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2017 MotoGP calendar tweaked as German GP changes date

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VALENCIA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 13: The MotoGP riders start from the grid during the MotoGP race during the MotoGP of Valencia - Race at Ricardo Tormo Circuit on November 13, 2016 in Valencia, Spain. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari gp/Getty Images)

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The calendar for the 2017 MotoGP season has been subject to a minor tweak following a date change for the German Grand Prix at the Sachsenring.

The provisional schedule for next year was released back in September, with 18 rounds listed in a similar fashion to the 2016 calendar.

The biggest change for 2017 was the removal of the back-to-back round between the races in Argentina and Austin, Texas, with many encountering travel difficulties en route from Termas de Rio Hondo.

In an updated schedule released by MotoGP on Wednesday, the German Grand Prix has now been brought forward by one week to create a longer summer break.

The race at the Sachsenring in Saxony will now take place on July 2, going back-to-back with the TT Assen race in the Netherlands and create a month’s gap to the next race in the Czech Republic.

The date of the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of The Americas remains unchanged, taking place on April 23.

2017 MotoGP provisional calendar

1. Qatar - March 26
2. Argentina - April 9
3. USA - April 23
4. Spain - May 7
5. France - May 21
6. Italy - June 4
7. Catalunya - June 11
8. Netherlands - June 25
9. Germany - July 2
10. Czech Republic - August 6
11. Austria - August 13
12. Great Britain - August 27
13. San Marino - September 10
14. Aragon - September 24
15. Japan - October 15
16. Australia - October 22
17. Malaysia - October 29
18. Valencia - November 12

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