MotoGP Announce Japan Grand Prix Cancellation

JAKARTA - MotoGP has announced that the Japanese Grand Prix will be canceled this year due to travel complications and logistical restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the United States Grand Prix fills the calendar slot on October 1-3 later.

Last year's United States GP was also canceled due to the pandemic while this year's race was postponed, as well as the Argentine GP which has yet to meet an exact date.

Reporting from Antara, Wednesday, June 23, the Thai GP will fill the October 15-17 slot, one week back from the starting date. The Japanese GP was supposed to be held in the first week of October.

The Finnish Grand Prix in July was also canceled due to travel restrictions related to the pandemic, forcing organizers to hold two consecutive races in Austria in August.