MOTOGP: Japanese GP Rescheduled
The Japanese Grand Prix, scheduled for May 2, has been rescheduled and will be run on October 3.
Japanese GP Re-scheduled
The Japanese Grand Prix, scheduled for May 2, has been rescheduled and will be run on October 3. The ash clouds over Europe caused by the eruption of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull have turned most of northern Europe into a no-fly zone and, with no let-up in sight over the next few days, Dorna and the Japanese promoters of the Motegi event had no other alternative.
Dorna had considered the possibility of trying to airlift the over 600 people who make up the paddock universe to Japan on two charter flights leaving from points in Italy and Spain, but for many team members and GP staff based in northern Europe, and especially in the United Kingdom, the logistics of getting to Italy and Spain would have been very difficult. Some Italian airports were already on the no-fly list and no one could reliably predict the situation for Monday and Tuesday.
The Japanese GP moves from second to 14th on the schedule and will be the first of three races to be run on consecutive weekends followed by the Malaysian G.P. on October 10 and the Australian G.P. on October 17
