MotoGP, the elite motorcycling racing series, will return to Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, after a three-decade absence, after a new contract was agreed with series promoter Dorna Sports.
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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Termas de Rio Hondo in the province of Santiago de Estro has been home to the race since 2014 and staged its last edition in March, which was won by Ducati’s Marc Marquez.
The Argentina GP does not feature on the series’ 2026 calendar.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, chief executive of Dorna Sports, said: “It’s a great venue and puts us close to the heart of Buenos Aires, which will be a flagship location not only in terms of the country and continent, but globally too.”
Jorge Macri, Buenos Aires' chief of government, added: “We have hosted 10 grands prix, and almost 30 years later, we will once again be among the world's leading circuits, like Barcelona and Silverstone.
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By GlobalData“Starting in October, we will undertake a comprehensive renovation of the circuit, which includes work on the track, pits, paddock, and safety zones, incorporating the latest technology. With this investment in infrastructure, security, logistics, and connectivity, we will bring the venue up to international standards.
“Bringing MotoGP to the city means the arrival of an elite competition, with the most important international teams and riders, which will be enjoyed by around 150,000 people at the track and millions of viewers via television and streaming in more than 200 territories.”
The new contract comes as Dorna continues to reinforce its racing calendar after securing an unprecedented MotoGP rights renewal through 2060 back in September 2024, striking several contract extensions with existing circuits.
That deal came after the promoter was acquired by Liberty Media, which owns motor racing’s iconic Formula 1 series.
Through that agreement, which was completed earlier this month, Dorna will remain an independently run company attributed to Liberty Media’s Formula One Group tracking stock.
Last month, Dorna Sports 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 the iconic Le Mans circuit also until 2031.
Other extensions include Spain, keeping the Valencia Grand Prix at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit and the Catalan Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for another five years.
Austria will remain on the calendar until 2031 after a new contract was signed in June 2024, and the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve circuit in southern Portugal will remain until at least 2026.
Meanwhile, the Automotodrom Brno in the Czech Republic returned to the Championship this year and will remain on the series calendar until at least 2029.
