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2026 MotoGP Calendar is Released T he provisional 2026 FIM MotoGP World Championship schedule has been announced, featuring 22 Grands Prix across five continents from February to November. A highlight of the calendar in - cludes the return to Brazil. The city of Goiania, capital of Goias, will wel- come MotoGP for the second round of 2026 at the end of March before heading north to Austin, Texas. Ad - ditionally, the Argentine Grand Prix at Termas de Rio Hondo is absent from the 2026 calendar, though it is ex - pected to return in 2027 at a different venue in Buenos Aires. CN WIND IN THE P32 2026 FIM MOTOGP CALENDAR March 1 (Rnd 1) Chang International Circuit, Thailand March 22 (Rnd 2) Autodromo Internacional Ayrton Senna, Brazil March 29 (Rnd 3) Circuit of the Americas, Texas April 12 (Rnd 4) Lusail International Circuit, Qatar April 26 (Rnd 5) Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto, Spain May 10 (Rnd 6) Bugatti Circuit at Le Mans, France May 17 (Rnd 7) Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Catalonia May 31 (Rnd 8) Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Italy June 7 (Rnd 9) Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary June 21 (Rnd 10) Automotodrom Brno, Czechia June 28 (Rnd 11) TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands July 12 (Rnd 12) Sachsenring Circuit, Germany August 9 (Rnd 13) Silverstone Circuit, England August 30 (Rnd 14) MotorLand Aragon, Aragon September 13 (Rnd 15) Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino September 20 (Rnd 16) Red Bull Ring-Spielberg, Austria October 4 (Rnd 17) Mobility Resort Motegi, Japan October 11 (Rnd 18) Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, Indonesia October 25 (Rnd 19) Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Australia November 1 (Rnd 20) Petronas Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia November 15 (Rnd 21) Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal November 22 (Rnd 22) Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia 2026 SCORE Schedule Released T he 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule has been released. The 53rd season of SCORE International will take place in Baja California, Mexico, for the 11th con- secutive year, featuring the SCORE Baja 1000, Baja 500, Baja 400 and San Felipe 250. The championship starts with the San Felipe 250, March 25-29, followed by the 58th Baja 500, June 3-7. The Baja 400 returns for its seventh time, September 9-13, and the Baja 1000, now in its 59th year, wraps it all up. CN 2026 SCORE WORLD DESERT CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE 3/25-29 (Rnd 1) San Felipe 250 6/3-7 (Rnd 2) Baja 500 9/9-13 (Rnd 3) Baja 400 11/9-15 (Rnd 4) Baja 1000 The 2026 SCORE World Desert Championship schedule will again be made up of four races, beginning in March and ending in November.