Phillip Island is in serious danger of dropping the MotoGP calendar as Dorna considers options for the Australian Grand Prix.
The circuit has been a staple of the MotoGP calendar since its full-time return in 1997. Phillip Island is very popular with fans and drivers alike, but 2026 could be the final race venue.
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Dorna He extended the contract Australian Grand Prix Until this year, it will expire in 2025. But if the agreement is to be extended again, it is understood that MotoGP bosses want the event to be held elsewhere.
Dorna proposed racing on F1 road circuits Following Liberty Media’s acquisition of the company and the sport. The Australian GP is one race that is being looked at to host an event at one of these circuits.
Dorna is in ‘secret’ talks to host the Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide’s street circuit.
Albert Park is the track Dorna is considering. To host a MotoGP race in the future. Now according to the report EraThe governing body has requested that the Australian GP be hosted by the F1 circuit if the contract is extended.
The Australian Grand Prix Corporation has been in ‘fraught negotiations’ for months over the future of Phillip Island in MotoGP. It is understood the Victorian Government has stepped up its ‘financial provision’ to keep the historic district on the calendar.
Officials are ‘stressful’ about the ‘substantial improvements’ needed to host the tournament at Albert Park. The track should have more running areas in the name of driver safety on the street circuit.
The situation prompted the South Australian government to hold ‘confidential’ talks with Dorna about a possible Adelaide street circuit race. The negotiations are ‘confidential’, but the main priority is to stay on Phillip Island.
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Adelaide hosted the Formula 1 race from 1985 to 1995.
The Adelaide street circuit is most famous for the Formula 1 race between 1985 and 1995.
It was a popular race for fans and drivers, especially the legendary driver Ayrton Senna. The Brazilian won the Adelaide GP twice in 1991 and 1993, the second of these victories being his last in F1.
Dorna and Liberty are well aware that should MotoGP make a street circuit, appropriate measures must be taken. The track must be safe for riders as hitting a wall with no runway is a recipe for disaster.
MotoGP fans say ‘we’re out’ if Liberty introduces road circuits to the calendar. Phillip Island’s exit from MotoGP looks unlikely.
