Head Topics

Finland MotoGP postponed to 2023

  • 📰 TimesLIVE
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 42 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 20%
  • Publisher: 59%

South Africa Headlines News

Finland will have to wait a year longer than planned for its MotoGP return, with the race at the KymiRing circuit postponed to the 2023 season due to homologation works and the geopolitical situation in Europe, organisers said on Wednesday.

Homologation is the process of certifying whether a racetrack, vehicle or part is compliant with a set of standardised rules before its use in a professional race.

“Homologation works at the KymiRing, together with the risks caused by the ongoing geopolitical situation in the region, have sadly obliged the cancellation of the Finnish Grand Prix in 2022,” MotoGP said. Finland's neighbour Russia invaded Ukraine three months ago, with Moscow calling it a “special military operation” to rid Ukraine of neo-Nazis.“All parties have therefore agreed 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 circuit near the city of Kouvola, in southern Finland, was officially opened in August 2019. Finland last hosted a race in 1982. The late Jarno Saarinen, who died at Monza in Italy in 1973, is the only Finn to have won a motorcycle grand prix world championship, in 250cc in 1972.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 28. in ZA

South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

City of Jhb tables R77.3 billion budget with main focus on electricity infrastructure - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.The City of Johannesburg’s multi-party government has tabled a R77.3 billion 2022/2023 budget. From 1 July, property rates will increase by 4.8%, electricity by 7.4, and water and sanitation will go up by 9.7% respectively. Sise Kakeni Global inflation is on the way.😓 Owa banna
Source: SABCNews - 🏆 37. / 51 Read more »

Exemplar expects to fix last mall damaged in unrest only in 2023Township and rural retail property owner Exemplar has reached a settlement of R52.4m with the SA Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »

Huge boost for Bafana in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiersBafana Bafana’s qualification for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations received a boost as their Group K opponents Zimbabwe have been expelled from the competition. BafanaBafana Back door
Source: SowetanLIVE - 🏆 13. / 63 Read more »

WATCH: AB de Villiers hints at return to IPL in 2023 | The CitizenThe former Proteas captain was one of the IPL's biggest names during his time playing in the competition.
Source: TheCitizen_News - 🏆 6. / 75 Read more »

Exemplar expects to fix last mall damaged in unrest only in 2023Township and rural retail property owner Exemplar has reached a settlement of R52.4m with the SA Special Risk Insurance Association (Sasria
Source: BDliveSA - 🏆 12. / 63 Read more »