Dorna Sports

The French circuit of Magny-Cours will continue to stage a round of the World Superbike Championship through to 2020.

French manufacturer Michelin is set to replace Japanese counterpart Bridgestone as the official tyre supplier to MotoGP, the motorcycling world championship’s commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports has announced.

Iconic French motor racing circuit Le Mans has reached an agreement to host the Grand Prix de France in motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship for a further five years, from 2017 to 2021.

Bridgestone is to step aside from its role as the official tyre supplier of the MotoGP motorcycling series at the end of the 2015 season.