The season kicks off in its accustomed location in Qatar under the lights on March 6-8, but quickly mixes things up with their first of two new venues two weeks later.
Subject to final approval, Round 2 of the series will be held on the newly created Mandalika International Street Circuit in Indonesia.
Rounds 3 and 4 will be a swing through the Americas with Argentina in early April, followed by the US Grand Prix returning to a spring date. In 2021, the race was held in early October with Marc Marquez claiming victory on the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.
MotoGP then heads to Portimao in Portugal to start an eight-race European stint that culminates in the second new circuit in Finland for the first race in that country since 1982. The Finnish GP will be contested on the 2.88-mile KymiRing circuit that was supposed to debut in 2020 before COVID-19 pandemic disrupted last year’s calendar.
With a visit to Great Britain in early August, the European schedule is briefly interrupted before heading back to the mainland for three events.
The Japanese GP will be return to the schedule in late September as the first of four events along the Pacific Rim. in September and October. That segment of the calendar winds up with the penultimate round of the season at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia.
The season ends on November 6, 2022 in Valencia Spain.
2022 Provisional Schedule
Qatar GP, Losail International Circuit, March 6
Indonesia GP, Mandalika Street Circuit, March 20*
Argentina GP, Termas de Río Hondo, April 3
American GP, Circuit of the Americas, April 10
Portugal GP, Algarve, April 24
Spanish GP, Jerez, May 1
French GP, Le Mans, May 15
Italian GP, Mugello, May 29
Catalunya GP, Catalunya, June 5
German GP, Sachsenring, June 19
Dutch GP, Assen, June 26
Finnish GP, KymiRing, July 10*
British GP, Silverstone, August 7
Austrian GP, Red Bull Ring, August 21
San Marino GP, Misano, September 4
Aragon GP, MotorLand, September 18
Japanese GP, Motegi, September 25
Thailand GP, Chang International Circuit, October 2
Australian GP, Philip Island, October 16
Malaysian GP, Sepang, October 23
Valencia GP, Ricardo Tormo, November 6
* subject to approval