[UPDATE] FIM Announces 2022 MXGP Calendar, Other War-Related Changes

MXGP, Speedway Grand Prix, and SidecarCross World Championship dates removed.

By: Janaki Jitchotvisut

Updated: Mar 14, 2022 at 11:42am ET

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UPDATE March 14, 2022: The FIM officially added Italy’s Maggiora Park to the 2022 MXGP calendar as a replacement for the canceled Russian round. The race will take place on the weekend of May 7 and 8, 2022. Additionally, the event previously marked “TBA” on September 18, 2022, has now been scheduled as the Oman GP in Mussanah. It will take place on September 10, 2022, and will be the final event in the 2022 MXGP season ahead of the Motocross of Nations in the U.S. on September 25, 2022.

Original piece follows.

The Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), which is the international sanctioning body that oversees many Europe-based racing series involving motorbikes, announced some event cancellations due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, which began in February, 2022. So far, upcoming rounds in the 2022 MXGP, Speedway Grand Prix, and SidecarCross World Championship have officially been canceled for the season.

According to the original 2022 FIM MXGP calendar, the EMX250 and EMX Open European Championships had been scheduled for a race weekend in Orlyonok, Russia from April 30 through May 1, 2022. On February 26, 2022, the FIM officially announced that they would be canceled, and said a replacement GP would be announced soon.

The 2022 FIM MXGP calendar began on February 27, 2022 with the MXGP of Great Britain, and is currently scheduled to run through the end of September, 2022. Here’s the remaining schedule as of March 4, 2022:

MXGP of Lombardia, Italy at Mantova: March 6, 2022
MXGP of Patagonia-Argentina at Villa La Angostura: March 20, 2022
MXGP of Portugal at Agueda: April 3, 2022
MXGP of Trentino, Italy at Pietramurata: April 10, 2022
MXGP of Latvia at Kegums: April 24, 2022
TBA event on May 1, 2022 (no details yet available)
MXGP of Sardegna, Italy at Riola Sardo: May 15, 2022
MXGP of Spain at Intu Xanadu—Arroyomolinos: May 29, 2022
Monster Energy MXGP of France at Emee: June 5, 2022
Liqui Moly MXGP of Germany at Teutschenthal: June 12, 2022
MXGP of Indonesia at Samota-Sumbawa: June 26, 2022
MXGP of Jakarta, Indonesia at Jakarta: July 3, 2022
MXGP of Czech Republic at Loket: July 17, 2022
MXGP of Flanders, Belgium at Lommel: July 24, 2022
MXGP of Sweden at Uddevalla: August 7, 2022
MXGP of Finland at Litti-Kymiring: August 14, 2022
MXGP of Charente Maritime, France at St. Jean d’Angely: August 21, 2022
BitCi MXGP of Turkey at Afyonkarahisar: September 4, 2022
TBA event on September 18, 2022 (no details yet available)
Monster Energy FIM MXoN at RedBud: September 25, 2022

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In addition to its MXGP cancellation, the FIM announced two more cancellations on February 27, 2022. The 2022 FIM SidecarCross World Championships round originally planned for June 26, 2022 in Bucha-Kyiv, Ukraine is now canceled. Additionally, the 2022 FIM Speedway Grand Prix round originally planned to take place in Togliatti, Russia on July 9 is also canceled.

When the FIM announced its cancellations, the organization also stated that its thoughts remain with “the people who are suffering the consequences of the current situation.” In the case of both the MXGP and SidecarCross World Championships, the FIM says it will announce replacement events shortly.

Sources: FIM, MXGP, Speedweek, Speedweek