Top-tier MotoGP motorcycling action will continue to take place at the Motegi Mobility Resort circuit in Japan until 2030.
An extension of the hosting rights agreement between Dorna Sports, organizers of MotoGP, and the owners of the Japanese circuit, for the next five years, has been unveiled today (July 23).
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Japan has hosted top-tier motorcycling action since the early 1960s, with the Motegi circuit having staged the Japanese Grand Prix since 2004 (with the exception of a Covid-enforced absence earlier this decade). The last contract between Dorna and the circuit's owners was struck in early 2022.
The event has been title sponsored by mainstay motorcycling brand Motul for the last 11 years.
In terms of recent MotoGP hosting rights tie-ups, earlier this month it was unveiled that the elite series will return to Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, after a three-decade absence, from 2027.
The capital’s Autódromo Oscar y Juan Galvez, which previously staged several Formula 1 and MotoGP grands prix until 1999, will be renovated to host the Argentina Grand Prix (GP) from 2027, replacing the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit.
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By GlobalDataDorna itself secured an unprecedented MotoGP rights renewal through 2060 back in September 2024, and has since struck several contract extensions with existing circuits.
Last month, for example, Dorna agreed a new contract to keep the German GP at the iconic Sachsenring circuit in Saxony until 2031, while in April it signed a multi-year extension to continue staging the French Grand Prix at Le Mans – also until 2031.
This year's MotoGP World Championship – containing 22 races – began in Thailand and runs through to Valencia, Spain, in mid-November.
