Brazil Dropped From 2014 MotoGP Calendar
The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) released an updated schedule for the 2014 MotoGP season that officially scrubs the Brazilian Grand Prix from the calendar.
The Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet circuit in Brasilia, Brazil, was originally penciled into the provisional calendar for Sept. 28 but with an asterisk as it hadn’t received official homologation approval. With the 2014 season now a month away, it appears the circuit did not get approved in time, leading the FIM and MotoGP promoter Dorna to cancel the round.
The 2014 season now has 18 rounds scheduled, with the Aragon round in Spain pushed back a week from Sept. 21 to take the Brazilian round’s date.
2014 MotoGP Calendar (as of Feb. 24, 2014)
- March 23 – Qatar – Doha/Losail
- April 13 – Americas – Austin, Texas
- April 27 – Argentina – Termas de Rio Hondo
- May 4 – Spain – Jerez de la Frontera
- May 18 – France – Le Mans
- June 1 – Italy – Mugello
- June 15 – Catalunya – Barcelona-Catalunya
- June 28 – Netherlands – TT Assen
- July 13 – Germany – Sachsenring
- Aug. 10 – Indianapolis – Indianapolis
- Aug. 17 – Czech Republic – Brno
- Aug. 31 – Great Britain – Silverstone
- Sept. 14 – San Marino & Riviera di Rimini – Marco Simoncelli Misano
- Sept. 28 – Aragon – MotorLand
- Oct. 12 – Japan – Motegi
- Oct. 19 – Australia – Phillip Island
- Oct. 26 – Malaysia – Sepang
- Nov. 9 – Valencia – Ricardo Tormo-Valencia
[Source: FIM]
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