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MotoGP, Only one rookie in 2023, Augusto Fernandez: 43 days to go before Sepang testing!

Time to uncork the Prosecco and tuck into the Panettone, but also to start the countdown to the date of the first winter test: the shakedown in Malaysia for testers and rookies: in this case with just one rookie, Augusto Fernandez!

MotoGP: Only one rookie in 2023, Augusto Fernandez: 43 days to go before Sepang testing!

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This is the time of year when, as we unwrap a Panettone and uncork a bottle of Prosecco, we feel the warmth of the Malaysian sun on our skin and start the countdown to the resumption of hostilities. As we said, the first shakedown will take place as always in Sepang, Malaysia, starting February 5 with the test riders and rookies... even if there will only be one in 2023. Augusto Fernandez with the Tech 3 Gas Gas satellite team. Ironically, it can be said that he has already won the title of rookie of the year before he has even started! Fortunately, this is the one goal you can't bet on, because the 2023 World Cup is more open than ever.

Anyway, here are the dates.

2023 pre-season testing for the MotoGP class will take place in Sepang and Portimão, as already confirmed:

Sepang Shakedown test: 5-7 February

Sepang test: 10-12 February

Portimão test: 11-12 March

During the season, after the Spanish Grand Prix and the San Marino Grand Prix, one-day official tests will take place for the MotoGP class:

Jerez test: 1 May

Misano test: 11 September

For Moto2 and Moto3, the season will start with private tests, but with all the teams and riders present, at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto:

Moto3: 9-10 March

Moto2: 14-15 March

The 2023 official pre-season tests will then take place at Portimão:

Moto2 and Moto3 tests: 17-19 March.

After the Spanish Grand Prix and the British Grand Prix, one-day official tests will also take place for the Moto2 and Moto3 classes.

Jerez Moto2 and Moto3 tests: 2 May

Silverstone Moto2 and Moto3 tests: 7 August

 

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