Japan GP confirmed for October 3
Added on Wednesday, April 21st, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Japan GP confirmed for October 3
The FIM has confirmed that the rearranged Japanese Grand Prix will now take place on the weekend of October 1-3 after being postponed earlier this week.
The Japanese round will take place at the Twin Ring circuit in Motegi in round 14 of the MotoGP championship, one week ahead of the Malaysian Grand Prix after being cancelled earlier this week due to the travel problems that have hit much of Northern Europe following the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull.
Whilst air space in the UK has since opened, Dorna took the decision earlier this week to postpone the event amid uncertainty over the volcano’s activity, avoiding the risk of teams either failing to reach Japan or being stuck in the Far East beyond this weekend.
A proposed date of October 3 to host the Grand Prix was put to the FIM, which was accepted last night.
The amended MotoGP schedule is as follows:
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Circuit |
| 1 | April 11 | Qatar | Losail |
| 2 | May 2 | Spain | Jerez |
| 3 | May 23 | France | Le Mans |
| 4 | June 6 | Italy | Mugello |
| 5 | June 20 | Great Britain | Silverstone |
| 6 | June 26 | Netherlands | Assen |
| 7 | July 4 | Catalunya | Catalunya |
| 8 | July 18 | Germany | Sachsenring |
| 9 | July 25 | USA | Laguna Seca |
| 10 | August 15 | Czech Republic | Brno |
| 11 | August 29 | Indianapolis | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| 12 | September 5 | San Marino | Misano |
| 13 | September 19 | Aragon | Motorland Aragon |
| 14 | October 3 | Japan | Motegi Twin Ring |
| 15 | October 10 | Malaysia | Sepang |
| 16 | October 17 | Australia | Phillip Island |
| 17 | October 31 | Portugal | Estoril |
| 18 | November 7 | Valencia | Ricardo Tormo Valencia |
