Bulgaria to host MotoGP in 2012
The deal was struck with MotoGP commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports.
Reuters reports that BMF head Bodgan Nikolov announced the deal, saying, “We signed the agreement with [Dorna chief executive] Carmelo Ezpeleta and we’re very pleased because no country from our region has hosted a motorcycle grand prix."
“It’s still not clear which track will host the races as we're still thinking over two options."
Nikolov said that a new circuit set to be constructed near the northern Bulgarian town of Dolna Mitropoliya is the most likely location for the event.
In other MotoGP news, manufacturer Kawasaki announced it will remain in the series with a single bike for rider Marco Melandri, partially reversing its previous declaration that it would end its MotoGP program due to the global economic crisis.
It was also announced that British Eurosport would continue to show MotoGP coverage in the UK in 2009 alongside existing MotoGP broadcaster the BBC.