News 17 Mar 2020
Three more MXGPs moved in 2020 calendar
Section: Competition
French and Indonesian rounds moved the later in the year.
The MXGP World Championship has announced three further changes to its calendar amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, with the French and pair of Indonesian rounds the latest to be postponed.
The MXGP of France, due to take place on the 9-10 May, will now be moved to the end of June and will go ahead in St Jean d’Angely on the 27-28 June.
This change means that also the MXGP of Indonesia in Jakarta will now move from June to 31 October-1 November. Meanwhile the second round of the Indonesian trip will be held as the MXGP of Asia on 7-8 November, with location will be announced shortly.
Updated 2020 MXGP World Championship calendar:
Rd1 – 1 March – Matterley Basin, Great Britain
Rd2 – 8 March – Valkenswaard, the Netherlands
Rd3 – 17 May – Maggiora, Italy
Rd4 – 24 May – Teutschenthal, Germany
Rd5 – 7 June – Orlyonok, Russia
Rd6 – 14 June – Kegums, Latvia
Rd7 – 28 June – Saint Jean d’Angely, France
Rd8 – 19 July – Trentino, Italy
Rd9 – 26 July – Loket, Czech Republic
Rd10 – 2 August – Lommel, Belgium
Rd11 – 16 August – Uddevalla, Sweden
Rd12 – 23 August – KymiRing, Finland
Rd13 – 6 September – Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
Rd14 – 13 September – Shanghai, China
Rd15 – 20 September – Imola, Italy
Rd16 – 11 October – Arroyomlinos, Spain
Rd17 – 18 October – Agueda, Portugal
Rd18 – 1 November – Jakarta, Indonesia
Rd19 – 8 November – TBC, Indonesia
Rd20 – 22 November – Neuquen, Argentina
Source: MotoOnline.com.au