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2024 MotoGP World Championship

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2024 F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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The 2024 FIM MotoGP World Championship will be the premier class of the 76th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.

Teams and riders

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Entrant Constructor Chassis Race rider
No. rider name
Italy  Aprilia Racing Aprilla RS-GP24 12 Spain Maverick Viñales
41 Spain Aleix Espargaró
United States  Trackhouse Racing RS-GP23 25 Spain Raúl Fernández
RS-GP24 88 Portugal Miguel Oliveira
Italy  Ducati Lenovo Team Ducati Desmosedici GP24 1 Italy Francesco Bagnaia
23 Italy Enea Bastianini
Italy  Prima Pramac Racing 21 Italy Franco Morbidelli
89 Spain Jorge Martín
Italy  Gresini Racing MotoGP Desmosedici GP23 73 Spain Alex Márquez
93 Spain Marc Márquez
Italy  Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team 49 Italy Fabio Di Giannantanio
72 Italy Marco Bezzecchi
Monaco  LCR Honda Honda RC213V 5 France Johann Zarco
30 Japan Takaaki Nakagami
Japan  Respol Honda Team 10 Italy Luca Marini
36 Spain Joan Mir
France  Red Bull GasGas Tech3 KTM RC16 31 Spain Pedro Acosta
37 Spain Augusto Fernández
Austria  Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 33 South Africa Brad Binder
43 Australia Jack Miller
Japan  Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP Yamaha YZR-M1 20 France Fabio Quartararo
42 Spain Álex Rins
87 Australia Remy Gardenr

All teams use series-specified Michelin tyres.

Team changes

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RNF Racing will not enter the 2024 season after being found breaching the participation agreement. The replacement is yet to be decided. Trackhouse Racing MotoGP was later announced as the replacement for RNF Racing, taking over as Aprilia's independent team.[1] and retaining riders Miguel Oliveira and Raúl Fernández from RNF.

Rider changes

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Mid-season changes

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  • Álex Rins will miss the German round after an injury sustained at the Dutch TT and will be replaced by Remy Gardner.

Calendar

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The following Grands Prix are provisionally scheduled to take place in 2024:[2]

Round Date Grand Prix Circuit
1 10 March Qatar Grand Prix of Qatar Losail International Circuit, Lusail
2 24 March Portugal Grande Prémio de Portugal Algarve International Circuit, Portimão
3 14 April United States Grand Prix of The Americas Circuit of the Americas, Austin
4 28 April Spain Gran Premio de España Circuito de Jerez – Ángel Nieto, Jerez de la Frontera
5 12 May France Grand Prix de France Circuit Bugatti, Le Mans
6 26 May Catalonia Gran Premi de Catalunya Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló
7 2 June Italy Gran Premio d'Italia Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Scarperia e San Piero
8 30 June Netherlands TT Assen TT Circuit Assen, Assen
9 7 July Germany Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland Sachsenring, Hohenstein-Ernstthal
10 4 August United Kingdom British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone
11 18 August Austria Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich Red Bull Ring, Spielberg
12 1 September Aragon Gran Premio de Aragón MotorLand Aragón, Alcañiz
13 8 September San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano Adriatico
14 22 September Emilia-Romagna Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
15 29 September Indonesia Grand Prix of Indonesia Mandalika International Street Circuit, Central Lombok
16 6 October Japan Grand Prix of Japan Mobility Resort Motegi, Motegi
17 20 October Australia Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Phillip Island
18 27 October Thailand Thailand Grand Prix Chang International Circuit, Buriram
19 3 November Malaysia Grand Prix of Malaysia Sepang International Circuit, Sepang
20 17 November Valencian Community Gran Premio de la Comunitat Valenciana Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia

The following Grand Prix is planned as a reserve venue:[2][3]

Grand Prix Circuit
Hungary Hungarian Grand Prix Balaton Park Circuit, Balatonfőkajár

Calendar and changes

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  • The Grand Prix of Qatar will return as the season opener after being the penultimate round in 2023.[4]
  • The Kazakhstan Grand Prix is set to make its debut this season after its cancellation in 2023 due to homologation works at the circuit along with global operational challenges.[5]
  • The Grand Prix of Aragon will return this season after not being held in 2023.[6]
  • The Grand Prix of Aragón will return this season after not being held in 2023.[7]
  • The Grand Prix of Argentina has been Cancelled due to Government issues.[8]
  • The Grand Prix of Kazakhstan was "postponed until later in the season" on 3 May, due to the on-going Central Asian flooding. It was announced on 29 May that it will be held on 22 September, the date which the Grand Prix of India is scheduled to be held. It was also announced on the same day the Grand Prix of India will not be held in 2024 and will be postponed to March 2025. On 15 July, it was announced that the Kazakhstan Grand Prix would not take place, and its date would be replaced by a second round at Misano.

References

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  1. "Trackhouse Racing lands in MotoGP". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 5 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "REVEALED: MotoGP announces provisional 2024 calendar". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  3. "Hungary on the horizon for MotoGP™". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  4. "2024 is coming: save the dates!". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  5. "2023 Kazakhstan GP cancelled". MotoGP.com. Dorna Sports. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  6. "Aragon, Kazakhstan on 2024 calendar as MotoGP slates record 22 races". uk.news.yahoo.com. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
  7. "Aragon, Kazakhstan on 2024 calendar as MotoGP slates record 22 races". uk.news.yahoo.com. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023.
  8. "2024 Argentina GP cancelled". The Official Home of MotoGP. 2024-01-31. Retrieved 2024-01-31.[permanent dead link]
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