The entry of Liberty Media as the owner of MotoGP is expected to have consequences on the calendar in the coming years. The company aims for more than one Grand Prix in the United States of America, when the calendar is almost at its maximum – 21 rounds out of 22 possible.
In fact, this maximum was reached in the original plans for this year, but the Argentina GP was canceled, reducing the schedule to 21 Grand Prix races. Of these, five are in the Iberian Peninsula (four in Spain, one in Portugal), something that will not happen for much longer.
This was highlighted by Dorna’s CEO, Carmelo Ezpeleta, when asked by GPOne.com if European rounds will be “sacrificed” to expand presence in the US: ‘Definitely, but not until 2027. We cannot have more than 22 Grand Prix races per season and certainly in the future there will not be five in the Iberian Peninsula’.
In addition to Spain, Italy also hosts two Grand Prix races per year – the Italian GP at Mugello and the San Marino GP at Misano. There are no other countries repeating on the calendar.
This week, the renewal of MotorLand Aragón until 2026 was announced, so the circuit should not be left out until then if the rotation system between races in Spain is implemented.
