MotoGP announced on Thursday that the Australian Grand Prix will move to Adelaide in 2027, as Phillip Island's contract draws to a close this year.
Rumours about a possible relocation of the Australia event to Albert Park in Melbourne had been circulating for some months. It was a proposal that, on paper, seemed to lack all logic. With the contract of the local promoter, the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, expiring at the end of 2026, the Victorian government had promised to invest money to improve the facilities at Phillip Island - something it had refused to carry out for 10 years, despite requests from MotoGP.
