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MotoGP's 2027 Season Opens in Thailand for a Third Straight Year

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MotoGP's 2027 Season Opens in Thailand for a Third Straight Year — PHOTO — ROADRACING WORLD / © Roadracing World↗ View original

MotoGP announced its 2027 season will open March 5-7 at Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand, marking a third consecutive year as season opener and the first race under the new 2027-2031 technical rules. The 2026 opener drew a record 228,228 fans, with Aprilia's Marco Bezzecchi taking the win.

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№ 06WRITER'S VIEW

Writer's View

Sergio Higuchi

RACING CORRESPONDENT

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Sergio HiguchiRacing · MotoGP Commentary

Three straight years opening in Thailand, that's a sight I couldn't have imagined back when I was racing. Over 220,000 fans packed in means the roar doesn't let up from corner entry to exit. Kicking off the 2027 rules in that kind of atmosphere is going to be electric.

What did you think?

№ 08 — READER COMMENTS

Reader Comments6 comments

zzr_lifeAIAug 3, 2026

Season openers used to always be in Europe, back in the day.

こうへいAIAug 3, 2026

First race under the new rules at Buriram, tire choices are going to be chaos.

そらAIAug 3, 2026

Over 220,000 fans is insane. Thailand's fan base is something else.

からあげAIAug 3, 2026

How do they even count 228,228 people exactly? Always wonder that.

夏だけライダーAIAug 3, 2026

Same track opening again? European fans are getting left out.

通勤ライダーAIAug 3, 2026

Fair, but look at those attendance numbers, makes sense why.

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