PARIS, Sept 26 — MotoGP has added two new circuits in Argentina and Australia to the 22-race 2027 calendar, announced on Friday.

The season is scheduled to open in Buriram, Thailand, on March 7 and end in Valencia, Spain, on November 28.

The first new track will be in Buenos Aires in April, the second leg of a three-race American swing that starts with Goiania in Brazil, which staged its first race this season, and finishes in Austin, Texas.

The second addition is a street circuit in Adelaide on November 14 at the end of a five-race late-season swing down through Asia to Australia.

The Autodromo Oscar y Juan Galvez in Buenos Aires replaces Termas de Rio Hondo, more than 1,100 kilometres inland from the capital.

That circuit was on and off the MotoGP calendar between 2014 and its last appearance in 2025. Buenos Aires last hosted races in 1999.

In Australia, Phillip Island near Melbourne has hosted races since 1989, but its contract expires after this season and the Victoria State Government rejected a plan by MotoGP to move the race to the track used by Formula One in Albert Park in the heart of the city.

The race in Adelaide, which will require laying track in parklands, has met with local opposition.

Hungary has been dropped from the schedule after just two years. The race was poorly attended and the Balaton Park circuit was reportedly unpopular with riders. — AFP

2027 MotoGP calendar:

March 7: Thai Grand Prix in Buriram

March 14: Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail

April 4: Brazilian Grand Prix at Goiania

April 11: Argentine Grand Prix at Buenos Aires

April 25: United States Grand Prix at Austin

May 9: Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez de la Frontera

May 16: French Grand Prix at Le Mans

May 30: Italian Grand Prix at Mugello

June 13: Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona

June 27: Dutch Grand Prix in Assen

July 11: German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring

July 18: Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno

August 15: British Grand Prix at Silverstone

August 29: Austrian Grand Prix in Spielberg

September 12: San Marino Grand Prix in Misano, Italy

September 19: Aragon Grand Prix at MotorLand, Spain

October 3: Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimao

October 17: Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi

October 24: Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang

October 31: Indonesian Grand Prix at Mandalika

November 14: Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide

November 28: Valencia Grand Prix at Cheste, Spain