Dorna, now MotoGP Sports Entertainment, has been pushing to move the Australian Grand Prix from Phillip Island to an alternative circuit.
Phillip Island has been on the MotoGP calendar since its permanent return in 1997. He is so popular with fans and drivers that he renewed his contract with the sport for another year in 2025.
However, the institutions have been criticized for being outdated, prompting Dorna to consider alternatives to them. Australian Grand Prix. They are looking to continue from Phillip Island, with Explore clearly the idea of ​​MotoGP road circuits.
It will come later Freedom media They dominated the sport last year as they looked to emulate their success in MotoGP in F1. Albert Park One Track Linked. By hosting the Australian GP, ​​however, the Victorian government’s intention is to remain on Phillip Island.
MotoGP ‘advanced’ talks to move Australian Grand Prix from Phillip Island to Bend Motorsport Park
A proposal to move MotoGP to Albert Park has been shot down by the Victorian government. They are determined to keep the Australian doctor on Phillip Island, but officials are still exploring options.
Report from Speed ​​week Dorna recalled that she was pushing to move Australia to the beginning of the calendar instead of October. However, this will clash too closely with the Formula 1 season opener at Albert Park and the WSBK season opener will be postponed.
Fans are desperate to keep the race at Phillip Island but the sport’s governing body is reviewing its options. There were reports. MotoGP moves to a new road circuit in Adelaide.But now they’ve found another potential track.
Speedweek reports that The Bend Motorsport Park, ‘within an hour’s drive from Adelaide’, is in ‘extreme’ talks to take over the Australian GP in MotoGP.
‘The Bend’ has eight different layouts, the GT version is 7.7 km. With a length of 4.95 kilometers and an elevation change of 85 metres, the international circuit will be more suitable for MotoGP, and ‘has long seen major international events’.
Carlos Izpeleta talks about the Australian Grand Prix amid uncertainty at Phillip Island.
For fans and track officials alike, Phillip Island should remain on the MotoGP calendar. Sporting director Carlos Izpeleta, son of Dorna CEO Carmelo Izpeleta, has been trying to resolve the situation.
Report from Motorsport Spain In the year Izpeleta said he would visit Australia in late 2025, where he outlined two proposals to extend Phillip Island’s deal with MotoGP.
One was to inject more money into ‘modernising’ the district and improving its services. The second, which MotoGP and Dorna have been pushing for, is relocation.
The Victorian Government has agreed to provide additional funding to make GP Australia ‘bigger and better beyond 2026’. But one thing is clear: Phillip Island remains on the calendar.
