Kazakhstan will join the MotoGP calendar in 2023, promoters Dorna announced on Tuesday, as the premier category of the motorcycle world championship arrives in Central Asia for the first time.
“2023 marks the start of a new five-year deal that sees MotoGP touch down in a new region of the world,” Dorna said in a statement.
The event, the date of which has not yet been communicated, will be at the Sokol circuit, described as “a brand-new motor sport complex constructed in the heart of Central Asia” located outside of Almaty, the largest city in the country.
Kazakhstan becomes the 30th country to host a Grand Prix since 1949.
Faced with a drop in attendance at certain European Grand Prix, the MotoGP promoter is looking to bounce back by expanding global audience.