Financial Problems Continue, India Threatened To Be Crossed Out Of The 2025 MotoGP Calendar

Buddh International Circuit where MotoGP takes place will be crossed out in the 2025 season (doc. Special).

JAKARTA - India's MotoGP race is in danger of being crossed out of the 2025 MotoGP calendar. The series was reportedly canceled due to the host's financial problems.

Quoted from Autosport on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, it is known that the 2025 MotoGP calendar in India will be eliminated. This happened because the preparation for the implementation did not receive financial support from their main sponsor, Invest UP.

Invest UP is a regional government business entity Uttar Padesh, the Buddh International Circuit area which is planned to be the location for the race.

GP India has actually made its debut on the 2023 MotoGP calendar. At that time the race was still being driven by Fairstreet Sports.

Meanwhile, Invest UP has taken over promotions for the 2025 edition and has been approved by Dorna Sports until it ends in 2029.

Financial problems also surround India in the MotoGP race for the 2024 season. Due to failing to host, the vacant slot later became the GP Emilia Romagna which took place last weekend.

The absence of the Indian MotoGP will most likely continue in the 2025 season. Apart from financial problems, Dorna is also considering India's unfavorable weather in September.

Initially, India's 2025 MotoGP schedule will be changed from September to March in the hope that weather conditions will be better and cooler. However, Dorna is likely to cross out India from the calendar next season due to several factors that are less supportive.

To date, the complete MotoGP 2025 calendar has not been officially released, but several races, such as Thailand, Germany, the Republic of Ceska, and new locations in Hungary have been officially designated.

The 2024 MotoGP competition was fierce, leaving six series. Jorge Martin leads the top of the standings with a score of 341 points.

Martin is currently ahead of Francesco Bagnaia (317), Enea Bastianini (282), and Marc Marquez (281) who are competing in the top four.