At the beginning of 2021 there was talk of a closer link between the world championship of Formula 1 and that of MotoGP, testified by the “F1” logo to sponsor the Pramac team’s Ducatis. On that occasion there was talk of a sort of collaboration to enhance both products: “F1 and MotoGP can take to the track together. Carmelo Ezpeleta, Stefano Domenicali and Paolo Campinoti are great friends and want to do more together to showcase our fantastic events and sporting excellence, so as to ensure that more fans become passionate about both series.“. But already in 2021 the record number of 11 calendar overlaps had been reached, a very high figure if you consider that the two-wheel season was made up of 18 world championships.
In 2022 it won’t get much better with 10 ‘double’ appointments which will affect the same weekends on the calendar. The many coincidences were favored by two factors, mainly the increase in the races, which will reach previously never reached levels – namely 23 in F1 and 21 in MotoGP – and the shift in winter of the Qatar World Cup, which will start on the 21st. November and which prompted the organizers to further compress the dates. These are the ten overlaps scheduled for next season:
F1 |
MotoGP |
|
March 18-20 |
Bahrain GP (Sakhir) |
Indonesian GP (Mandalika) |
April 8-10 |
Australian GP (Melbourne) |
American GP (Austin) |
April 22-24 |
GP Emilia Romagna (Imola) |
GP Portugal (Algarve) |
May 27-29 |
Monaco GP (Monte Carlo) |
Italian GP (Mugello) |
June 17-19 |
Canadian GP (Montreal) |
German GP (Sachsenring) |
July 8-10 |
Austrian GP (Spielberg) |
Finnish GP (KymiRing) |
2-4 September |
Dutch GP (Zandvoort) |
San Marino GP (Misano) |
23-25 September |
GP Russia (Sochi) |
Japanese GP (Motegi) |
September 30-October 2 |
Singapore GP (Singapore) |
GP Thailand (Chang) |
21-23 October |
US GP (Austin) |
Malaysian GP (Sepang) |
Considering the different Time Zones, the real overlaps are reduced to four contemporary European trips: April 24th, May 29th, July 10th, September 4th. Finally, taking into consideration the two calendars – from the beginning of MotoGP to the end of F1 – they are four empty weekends for both disciplines: March 13, April 17, July 17, August 14