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MotoGP’s huge move from Phillip Island
The move follows a Victorian government rejection of a city-centre shift; 91,245 visitors attended Phillip Island in 2025, generating $55-$100 million in local economic benefit, officials said.
- MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group confirmed on Thursday the move to an Adelaide street circuit starting November 2027 under a six-year contract.
- With negotiations stalled in Victoria, the Victorian government rejected the proposal, and South Australia secured the contract to host MotoGP at an Adelaide street circuit.
- The Adelaide street circuit will be about 4.195km with 18 corners, and MotoGP officials said safety 'remained uncompromised' and meets modern standards.
- Phillip Island will stage its final MotoGP in October, with locals estimating a $55 to 100 million loss and Bass Coast Mayor Rochelle Halstead saying, `We are currently a community in mourning`.
- Next year’s Australian Grand Prix will be the first city-centre MotoGP, bringing over 600 million global fans' attention to Adelaide, South Australia, Malinauskas said.
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The Grand Prix of Australia in the framework of the World Motorcycle Championships will be held this year for the last time on the course on Phillip Island. Starting in 2027, the races will be held on a city course in Adelaide. The agreement with the responsible people in Adelaide will be valid for six years from the coming season. The contract with the organizers on the Phillip Island Circuit, two hours away from Melbourne on the Pacific coast,…
The motorcycle world championship races in Australia will be held at a new location from 2027. Phillip Island will host the last MotoGP race this year after almost three decades, and the race will move to the road racetrack in Adelaide from 2027, reports the French news agency AFP.
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