MXGP Postponed Again
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nfront Moto Racing, the or-
ganizers of the FIM MXGP
Championship, once again,
announced the delay of the 2021
season and scheduling changes
due to the pandemic.
The Championship will kick
off in Orlyonok with the MXGP of
Russia, June 12-13.
The updated calendar will also
welcome back the MXGP of Great
Britain in Matterley Basin, June
26-27, followed by the MXGP of
Italy at the legendary circuit of
Maggiora, July 3-4. MXGP of Lat-
via, MXGP of the Netherlands and
Czech Republic will come next in
July, before heading to the deep
sand of Lommel for the MXGP of
Flanders in August.
MXGP will then move to Swe-
den August 14-15, followed by
the MXGP of Finland and MXGP
of Turkey.
The newest addition to the
2021 racing calendar is the
MXGP of Sardegna, with the
popular winter training facility of
Riola Sardo hosting the round 11
of the campaign.
The championship will then
continue with the MXGP of Ger-
many, France, Spain, Portugal
and Trentino in October, with a
venue for the French Grand Prix
to be confirmed soon.
The season will then conclude
with three fly-away races, in
Argentina, November 13-14, fol-
lowed by the MXGP of Asia and
Indonesia, November 27-28 and
December 4-5.
Meanwhile the Monster Ener-
gy FIM Motocross of Nations will
go ahead on September 26, as
originally planned, with the Italian
circuit in Mantova confirmed as
the newest host of the event.
Infront Moto Racing says it
is hopeful that with the recent
development of the vaccine,
there will be a possibility to finally
welcome back spectators in the
summer months.
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The start of the 2021 FIM
MXGP Championship has
been postponed again.
PHOTO: RAY ARCHER
