Indian MotoGP shelved for 2025 - but it will be back
FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports clarify what will happen to In𝓀dian MotoGP

ღThe Indian MotoGP will not take place next year, organisers confirm.
It will become a reserve event in 2025💙 but will be included in🐬 the 2026 MotoGP calendar, the FIM, IRTA and Dorna Sports announced.
A statement confirmed: “Operational circumstances h🌺ave obliged the event to ♔be delayed from its initial slot near the start of the 2025 calendar.
“With 🌠no available dates towards the end of the season, MotoGP will therefore return to India in the early stages of 2026.
“Both MotoGP and InvestUP are working hard to bri𓆏ng MotoGP back to Buddh International Circuit with a world-class event, and are com💝mitted to confirming India as a destination for global sporting events.
“Our collaboration with InvestUP to bring MotoGP back to India continues to꧃ lay fantastic foundations for the future and MotoGP looks forward to racing in front of our incredible Indian fans as soon as possible.”
VR46’s Marco Bezzecchi won the first Ind🌠ian MotoGP last year.
The event was included on this season’s calendar but was then cancelled, and replaced by a second consecutive round at Misano. The Emilia Romagna MotoGP took plꦐace last weekend, in place of the planned Indian MotoGP.
The full 2025 MotoGP calendar is yet to be confirmedꦿ but we now know that it will only include India as a reserv✱e.
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