New circuit for MotoGP?

The organizers of MotoGP are likely add a new circuit in to the championship calendar in 2009. MotoGP rights holders, Dorna Sports, have said that the new circuit at Lake Balaton in Hungary should be ready in time for the 2009 season. The new circuit is expected to stage round 14 of the series in September next year.

Magyar Turizmus Zrt. has formed a subsidiary to promote any possible MotoGP races in the new Hungarian circuit. The racetrack itself will be operated by a company, named Balatonring Zrt., 30 per cent of which is controlled by Magyar Turizmus Zrt. and the remaining 70 per cent by Worldwide Circuit Management S.L. (WCM) of Spain. The track will be built by Sedesa.

The provisional calendar for the 2009 championship will see the 2009 series staged over 18 rounds, starting in Qatar in April and concluding in Spain in November.