The Federation International Motorcycle association has released the official MotoGP calendar for the 2013 race year. As always, the 2013 season of MotoGP will be starting with the Losail International Circuit in Qatar. There has been slight modifications to the date and sadly, Argentina round has been pulled out of the 2013 season because of safety reasons. Apparently, the Spanish government had asked teams and riders sponsored by Spanish oil and gas company Repsol, (primarily known for being the title sponsor for the factory Honda team amongst others) to not travel to Argentina given a rift between the Argentine government and the oil major.
MotoGP, owned by Dorna Sports International was notified by the Spanish Government about the withdrawal of its request asking Repsol sponsored teams and riders to not travel to Argentina on November 20. The 2013 season of MotoGP doesn’t feature India on its list. Next year, India will be witnessing World SuperBike Championship (WSBK) and we can hope being inspired from WSBK, MotoGP can come into India soon, maybe by 2014.
Here is the official 2013 MotoGP calendar:
07 April – Losail International Circuit, Qatar
21 April – Circuit of the Americas, USA
05 May – Jerez, Spain
19 May – Le Mans, France
02 June – Mugello, Italy
16 June – Catalunya, Spain
29 June – Assen, Netherlands
07 July – Sachsenring, Germany
21 July – Laguna Seca, USA
18 August – Indianapolis, USA
25 August – Brno, Czech Republic
01 September – Silverstone, Great Britain
15 September – San Marino (Marco Simoncelli Circuit), Italy
29 September – Aragón Motorland, Spain
13 October – Sepang, Malaysia
20 October – Phillip Island, Australia
27 October – Motegi , Japan
10 November – Ricardo Tormo-Valencia, Spain
The riders and teams for MotoGP 2013
| Rider | Team | Machine |
| Andrea Dovizioso | Ducati | Ducati |
| Colin Edwards | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki |
| Stefan Bradl | LCR Honda MotoGP | Honda |
| Hiroshi Aoyama | Avintia Blusens | FTR |
| Hector Barbera | Avintia Blusens | FTR |
| Danilo Petrucci | Came Iodaracing Project | Ioda-Suter |
| Ben Spies | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| Randy De Puniet | Power Electronics Aspar | ART |
| Karel Abraham | Cardion AB Motoracing | ART |
| Alvaro Bautista | Go & Fun Honda Gresini | Honda |
| Dani Pedrosa | Repsol Honda | Honda |
| Andrea Iannone | Pramac Racing | Ducati |
| Michael Laverty | Paul Bird Motorsport | PBM |
| Cal Crutchlow | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| Bradley Smith | Monster Yamaha Tech 3 | Yamaha |
| Aleix Esparago | Power Electronics Aspar | ART |
| Valentino Rossi | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha |
| Bryan Staring | Go & Fun Honda Gresini | FTR Honda |
| Yonny Hernandez | Paul Bird Motorsport | ART |
| Nicky Hayden | Ducati | Ducati |
| Claudio Corti | NGM Mobile Forward Racing | FTR Kawasaki |
| Marc Marquez | Repsol Honda | Honda |
| Jorge Lorenzo | Yamaha Factory Racing | Yamaha |
| To Be Confirmed | Came Iodaracing Project | Ioda-Suter |
