With preparations ramping up for the 2020 MotoGP world championship season, teams are beginning to confirm launch dates🧸 ahead of the start of pre-season testing and the opening round.

The 72^nd world championship is bolstered to 20 r♉ounds for 2020 with the long-awaited return of the Finnish Grand Prix after a 32-year absence. MotoGP will des💜cend on the purpose-built KymiRing on the 10-12 July.

MotoGP als𒆙o welcomes three rookies on to the grid this year with reigning Moto2 world champion Alex Marquez joining Repsol Honda, while KTM takes on two👍 new faces with Brad Binder at the factory team and Iker Lecuona slotting in at Tech3.

The first officiaಌl track action begins at Sepang with the🙈 three-day Shakedown Test on the 2-4 February.

This page will be regularly updated with each team’💧s launch date before the start of the 2020 MotoGP season.

2020 MotoGP team launch dates:

Ducati Team – 23 January, Bologna

Repsol Honda – 4 February, Jakarta

Suzuki – 6 February, Sepang

Monster Yamaha – 6 February, Sepang

Petronas Y❀amaha Sepang Team – 6 February,🎃 Sepang

Avintia Ducati - 14 February, Andorra

Red Bull KTM and Tech3 KTM - 18 February, online

LCR Honda – TBC

Pramac Ducati – TBC

Aprilia Gresini – TBC

Pre-season test dates:

Sepang Shakedown Test – 2-4 February

Sepang Test – 7-9 February

Qatar Test – 22-24 February

MotoGP race calendar:

Qatar Grand Prix – 8 March

Thailand Grand Prix – 22 March

Grand Prix of the Americas – 5 April

Argentina Grand Prix – 19 April

Spanish Grand Prix – 3 May

French Grand Prix – 17 May

Italian Grand Prix – 31 May

Catalan Grand Prix – 7 June

German Grand Prix – 21 June

Dutch TT – 28 June

Finnish Grand Prix – 12 July

Czech Republic Grand Prix – 9 August

Austrian Grand Prix – 16 August

British Grand Prix – 30 August

San Marino Grand Prix – 13 September

Aragon Grand Prix – 4 October

Japanese Grand Prix – 18 October

Australian Grand Prix – 25 October

Malaysian Grand Prix – 1 November

Valencian Grand Prix – 15 November

MotoGP rider line-up (contract length):

Repsol Honda:
Marc Marquez (End of 2020)
Alex Marquez (End of 2020)*

Monster Yamaha:
Maverick Vinales (End of 2020)
Valentino Rossi (End of 2020)

Ducati Team:
Andrea Dovizioso (End of 2020)
Danilo Petrucci (End of 2020)

Petronas Yamaha Sepang Team:
Franco Morbidelli (End of 2020)
Fabio Quartararo (End of 2020)

Suzuki:
Alex Rins (End of 2020)
Joan Mir (End of 2020)

Pramac Ducati:
Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati contract, end of 2020)
Jack Miller (Ducati contract, end of 2020)

LCR Honda:
Cal Crutchlow (HRC contract, end of 2020)
Takaaki Nakagami (HRC contract, end of 2020)

Red Bull KTM:
Pol Espargaro (End of 2020)
Brad Binder (End of 2020)*

Tech3 KTM:
Miguel Oliveira (KTM contract, end of 2020)
Iker Lecuona (KTM contract, End of 2020)*

Aprilia Gresini:
Aleix Espargaro (End of 2020)
Andrea Iannone (End of 2020)**

Avintia Racing
Johann Zarco (Ducati contract, end of 2020)
Tito Rabat (End of 2021)

* Rookie.

**Andrea Iann✨one is pro🍬visionally suspended for failing an anti-doping test.