Moto2 and Moto3 pre-season test in Qatar

Qatar, 2 Feb 2021: The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports can now announce a change of venue for the 2021 pre-season Moto2 and Moto3 test. Previously set to take place at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, the test will now take place at Losail International Circuit in Qatar. 

The test will be held from the 19th to the 21st of March. The Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup will also be on track for pre-season testing on the same days and each class will have their own sessions as part of the three-day test.

The change of venue for Moto2 and Moto3 has been agreed in order to create the safest and most efficient pre-season testing programme possible for the FIM MotoGP World Championship, minimising the travel necessary for each class and ensuring the first two Grands Prix of the season are able to take place safely and securely.

Northern Talent Cup

Following an announcement that the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup will now race alongside the FIM MotoGP World Championship at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve rather than the TT Circuit Assen, the provisional 2021 Northern Talent Cup calendar has been updated. 

Instead of visiting the new KymiRing, the NTC will now join MotoGP at the TT Circuit Assen from the 25th to the 27th of June. The Cup will therefore make two visits to the classic Dutch venue in 2021.

2021 PROVISIONAL CALENDAR*
DATE EVENT TYPE COINCIDING EVENT CIRCUIT COUNTRY
17th – 18th April TEST None OSCHERSLEBEN GERMANY
29th April – 2nd May ROUND 1 IDM LAUSITZRING GERMANY
14th – 16th May ROUND 2 MotoGP LE MANS FRANCE
20th – 23rd May ROUND 3 Speedweek OSCHERSLEBEN GERMANY
18th – 20th June ROUND 4 MotoGP SACHSENRING GERMANY
25th – 27th June ROUND 5 MotoGP ASSEN NETHERLANDS
13th – 15th August ROUND 6 IDM ASSEN NETHERLANDS
27th – 29th August ROUND 7 IDM RED BULL RING AUSTRIA

• All dates, events and the attendance of spectators are subject to the evolution of the pandemic and the approval of the
  corresponding Governments and authorities.