The United States (April 3-5) and Argentina (April 17-19) events are also up in the air.įormula 1’s Chinese Grand Prix, which was to be held in Shanghai across April 17-19, has already been scrapped due to the crisis – but the maiden Vietnamese Grand Prix is set to go ahead across April 3-5.Įffects on future events will now depend on the entry restrictions imposed by local governments. Losail International Circuit (Arabic: ) is a motor racing circuit located just outside in the town of Lusail, north of Doha, Qatar.
Rumours have also surfaced that the second round of the season, to be held in Thailand across March 20-22, could also be dropped. ClaRiderBikeLapsTimeGapIntervalkm/hPoints112Maverick VialesYamaha224228.663167.12525Johann ZarcoDucati224229.7551.0921.092167.120363Francesco BagnaiaDucati224229.7921.1290.037167. Qatar replaced the cancelled Australian Grand Prix from the calendar and became the latest entrant from the middle-east along with Saudi Arabia to host the motorsport.
Stay tuned for a revised schedule.Īndrea Dovizioso rides during last year’s Qatar race. MotoGP drivers Aleix Espargaro and Franco Morbidelli, despite being fond of Formula 1, are against the idea of the sport visiting Qatar. In the review carried out on the Spanish rider by the medical team led by Doctors Samuel Antuña and Ignacio Roger de Oña, and made up of. The same will apply to the Asia Talent Cup, which will have two races during the Qatar Grand Prix as originally planned. Marc Marquez, together with his medical team from the Hospital Ruber Internacional, have considered it prudent not to re-join competition this weekend in Qatar.
The lightweight and intermediate classes will therefore compete in their season opener from the 6th to 8th March. As the teams and riders of the Moto2 and Moto3 classes were already in Qatar for the three-day official test at Losail International Circuit earlier this week, the races of both categories will be possible.