The 2017 FIM MXGP World Championship gets underway February 25 in Qatar with two Aussie riders confirmed for the 20-round championship.
Hunter Lawrence will make his MX2 class debut for the Stefan Everts lead Suzuki World Team. Lawrence has a number of strong results in the European Championships EMX250 class, including an overall win at Teutschenthal in 2016.
The young Aussie’s 2016 season was cut short when he elected to undergo knee surgery for an ongoing injury.
Lawrence will be riding a Suzuki RM-Z250 with the 96 race number.
Caleb Ward, 20 year-old from Ravenshoe, Queensland, will be riding a 2017 Husqvarna FC250 for the Italian based, 8Biano Racing Team. The young gun will don race number 170 in this year’s MX World Championship and is also set to impress on the back of his 2016 campaign.
At the completion of round one at the Losail track in Qatar, the MXGP moves on to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, on 5th March 2017. The lengthy series will finally wind up in the United Kingdom on October 01 2017. The busy race schedule as below;
2017 MXGP World Championship Calendar:
25 Feb MXGP of Qatar Losail
05 Mar MXGP of Indonesia Pangkal Pinang
19 Mar MXGP of Patagonia Argentina Neuquen
02 Apr MXGP of Leon Leon, MEX
16 Apr MXGP of Trentino Pietramurata
23 Apr MXGP of Europe Valkenswaard
07 May MXGP of Latvia Kegums
21 May MXGP of Germany Teutschenthal
28 May MXGP of France Ernee
11 Jun MXGP of Russia Orlyonok
25 Jun MXGP of Italy Maggiora
02 Jul MXGP of Portugal Agueda
23 Jul MXGP of Czech Republic Loket
06 Aug MXGP of Belgium Lommel
13 Aug MXGP of Switzerland Frauenfeld – Gachnang
20 Aug MXGP of Sweden Uddevalla
03 Sep Monster Energy MXGP of USA Charlotte Motor Speedway
10 Sep MXGP of The Netherlands Assen
17 Sep MXGP of Pays de MontbéliardVillars sous Ecot
01 Oct Monster Energy FIM MXoN Matterley Basin UK