French MotoGP hopes for mid-May decision
Organisers of the Fr😼ench MotoGP hope that a decision on whether the delayed 2🌜020 event will go ahead later this year can be made by May 15.
That is the date when Friday practice would have taken place at Le Mans, the most well-attended European round of last year with 206,323 weekend fans, had the coronavirus pandemic not forced MotoGP to so far cancel/postponeꦅ its opening eight events.
Presently Le Mans, Jerez, Mugell🐻o and Catalunya have been suspended without an alternative 🅘date while the sport awaits a clearer indication of when racing can restart.

Organisers of the French MotoGP hope that a decision on whether the delayed 2020 event will go ahead later this 𝔍year can be made by May 15.
That is the date when Friday practice would have taken 😼place at Le Mans, the most well-attended European round of last year with 206,323 weekend fans, had the coronavirus pandemic not forced MotoGP to so far cancel/postpone its opening eight events.
P🎃resently Le Mans, Jerez, Mugello and Catalunya have be♋en suspended without an alternative date while the sport awaits a clearer indication of when racing can restart.
The Le𝓀 Mans organisers maintain that holding the 2020 race l🐓ater in the year 'remains a possibility' but understand fans are frustrated by the current uncertainty and hope that, alongside the FIM and Dorna, a decision will be made within the next month.
Given the ever-later start to the season, the best-case scenario appears to be that MotoGP wil♏l be able to fit in around half of the 20-rounds planned before its unofficial cut-off date of December 15. However, the identity of tꦗhe events likely to be dropped remains unclear.
So far, the only round cancelled for the MotoGP class is the Qatar season opener, which still went ahead for Moto﷽2 and Moto3.
Latest 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends) | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 8 March | Qatar (MotoGP cancelled) | Losail |
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| Spain (postponed) | Jerez |
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| France (postponed) | Le Mans |
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| Italy (postponed) | Mugello |
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| Catalunya (postponed) | Barcelona |
2 | 21 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
3 | 28 June | Netherlands | Assen |
| 5 July |
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4 | 12 July | Finland | KymiRing (Subject to homologation) |
| 19 July |
| Summer break |
| 26 July |
| Summer break |
| 2 August |
| Summer break |
5 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno |
6 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
| 23 August |
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7 | 30 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
| 6 September |
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8 | 13 September | San Marino | Misano |
| 20 September |
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9 | 27 September | Aragon | Aragon (rescheduled) |
10 | 4 October | Thailand | Buriram (rescheduled) |
| 11 October |
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11 | 18 October | Japan | Motegi |
12 | 25 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
13 | 1 November | Malaysia | Sepang |
| 8 November |
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14 | 15 November | Americas | COTA (rescheduled) |
15 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo (rescheduled) |
16 | 29 November | Valencia | Ricardo Tormo (rescheduled) |

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