With theꦍ coronavirus outbreak yet to be contained in Europe, MotoGP has confirmed that the Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez on May 3 has now been officially postponed.

But unlike the previously ༺delayed events – at Buriram, COTA and Termas de Rio Hondo – no new date has yet been assign🔯ed.

"The FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports regret to announce the postponement of the Red Bull Gran Premio de España, which was set to be held at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto from the 1st to the 3rd of May. The ongoing coronavirus outbreak꧅ has obliged the event to be rescheduled," read a statement from Dorna.

"As the situation remains in a state of consta🌳nt evolution, a new date for the Spanish GP cannot be confirmed until it becomes clearer when exactly it will be possible to hold 🤪the event. A revised calendar will be published as soon as available."

The 2020 premier-class season-opener (originally set for Qatar on March 8) has thus now been provisionally pushed back until Le Mans on May 17, but the French event is already in discussions about a🍨 postponement unt🧜il at least June.

There a🧸re also continued doubts about the final May event, at Mugello in Italy, and persistent rumours list Ca🐻talunya on June 7 as the earliest likely start date for the disrupted season...