Maverick Vinales first on track at Jerez post lockdown
Maverick Vinales has become tꦿhe first MotoGP rider to get some post-lockdown laps of the Jerez circuit, venue for next month's rꦓevised season opener.
Unable to ride his factory M1, Vinales joined the likes🎐 of Marcos Ramirez, Augusto Fernández, Alonso 🌸López and Isaac Viñales on road bikes during a track day organised by the Cardoso School at the weekend.
Maverick Vinales has become the first MotoGP rider to get some pos🌠t-lockdown laps of the Jerez circuit,🏅 venue for next month's revised season opener.
Unable to ride his factory M1, Vinales joined the l♔ikes of Marcos Ramirez, Augusto Fernández, Alonso López and Isaac Viñales on road bikes during a track day organised by the Cardoso School at the weekend.
Vinales' had been fastest at the end of MotoGP pre-season testing in Qatar on February 2🅘4, aไfter which the coronavirus forced the cancellation of the Losail race weekend for the premier-class.
The Spaniard then&nbs🔯p;injured his ankle and lower back in a motocross accident just before the lockdown, but has recently been training on a variety of dirt and track bikes🥀:
Riders from Concession manufacturers Aprilia and KTM will be in action during a pri💛ಞvate MotoGP test at Misano this week.
However, most others will need to wait until an Official day of testing - featuring the MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3 and Mo⛄toE classes - at Jerez on Wednesday, Jওuly 15 to ride their race bikes.
The Spa🔯nish circuit will then host the ⛎opening two rounds, on consecutive weekends.
Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends) | |||||||||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit | ||||||
| 15 July | Official Test | Jerez | ||||||
1 | 19 July | Spain | Jerez | ||||||
2 | 26 July | Andalusia | Jerez | ||||||
| 2 August |
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3 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno | ||||||
4 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
5 | 23 August | Styria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
30 August | |||||||||
6 September | |||||||||
6 | 13 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
7 | 20 September | Emilia Romagna e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
8 | 27 September | Catalunya | Barcelona | ||||||
4 October | |||||||||
9 | 11 October | France | Le Mans | ||||||
10 | 18 October | Aragon | Aragon | ||||||
11 | 25 October | Teruel | Aragon | ||||||
1 November | |||||||||
12 | 8 November | Europe | Ricardo Tormo | ||||||
13 | 15 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo (Final European race) | ||||||
22 November | |||||||||
29 November | |||||||||
| 6 December |
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| 13 December |
| Deadline for any Flyaway races. | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of 'To Be Confirmed' events | |||||||||
1 |
| Thailand | Buriram | ||||||
2 |
| Malaysia | Sepang | ||||||
3 |
| Americas | COTA | ||||||
4 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events | |||||||||
1 |
| Qatar (MotoGP class) | Losail | ||||||
2 |
| Italy | Mugello | ||||||
3 |
| Germany | Sachsenring | ||||||
4 |
| Netherlands | Assen | ||||||
5 |
| Finland | KymiRing | ||||||
6 |
| Great Britain | Silverstone | ||||||
7 |
| Japan | Motegi | ||||||
8 |
| Australia | Phillip Island | ||||||
