Turkey dropped, Indy added to MotoGP calendar

The 2008 provisional calendar of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix, announced today by the Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, sees the Turkish Grand Prix dropped from the next year's MotoGP calendar, as widely expected and a 2nd USA race at Indy has been added in its place.

Dates Grand Prix Circuit
March 9 Qatar Doha/Losail
March 30 Spain Jerez de la Frontera
April 20 Portugal Estoril
May 4 China Shanghai
May 18 France Le Mans
June 1 Italy Mugello
June 8 Catalunya Montmelo
June 22 Great Britain Donington Park
June 28 ** Netherlands Assen
July 13 Germany Sachsenring
July 20 United States * Laguna Seca
August 17 Czech Republic Brno
August 31 San Marino Misano
September 14 Indianapolis Indianapolis
September 28 Australia Phillip Island
October 5 Japan Motegi
October 19 Malaysia Sepang
November 2 Valencia Ricardo Tormo-Valencia

*: Only MotoGP class
**: Saturday