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This year’s Indian Grand Prix will not take place and the race promoters will instead eye a return to the MotoGP calendar in 2025, according to reports on Tuesday. The Budh International Circuit in Dankaur, India made its bow on the MotoGP calendar last year, but a rift has since grown between the race promoter […]
The Budh International Circuit in Dankaur, India joined the MotoGP calendar last year, sparking a rift between the race promoter Fairstreet Sports and Dorna. A dispute over hosting fees combined with an imminent Indian general election on June 4 have made the race’s spot on the 2024 calendar uncertain. In a mutual decision, the Indian GP will skip this year and instead host the opening round of the 2025 MotoGP season in March. Moving the event to March aims to avoid the extreme September conditions that impacted last year’s race in India. Plans initially suggested Kazakhstan might replace the Indian GP, but the event’s postponement has opened the door for Kazakhstan to potentially fill the September slot, pending infrastructure finalizations at the Sokol venue.
