The Kazakhstan Grand Prix was supposed to debut this year in MotoGP, but due to flooding in Central Asia in April, it was postponed to September 20 to 22, swapping places with the canceled Indian Grand Prix. Now, the Sokol race is on the verge of being canceled.
According to the British outlet Autosport, lack of guarantees from the local organization is forcing the cancellation of the Kazakh round, despite strong efforts from Dorna over the past months. The decision is not yet official, but if confirmed, it will be the third canceled Grand Prix this year after Argentina and India.
However, the calendar will not shrink as it did when Argentina dropped out: Dorna has opted for a second round in Qatar, which had already hosted the season’s opening round in March. In 2021, Losail also hosted two Grand Prix events, in the context of the adapted calendar due to the pandemic restrictions.
The dates will remain unchanged, with the second Qatari GP scheduled for September 20 to 22, marking the start of the Asian phase of the calendar and a sequence of three consecutive rounds that also includes Indonesia and Japan.