Despite the chaos and heartbreak that ended the 2015 season, we at CMG are suckers for the theatre that is MotoGP and we find ourselves once again salivating like a Pavlovian dog at the promise of a new season of the grand soap opera that is MotoGP.
If you too suffer from the same condition, then you’ll be tickled pink and slapped blue to know that the 2016 calendar has been finalized, with the usual bookends of Qatar in March (yes, that is next month) and Valencia in November.
| Round | Date | Grand Prix | Venue |
| 1 | 20/03 | Qatar* | Losail International Circuit |
| 2 | 03/04 | Argentina | Termas de RÃo Hondo |
| 3 | 10/04 | Americas | Circuit Of The Americas |
| 4 | 24/04 | Spain | Circuito de Jerez |
| 5 | 08/05 | France | Le Mans |
| 6 | 22/05 | Italy | Autodromo del Mugello |
| 7 | 05/06 | Catalunya | Barcelona-Catalunya |
| 8 | 26/06 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
| 9 | 17/07 | Germany | Sachsenring |
| 10 | 14/08 | Austria | Red Bull Ring – Spielberg |
| 11 | 21/08 | Czech Republic | Automotodrom Brno |
| 12 | 04/09 | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit |
| 13 | 11/09 | San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
| 14 | 25/09 | Aragon | MotorLand Aragon |
| 15 | 16/10 | Japan | Twin Ring Motegi |
| 16 | 23/10 | Australia | Phillip Island |
| 17 | 30/10 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
| 18 | 13/11 | Valencia | Comunitat Valenciana – Ricardo Tormo |
* Evening race
