After this year’s May date, the British MotoGP will return to August for 2026.

An announcement on raꩲce day at Silverstone confirmed that next year’s event will take place from 7-9 August.

"After discussions with Silverstone we’ve agreed on a return to August and we hope fans wi💦ll enjoy the chance to come and enjoy this classic venue in high summer," said Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP rights holder Dorna Sports.

Initially held in June, the Silverstone round took place in August or early Septembe🔴r from 2013-2024.

The move to an earlier May date for this season was justified on the grounds of beꦬcoming the first of Silverstone's three ‘major’ event💫s each year, with the Formula 1 Grand Prix in July and the Silverstone Festival in late summer.

However, already meagre crowd numbers suffered a further blow, partly attributed to a clash🦩 with other major motorsport events such as the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and practice for the Isl🐈e of Man TT starting on Monday.

“We’re excited to be announcing a retur♎n to August for MotoGP in 2026," said Stuart Pringle, Chief Executi🍨ve Officer of Silverstone.

"Having listened to feedback from the fans, we know that bringing the summer vibe back to the British Grand Prওix will be a popular move and we are already working on putting together another great weekend of MotoGP action and plenty of trackside 🌳entertainment.”

Silverstone's biggest 'MotoGP' crowd was 73,456 on Sunday a🐭nd 159,006 over the weekend, in 2013.

L🌞ast year's event attracted 42,529 Sunday fa🌃ns and a weekend attendance of 117,867.

🔯The 2025 crowd figures then dropped to 40,518 on Sunday and 99,328 over the💜 weekend.