FIM announcement. Changes to the 2005 MotoGP calendar

Following the lack of a signed contract, the Rio Grand Prix is cancelled. The Portuguese Grand Prix will be moved to April 17. The Turkish Grand Prix will take place on the new circuit of Istanbul on October 23. The calendar is the following:

 

	Grand Prix	Circuit
10-4	Spain	Jerez
17-4	Portugal	Estoril
1-5	China	Shanghai
15-5	France	Le Mans
5-6	Italy	Mugello
12-6	Catalunya	Catalunya
25-6	Netherlands **	Assen
10-7	United States *	Laguna Seca
24-7	Great Britain	Donington Park
31-7	Germany	Sachsenring
28-8	Czech Republic	Brno
18-9	Japan	Motegi
25-9	Malaysia	Sepang
1-10	Qatar **	Doha
16-10	Australia	Phillip Island
23-10	Turkey ***	Istambul
6-11	Valencia	Valencia
*: Only MotoGP class
**: Saturday ***: Subject to contract