November 6-8 wouldn’t solely create a brand new triple-header of Phillip Island, Sepang and Lusail, but additionally postpone the upcoming occasions in Portimao and Valencia.
The Portuguese Grand Prix was initially scheduled for November 13-15, with the Valencia MotoGP last scheduled to happen that weekend.
There is no such thing as a direct battle with Qatar’s new dates, however it will imply it will be “inconceivable” to carry 5 grands prix in 5 weekends after the tip of the season.
As an alternative, there can be a weekend break from Thirteenth to fifteenth November, with Portimao postponed to the unique Valencia dates of Twentieth to twenty second November.
Spain’s last match of the season is scheduled for November twenty seventh to twenty ninth.
Valencia take a look at in December?
The brand new date for Valencia means the official post-race take a look at, often held on Tuesday, will now happen on December 1, including to considerations in regards to the chilly.
Strictly talking, it falls inside the winter testing ban interval from December 1st to January thirty first, however exemptions could also be granted.
This season’s Valencia take a look at is especially essential given the event of the brand new 850cc/Pirelli machine for 2027.
It can additionally present a “first look” at subsequent 12 months’s revised rider line-up, with rumors of staff adjustments together with Pedro Acosta, Francesco Bagnaia and Fabio Quartararo.
Surprisingly, the newest official MotoGP calendar replace (beneath) nonetheless lists this weekend’s Goiania occasion in Brazil as ‘eligible for homologation’.
The opening sport in Europe at Jerez can be suspended for nearly a month, however stays “topic to contract”.
If the Qatar spherical in November continues to be not doable, it’s assumed that Portimao and Valencia will maintain their postponed dates.
2026 MotoGP calendar up to date (March fifteenth) | |||
| spherical | race | monitoring | date |
| 1 | thailand grand prix | Buriram | February twenty seventh – March 1st |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Ayrton Senna Circuit* | March Twentieth to twenty second |
| 3 | America’s Grand Prix | circuit of the americas | March twenty seventh to twenty ninth |
| 4 | spanish grand prix | Jerez** | April twenty fourth to twenty sixth |
| 5 | French Grand Prix | le mans | Could eighth to tenth |
| 6 | Catalan Grand Prix | Barcelona | Could fifteenth to seventeenth |
| 7 | italian grand prix | Mugello | Could twenty ninth to thirty first |
| 8 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Balaton Park | June fifth to seventh |
| 9 | czech grand prix | Brno | June nineteenth to twenty first |
| 10 | Dutch Grand Prix | Assen | June twenty sixth to twenty eighth |
| 11 | german grand prix | Sachsenring | July tenth to twelfth |
| summer season trip | |||
| 12 | British Grand Prix | silverstone | August seventh to ninth |
| 13 | aragon grand prix | aragon | August twenty eighth to thirtieth |
| 14 | San Marino Grand Prix | Misano | September Eleventh-Thirteenth |
| 15 | Austrian Grand Prix | pink bull ring | September 18th-Twentieth |
| 16 | Japan Grand Prix | Motegi | October 2nd – 4th |
| 17 | Indonesia Grand Prix | Mandalika | October ninth to Eleventh |
| 18 | australian grand prix | philip island | October twenty third to twenty fifth |
| 19 | malaysia grand prix | Sepang | October thirtieth – November 1st |
| 20 | qatar grand prix | Rukairu | November sixth to eighth |
| twenty one | Portugal Grand Prix | Portimao | November Twentieth to twenty second |
| twenty two | Valencia Grand Prix | Ricardo Tormo | November twenty seventh to twenty ninth |
*Topic to certification
**Relies on contract
