PARIS (France): The 2020 MotoGP season will finally start on July 19 in Spain following the coronavirus lockdown, with back-to-back races at the Jerez circuit.
There will be a minimum of 13 races in the season, all in Europe between July and November, with “possibly four more” outside the continent later in the year.
Whether or not fans can attend races will depend on each host country’s coronavirus regulations.
“All dates, events and the eventual attendance of spectators are subject to the evolution of the pandemic and the approval of the corresponding governments and authorities,” MotoGP said in a statement.
On Wednesday, the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello had become the eighth race of the season to be cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The season was originally scheduled to start on March 8 in Qatar, but only the Moto2 and Moto3 events were raced.
The British race at Silverstone, the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring and races in Japan, Australia, Finland and the Netherlands were all scrapped.
MotoGP organisers Dorna had been waiting for the Spanish government to give the green light for the races in Jerez to go ahead before releasing the revised schedule.
Spain will host seven races in total, with the Catalunya Grand Prix to go ahead in Barcelona on September 27, while double-headers are also booked in at Aragon and in Valencia for October and November respectively.
