IS 14TH OF 18 RACES ON 2008 MotoGP SCHEDULE
The inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2008 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway will be the 14th of 18 races on the 2008 provisional MotoGP schedule, released by the FIM.
With just four races on the 2008 schedule after the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, the inaugural MotoGP event on the 2.601-mile motorcycle road course at IMS should play a crucial role in the season championship.
The Red Bull Indianapolis GP comes in the middle of a three-race stretch in which the world’s top motorcycle series will travel the globe. The San Marino Grand Prix at the Misano circuit in Italy precedes the Red Bull Indianapolis GP, on Aug. 31, and the Australian Grand Prix on Sept. 28 at the Phillip Island circuit follows the race at Indy.
The 2008 season starts March 9 at Qatar and ends Nov. 2 at Valencia, in Spain.
Spain, Italy and the United States are nations with two or more events on the schedule.
Spain plays host to the Spanish Grand Prix on March 30, the Catalunya Grand Prix on June 8 and the Valencia Grand Prix on Nov. 2. The Italian Grand Prix is on June 1, with the San Marino Grand Prix on Aug. 31.
The United States Grand Prix is July 20 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif.
2008 PROVISIONAL MotoGP SCHEDULE
Date
Grand Prix
Circuit
March 9
Qatar
Doha/Losail
March 30
Spain
Jerez de la Frontera
April 20
Portugal
Estoril
May 4
China
Shanghai
May 18
France
Le Mans
June 1
Italy
Mugello
June 8
Catalunya
Montmelo (Spain)
June 22
Great Britain
Donington Park
June 28
Netherlands
Assen
July 13
Germany
Sachsenring
July 20
United States
Laguna Seca
Aug. 17
Czech Republic
Brno
Aug. 31
San Marino
Misano (Italy)
Sept. 14
Red Bull Indianapolis GP
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Sept. 28
Australia
Phillip Island
Oct. 5
Japan
Motegi
Oct. 19
Malaysia
Sepang
Nov. 2
Valencia
Ricardo Tormo-Valencia (Spain)
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Red Bull Indianapolis GP tickets: Ticket orders are being accepted now for the inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis GP on Sept. 14, 2008.
Orders can be placed either online at indianapolismotorspeedway.com or by mailing an order form to IMS. The order form is available at the IMS Web site or by calling the IMS Ticket Office at (800) 822-INDY outside the Indianapolis area or (317) 492-6700 locally.
Ticket Office hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
All tickets for this event are three-day tickets, with both reserved and general admission seating available. Ticket orders will be fulfilled at a later date.
