Malaysian MotoGP, Suzuka 8 Hours cancelled

Two major Asian motorcycle races have fallen victim to the pandemic in the last 24 hours, with the Malaysian MotoGP at Sepang International Circuit in October and the Suzuka 8 Hours Endurance World Championship race in Japan in November both cancelled.

It is the second year in a row the Malaysian MotoGP has been cancelled due to the pandemic. The grand prix, due to take place October 22-24, has been replaced on the MotoGP calendar by a second race this year at Italy's Misano circuit.