2018 FIM Motocross World Championship Calendar Update

MONACO (Principality of Monaco) 31 October 2017 – With the off season in full swing, preparations are already well underway for the 20 rounds of the 2018 MXGP FIM Motocross World Championship scheduled.

Youthstream announces that after mutual agreement between both organizers the 2018 dates of the MXGP of La Comunitat Valenciana (Spain) at Redsand and the MXGP of Europe (the Netherlands) at Valkenswaard have been switched. The official dates are now as below:

18 March - MXGP of Europe (NL) in Valkenswaard (EMX125 and EMX250 as additional classes)

25 March – MXGP of La Comunitat Valenciana (ESP) in Redsand (EMX250 and EMX300 as additional classes)

In addition Youthstream reconfirms that the MXGP of Russia will be held on Tuesday, 1st May 2018. The date known as May Day and Labor Day is widely celebrated throughout Russia and since 1992, the bank holiday has officially been called "The Day of Spring and Labor”. With the important national holiday many spectators are foreseen along with additional celebrations onsite.

The full updated 2018 Calendar can be found here below:

2018 FIM MXGP / MX2 MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR
DATE	COUNTRY	GRAND PRIX	VENUE
4 March		PATAGONIA - ARGENTINA	Neuquen
18 March		EUROPE (NL)	Valkenswaard
25 March		LA COMUNITAT VALENCIANA (ESP)	Redsand
8 April		TRENTINO (I)	Pietramurata
15 April		PORTUGAL	Agueda
1 May		RUSSIA	Orlyonok
13 May		LATVIA	Kegums
20 May		GERMANY	Teutschenthal
3 June		GREAT BRITAIN	Matterley Basin
10 June		FRANCE	St Jean d'Angély
17 June		ITALY	tba
1 July		INDONESIA	Pangkal Pinang
8 July		ASIA (INDONESIA)	Semarang
22 July		CZECH REPUBLIC	Loket
5 August		BELGIUM	Lommel
12 August		SWEDEN	Uddevalla
19 August		SWITZERLAND	Frauenfeld/Gachnang
2 September		TURKEY	Afyon
16 September		THE NETHERLANDS	Assen
30 September		IMOLA (I)	Imola
7 October – Monster Energy FIM Motocross of Nations – USA, Red Bud
26 August - FIM JUNIOR MOTOCROSS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - Australia, Horsham