Dorna Sports has announced the signing of a preliminary agreement with Rio Motorsports, putting initial plans in place for a new event to join the MotoGP calendar from 2021: the Brazilian GP.The host venue for the event would be a new track constructed in the bustling metropolis of Rio de...

Sepang will continue to host MotoGP's Malaysian Grand Prix until at least 2021.The latest venue to secure a contract extension in 2016, Sepang's new deal covers the next five seasons.The then-freshly-built circuit joined the calendar as the new Malaysian GP host in 1999, following Shah Alam between '91-97 and Johor...

Valencia will continue to host MotoGP's season finale until at least 2021, after signing a fresh contract extension.The Spanish circuit has been on the MotoGP calendar since it opened in 1999, and replaced Jacarepagua in Brazil as the host of the final round in 2002. Its new deal was announced...

The number 58 used by Marco Simoncelli has been formally retired by MotoGP on the eve of what was his home race, the San Marino Grand Prix.A 250cc world champion, Simoncelli lost his life aged 24 following an accident in the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix while racing a Gresini Honda....

Germany will continue to host MotoGP races until at least 2021, with negotiations for the Sachsenring to remain the venue "on the home straight."Promoter Dorna has announced a fresh, five-year deal with local governing body ADAC to secure the nation's MotoGP future.The contract is not at this stage attached to...

There is currently "no explanation" for the accident that claimed Moto2 rider Luis Salom's life at Barcelona, the CEO of MotoGP promoter Dorna Carmelo Ezpeleta says.Salom crashed at Turn 12 during Friday afternoon's second Moto2 practice session and later lost his life at Hospital General de Catalunya. The right-hand corner...

Phillip Island will host Australia's MotoGP grand prix until at least 2026, after a new contract extension was penned.The Victorian circuit first hosted a motorcycle grand prix in 1989 but the race was lured to Sydney and the circuit then known as Eastern Creek in a big-money deal after just...

Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi has dismissed the notion that his VR46 team could join him in the premier class next year.The Italian started VR46 in 2014 in Moto3, coinciding with the establishment of his own riders academy, the outfit fielding Romano Fenati, Nicolo Bulega and Andrea Migno in the...

MotoGP will hold its Argentinian Grand Prix at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit for the next three years.Sunday's race was the championship's third at the venue in the north of the nation, which joined the calendar in 2014. It will remain a fixture until at least 2019, after a...

MotoGP's future at Brno has been secured, with a new deal to host the Czech Grand Prix through to 2020 now signed.The future of the race had been in jeopardy before an agreement was struck last August with the newly-formed Czech Grand Prix Association in Brno. The association, a joint...