Liberty Media are looking to expand MotoGP’s global audience as new owners, changing the calendar is the first step in that process.
From 2027 Phillip Island does not host the Australian Grand Prix.. The iconic track, which has been a staple of the MotoGP calendar for more than three decades, will be replaced by a road circuit in Adelaide.
It comes as Freedom media It looks to expand the sport’s global reach and move to new destinations. The decision to leave Phillip Island was widely criticized, however Carmelo Izpeleta says ‘safety first’ For MotoGP, the number of accidents in the circuit is increasing.
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In the year Big plans are underway for MotoGP’s first road circuit in 2027. According to reports Adelaide could set up a season finale.Valencia can move to the middle of the season.
But in addition to Australia, Liberty Media is making other changes to the calendar, and they’ve already decided which track will be cut.
Report from La Gazzetta dello Sport MotoGP details the changes the new owners want to introduce. feel like Aragon Grand Prix It is ‘in their eyes’.
In the year Having hosted the race for the first time in 2010, Aragon is one of four races in Spain on the MotoGP calendar. No other country has more seeding this season, and Liberty wants to change that.
According to the report, the circuit may be removed from the calendar, which opens the door for other tracks and regions to join the calendar. In the year Hosting 22 tournaments by 2026, it is not expected to expand beyond that.
Aragon’s climb ‘benefits’ its return to tracks like Termas del Rio Hondo. The problems of the circuit ‘do not seem to worry’ freedom, with Argentina is an option to replace Qatar. If the 2026 race is cancelled.
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Dropping Aragon from the calendar will be the start of Liberty’s plans to move MotoGP to new corners of the world and bring it to the ‘most important’ regions.
This, according to the report, means moving MotoGP into an era ‘no longer dominated by Spain’. The country holds the highest number of motorcycle Grand Prix championships after Italy.
As mentioned earlier, Spain has four races on the calendar, which is more than any other country. Also, from the 2026 grid, eight riders flew the Spanish flag.
Freedom Torak Razgatlioglu and Diogo Moreira have brought Turkey and Brazil to the sport and already looked to bring more countries to MotoGP. They are sure to continue that way, and it starts with cutting Aragon from the calendar.
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