April 25 MotoGP round postponed!

Disrupting global travel is one thing, but stopping the Japanese MotoGP?

Things took a serious turn for the worse as it was announced that the next round of the GP series will be rescheduled due to the ash from the volcanic eruption in Iceland. The proposed date for the Grand Prix of Japan is set on October 3th 2010.

The next race for all MotoGP fans on the calendar will be the Grand Prix of Jerez, Spain on May 2nd (provided the European travel crisis doesn't continue to cause problems!). The MotoGP bikes were already at the Motegi circuit in Japan, and will now have to try and get to Europe for the next eight rounds.

The ANZAC day race at Motegi was called off due to the unavailability of flights in the European and Asian regions.

Mt Eyjafjallajoekull ash cloud has forced the Motegi round to be held as round 14, before Malaysia and Phillip Island.