MotoGP confirms 2017 pre-season test dates

MotoGP officials have confirmed the championship's pre-season testing dates for the build-up to the 2017 campaign.

The traditional post-Valencia test will take place on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the final round of the season, with several riders set to make their debuts with their new teams on November 15th/16th.

Three more tests will take place early in 2017, with two days of running at Sepang on January 30th and February 1st.

The sport will then move to Phillip Island from February 15th to 17th, with the final test taking place at Losail from March 10th to 12th, before the season-opener at the Qatari circuit later the same month.