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12-09-2006, 16:43
MotoGP adds extra race for 2007
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42026000/jpg/_42026450_hayden203.jpg Nicky Hayden (69) leads the 2006 MotoGP standings
Next season's MotoGP championship will be fought out over 18 races, it has been revealed, after the race schedule for 2007 was made public.
The season starts at Losail in Qatar on Saturday 17 March and finishes in Valencia in Spain on 4 November.
Next year's calendar includes one extra race, in San Marino, with the British Grand Prix at Donington on 24 June.
There are five races of this year's championship left, with the next one in Malaysia on Sunday 10 September.
Moto GP calendar 2007:
17 March - Qatar (Losail)
25 March - Spain (Jerez)
22 April - China (Shanghai)
6 May - Turkey (Istanbul)
20 May - France (Le Mans)
3 June - Italy (Mugello)
10 June - Catalunya (Barcelona)
24 June - Great Britain (Donington)
30 June - Netherlands (Assen)
15 July - Germany (Sachsenring)
22 July - United States (Laguna Seca)
19 August - Czech Republic (Brno)
2 September - San Marino (Rimini)
23 September - Japan (Motegi)
7 October - Australia (Phillip Island)
14 October - Malaysia (Sepang)
28 October - Portugal (Estoril)
4 November - Valencia (Valencia)
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/42026000/jpg/_42026450_hayden203.jpg Nicky Hayden (69) leads the 2006 MotoGP standings
Next season's MotoGP championship will be fought out over 18 races, it has been revealed, after the race schedule for 2007 was made public.
The season starts at Losail in Qatar on Saturday 17 March and finishes in Valencia in Spain on 4 November.
Next year's calendar includes one extra race, in San Marino, with the British Grand Prix at Donington on 24 June.
There are five races of this year's championship left, with the next one in Malaysia on Sunday 10 September.
Moto GP calendar 2007:
17 March - Qatar (Losail)
25 March - Spain (Jerez)
22 April - China (Shanghai)
6 May - Turkey (Istanbul)
20 May - France (Le Mans)
3 June - Italy (Mugello)
10 June - Catalunya (Barcelona)
24 June - Great Britain (Donington)
30 June - Netherlands (Assen)
15 July - Germany (Sachsenring)
22 July - United States (Laguna Seca)
19 August - Czech Republic (Brno)
2 September - San Marino (Rimini)
23 September - Japan (Motegi)
7 October - Australia (Phillip Island)
14 October - Malaysia (Sepang)
28 October - Portugal (Estoril)
4 November - Valencia (Valencia)