MOTOGP 2021 – NO GP IN BRNO

MotoGP 2021 – City of Brno will not host 2021 Czech Republic GP

The city of Brno has hosted a round of the MotoGP championship since 1987, although the links with motorcycle sport and the country go back to 1965. All that will change for 2021 though, after Dorna requested the venue upgrade the venue at an estimated cost of nearly €3m.

The event had been missing from the initial draft of this year’s calendar, but with a date reserved pending a complete resurfacing, as requested by the riders on safety grounds.

However, the Covid pandemic and resulting absence of any trackside spectators (Brno used to pull in close to 200,000) made the cost of such work hard to justify.

Brno’s reserved date was subsequently removed from last month’s calendar update and the circuit has now officially confirmed it will not hold any world championship events in 2021.

“We have many years of experience in organising world championship competitions and we know the economics very well. No sporting or cultural event of world importance is economically possible to organise without proper public support,” explained Ivana Ulmanová, Director of Automotodrom Brno.

As such, Brno will now focus on domestic motorsport and the commercial lease of the racetrack to clubs and agencies, pending the Covid restrictions.

No mention was made of whether the circuit hopes to return to the MotoGP World Championship calendar in 2022, or of any plans for a resurfacing in the near future.

Rookie Brad Binder made history for KTM with its first ever MotoGP win in last year’s Brno race.

PROVISIONAL 2021 MOTOGP CALENDAR – JANUARY UPDATE

ROUND	DATE	RACE	CIRCUIT
1	28 March	Qatar (Evening race)	Losail
2	4 April	Doha (Evening race)	Losail
3	18 April	Portugal	Portimao
4	2 May	Spain	Jerez
5	16 May	France	Le Mans
6	30 May	Italy	Mugello
7	6 June	Catalunya	Barcelona
8	20 June	Germany	Sachsenring
9	27 June	Netherlands	Assen
10	11 July	Finland (Subject to homologation)	KymiRing
11	15 August	Austria	Red Bull Ring
12	29 August	Great Britain	Silverstone
13	12 September	Aragon	Aragon
14	19 September	San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini	Misano
15	3 October	Japan	Motegi
16	10 October	Thailand	Buriram
17	24 October	Australia	Phillip Island
18	31 October	Malaysia	Sepang
19	14 November	Comunitat Valenciana	Ricardo Tormo
Postponed Grands Prix:
	11 April	Argentina	Termas
	18 April	Americas	COTA
Reserve Grand Prix Venues:
		Indonesia (Subject to homologation)	Mandalika
		Russia	Igora Drive
2021 Pre-season Testing:
	5 March	Qatar Shakedown Test	Losail
	6-7 March	Qatar Official Test	Losail
	10-12 March	Qatar Official Test	Losail

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