In a shocking turn of events, the Australian MotoGP will take place on a revised version of the Adelaide street circuit from 2027 onwards. The decision itself hasn’t come out of the blue completely for those following closely, but it was announced surprisingly quickly after the Victorian government blocked MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group, formerly Dorna Sports, from using its Albert Park F1 track and offered extra funding to get Phillip Island up to spec.
Within a day of the news breaking that MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group’s proposal to use the Albert Park F1 track, Carlos Ezpeleta, Chief Sporting Officer of MotoGP, was seen landing in Adelaide, welcomed at the airport by the Bend Motorsport Park's billionaire owner, Sam Shahin, as shown in the main image. Clearly, the decision to move the November MotoGP round to the Adelaide street circuit was in the works well before the Victorian government rejected MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group’s proposal.
The Adelaide event is scheduled to take place over three days in November 2027, and is locked in for a six-year deal. The temporary street circuit will feature 18 corners over a 2.6-mile course, which runs through the city center. Top speeds should exceed 211 mph, leaving many questions over how safe organizers can make the track for motorcycles. For reference, the last time grand prix motorcycle racing took place on a street circuit was in August 1981, at Imatra, Finland, but it was eventually deemed too dangerous.
