After one MotoGP race had to be canceled, another had to be postponed, Wunderlich and Suzuki canceled participation in the Dortmund Motorcycle Fair and the Ducati and Piaggio museums in Italy remain closed (as reported), there are now further consequences of the epidemic / pandemic ,
As Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta confirmed, the race of the Superbike World Championship in Qatar is also canceled. It was originally planned for March 13-15, 2020, which was only a week after the MotoGP race. Since travelers from Italy would have to spend two weeks in quarantine in Qatar, it would not be possible to host the races.
As reported, the Moto2 & Moto3 races will take place because the teams arrived Qatar ahead of the new travel restrictions for testing.
After Wunderlich and Suzuki had already canceled their participation in the motorcycle fair Dortmund (Germany), LSL motorcycle technology also announced their absence today.
The motorcycle fair in Dortmund will still open as planned on Thursday, the fair itself was NOT canceled
Update: The Dortmund Motorcycle Fair announced that 17 participants had canceled the fair. However, 95% of the exhibitors will be there.
