Japanese GP – Japanese Grand Prix canceled, Malaysian GP suspended –

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Japanese Grand Prix canceled, Malaysian GP suspended

Japanese GP - Japanese Grand Prix canceled, Malaysian GP suspended -

Cancellations continue in Moto Grand Prix with the cancellation of the race scheduled at Motegi from October 16 to 18 due to the Covid-19. This cancellation of the 2020 Japanese GP leaves big doubts about the continuation of the Malaysian GP 15 days later… Explanations.

The Japanese Grand Prix is ​​the seventh destination of the MotoGP season to go by the wayside due to the coronavirus after Qatar, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland, Great Britain and Australia. At this stage, the program only includes thirteen dates out of the twenty initially planned….

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"The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports regret to announce the cancellation of the Motul Grand Prix of Japan, which was supposed to be held from October 16 to 18, as the current Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in such decision ", explain the governing bodies of the Moto Grands Prix.

This cancellation of the Japanese Grand Prix, although predictable, was a difficult and painful decision to make: the Motegi Twin Ring circuit – owned by Honda – has hosted since 1999 the national race of three of the six manufacturers entered in MotoGP (Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha) !

“The situation is somewhat unpredictable, whether in Europe or Japan, and the travel restrictions are likely to be prolonged. After talking at length with Dorna Sports, we had no choice but to cancel the tour. ‘test ", specifies the promoter of the GP of Japan. 

MotoGP will stay in Europe until mid-November

This decision is a logical continuation of the new program on which the organizers are actively working: to compete behind closed doors and only in Europe from the end of July to mid-November. With this in mind, impossible to maintain the Japanese Grand Prix in mid-October.

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Another foreseeable consequence: the very probable cancellation of the Malaysian Grand Prix, scheduled for Sepang from October 30 to November 1. A scenario announced with words covered by Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of the promoter of the Grands Prix Dorna Sports…

"The FIM and Dorna Sports – in consultation with the IRTA and the MSMA – have decided that until mid-November MotoGP will remain in Europe," said the Spanish big boss. "The overseas heats would be held afterwards, which would be too late for the Japanese Grand Prix," he says, using the plural to refer to the trials of the Pacific tour..

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