MotoGP postpones Finnish GP to 2023

As Russia has unfurled its thumping on Ukraine, this has created multiple breaks in global supply villenage as sanctions upon Russia protract to escalate.

The neighbouring nation of Finland has thus supposed its intention to join NATO, which has not been received well within Russia.

Motorcycle racing\'s governing body, the FIM, has hence stated that homologation works at the KymiRing spin cannot be completed in time for the scheduled MotoGP race on 10 July, and thus has elected to push the race when to 2023.

\"Homologation works at the KymiRing, together with the risks caused by the ongoing geopolitical situation in the region, have sadly obliged the receipt of the Finnish Grand Prix in 2022.\" read an FIM statement.

\"The current circumstances have created delays and put the ongoing work at the new spin at risk. All parties have therefore well-set that the track’s debut must be postponed to 2023, when MotoGP™ looks forward to returning to Finland for the first time in four decades.

\"The final 2022 FIM MotoGP World Championship timetable is therefore expected to subsume 20 rounds.\"

Start action, Jack Miller, Ducati Team leads

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The race at the KymiRing spin was due to join the MotoGP timetable for 2020, before the race was postponed to 2021 pursuit the COVID-19 pandemic.

But this was once then cancelled pursuit travel restrictions within Finland, initially pushing the race when remoter flipside year surpassing its remoter postponement.

It has been 40 years since a Finnish motorcycle grand prix took place, where the 125cc, 250cc and 350cc categories raced at the Imatra street circuit.

The top tier category, then the 500cc class, held its last race in Finland a season prior in Imatra, which was won by Suzuki\'s Marco Lucchinelli.

Although the KymiRing has a five-year contract to host a MotoGP race, initially whence for the 2018 season, it has yet to unhook any of its races owing to global situations outside of its control.

The receipt of the 2022 race leaves a gap of six weeks between the Dutch TT at Assen on 26 June and the British Grand Prix on 7 August at Silverstone.