India part of 2024 MotoGP provisional calendar

The provisional calendar for the 2024 MotoGP season has been revealed, and the Indian GP features as one of the 22 rounds.

Speaking to Autocar India, Amit Sandill – co-founder of Fairstreet Sports – had said that organisers were looking to push the event to an October slot, however, on the provisional calender, India has been given a September 20-22 slot.

1. 2024 MotoGP season starts in Qatar in March 8-10
2. Concludes in Valencia on November 15-17
3. Indian GP scheduled for September 20-22

2024 MotoGP calendar revealed

Qatar returns to its season-opening slot in the 2024 MotoGP calendar, with the championship getting underway between March 8-10. The inaugural Kazakhstan GP will be held on June 14-16. The race was supposed to debut this year, but was eventually cancelled since the Sokol International Racetrack was not ready on time.

Next year’s calendar will see a total of four Spanish venues – Jerez, Catalunya, Aragon and Valencia (which will host the season finale on November 15-17). Hungary’s Balaton Park Circuit also finds a place on the calendar, but as a reserve event ahead of its 2025 debut.'

Indian GP scheduled for September 2024

The Buddh International Circuit proved to be a hit, with riders praising the layout. But this year’s inaugural running of the Indian GP was among the most physically demanding ones on the calendar, with scorching temperatures ranging from 32-35 degree Celsius all weekend, and humidity levels above 80 percent. Given the conditions, MotoGP Sprint and junior class races were shortened by one lap each, while the Sunday MotoGP race was shortened by three laps. Despite this, we saw Jorge Martin suffer from dehydration in the closing stages of the race.

It is understood that organisers are now looking at moving the race to an October slot to alleviate some of these issues. However, for now at least, the race is slated to be held between September 20-22. Of course, this is just the provisional calendar, and tweaks can be made later, but this will mean other races will need to be moved around as well, with the Japanese, Australian and Thai GPs all scheduled for October.

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