All three categories of the World Championship face a new grand Prix which kicks off on Thursday, August the 6th with the pre-event press conference. The MotoGP™ riders summoned to speak at 17:00 (GMT + 2) are Fabio Quartararo (Petronas Yamaha SRT), Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP), Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team), Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu) , Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Marc Márquez (Repsol Honda Team).
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After being postponed, the Argentinian, Thailand and Malaysian MotoGP rounds have now been cancelled. However an additional Grand Prix is to be added to the 2020 MotoGP World Championship calendar and will take place after the Valencia MotoGP round from 20th to the 22nd of November. Further details of which track will that will host the 15th and final round of the MotoGP 2020 season will be confirmed on Monday the 10th of August.
FIM President Jorge Viegas:
“I would like to thank Dorna, all the teams, the national federations and local organisers for enabling us to get back on track. In doing so, we adapt every day and we will have a very complete and competitive FIM MotoGP World Championship in 2020. The location of the 15th Grand Prix will be announced soon, and we will be back – stronger than ever!”
Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta:
“It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Argentina, Thailand and Malaysian Grands Prix this season, and they will be very much missed on the 2020 calendar. The passion of the fans who often travel across continents to enjoy MotoGP with us in Termas de Rio Hondo, Buriram and Sepang is incredible, creating as they do such an incredible atmosphere and welcome for the sport. However, we are delighted to add another Grand Prix in Europe to the 2020 calendar, and reveal our new agreement that will see MotoGP racing in Thailand and Buriram until at least 2026. We are very much looking forward to returning to Thailand, Argentina and Malaysia next year and as always, I would like to thank the fans for their patience and understanding.”
| Rnd | Date | Circuit |
| 4 | 09 August | Automotodrom Brno |
| 5 | 16 August | Red Bull Ring-Spielberg |
| 6 | 23 August | Red Bull Ring-Spielberg |
| 7 | 13 September | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
| 8 | 20 September | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
| 9 | 27 September | Barcelona – Catalunya |
| 10 | 11 October | Le Mans |
| 11 | 18 October | MotorLand Aragón |
| 12 | 25 October | MotorLand Aragón |
| 13 | 08 November | Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo |
| 14 | 15 November | Comunitat Valenciana-Ricardo Tormo |
| 15 | 22 November | TBC |
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Dorna Sports CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta: “It is with great sadness that we announce the cancellation of the Argentina, Thailand and Malaysian Grands Prix this season, and they will be very much missed on the 2020 calendar. The passion of the fans who often travel across continents to enjoy MotoGP with us in Termas de Rio Hondo, Buriram and Sepang is incredible, creating as they do such an incredible atmosphere and welcome for the sport. However, we are delighted to add another Grand Prix in Europe to the 2020 calendar, and reveal our new agreement that will see MotoGP racing in Thailand and Buriram until at least 2026. We are very much looking forward to returning to Thailand, Argentina and Malaysia next year and as always, I would like to thank the fans for their patience and understanding.”
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“What I look for, we tend to look at the stage just before MotoGP™, so Moto2™ level and early MotoGP™ career. Talented riders, fast riders, motivated and passionate riders. There are many but the number that become World Champions are very few. Jorge was one of the good ones in that sense. Because he was, when he was in 250s, we signed him early because we could see it. He had that burning passion, desire to win. That’s, a lot of riders are very talented but few have that plus alpha, that extra touch that you’re really looking for. How do you identify it? It’s difficult to say but you can feel it, you can sense it.”
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August 3-4: Preseason Test in Spielberg, Austria
August 15-16: Race 1 & Race 2 in Spielberg, Austria
August 22-23: Race 3 & Race 4 in Spielberg, Austria
October 17-18: Race 5 & 6 in Aragón, Spain
October 24-25: Race 7 & 8 in Aragón, Spain
November 7-8: Race 9 & 10 in Valencia, Spain
November 14-15: Race 11 & 12 in Valencia, Spain
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There is a wide choice of rapid and pulse-raising motorcycles in the KTM portfolio but the chance to own the fastest and most technically advanced of the lot is now within reach.
KTM Motorsports are putting two race-prepped 2019 KTM RC16s up for sale as part of an ultra-exclusive MotoGP package.
The motorcycle marked an important step forward for the factory in their young Grand Prix project, now just four years in existence.
Pol Espargaro used the bike to qualify on the front row of the start grid at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli and logged eight top ten finishes and 100 FIM World Championship points in the brightest season yet for KTM in the world’s premium road racing series.
The new owners of the milestone MotoGP KTM technology will enjoy other benefits. These include:
A 2019 KTM RC16 and all the MotoGP trimmings can be obtained for a price of 288,000 euros which equates to around $475,000 AUD at today’s exchange rates.
Serious enquiries should be directed to [email protected] whereupon KTM reserve the right to compile a buyers list and make a final decision on the destination of the two race bikes.
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You better be alert from the start as you hurtle towards turn one. Shift back to fifth gear, turn in early, and get on the gas quickly before the high-speed run down to the Maggots-Becketts complex. Touch the brakes and downshift to fifth after turn two before shedding more speed for turn four, to be taken in fourth gear. Brake early and downshift to third gear ahead of turn five and hold a tight line, before accelerating up to sixth gear through turn six.
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The MotoGP™ sophomore was in a comfortable second place before engine trouble hit his Desmosedici GP20, forcing Bagnaia to retire from the race on Lap 20 of 25. Despite the heart-breaking end, the 2018 Moto2™ World Champion wasn’t too disappointed when reviewing the race. Why? Well, throughout both weekends in Jerez, Bagnaia was – for the most part – the lead Ducati rider.
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Pol Espargaro had led the way in praising the work Pedrosa has been doing with KTM since his arrival as a test rider in 2019, and results are showing on track with all four of the Austrian factory’s riders. Over the two weekends at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, Espargaro equalled KTM’s best dry MotoGP™ result, with Miguel Oliveira (Red Bull KTM Tech3) equalling his best premier class finish – before the Portuguese rider stuck his RC16 5th on the grid for the Andalucia GP.
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Brno, Austria, Misano, Barcelona, Le Mans, Aragon and Valencia. During the same races in 2019, Marquez picked up 66 more points than Quartararo did, and the only race he didn’t win from that list last season was at the Red Bull Ring, where he finished a close second. If the same occurs this year, that would acclaim Marquez as World Champion if Quartararo remains the man to beat in 2020.
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