Not confirmed yet but MOTO-GP might come to Thailand (Buriram) in 2018 - 2020

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MotoGP » Thailand to host MotoGP in 2018? 'A possibility'

Thailand is reported to be targeting a place on the 2018 MotoGP World Championship calendar. The country has been linked with MotoGP ever since the Chang International Circuit in Buriram held its first World Superbike event in 2015.

And now the Bangkok Post states that money has been set aside by the government to 'bid' for MotoGP: "The cabinet on Tuesday allocated 300 million baht [8.7million USD] to pay for the right to organise MotoGP, the world's motorcycle racing championship, for three years [2018-2020]. "The Tourism and Sports Ministry proposed the project as Dorna Sports Group, the rights owner, planned to increase the number of host countries of the popular championship to 21 next year from 18. "Finland was already additionally included and the rights owner would choose two more countries. Thailand, Kazakhstan, Indonesia and Hungary are vying for the right." The official application must be filed "within the next month".

Asked to comment on the rumours, a Dorna spokesman told Crash.net: "I can say that it is a possibility that Thailand joins the calendar in 2018. But only a possibility..." Despite its importance to manufacturers in terms of road bike sales, Malaysia is currently the only country in South-East Asia to host a MotoGP round.

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