By Reuters Staff
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(Reuters) - The MotoGP season will start with two races on successive weekends in Qatar from March 28, followed by Portugal, organisers said on Friday in a calendar re-write forced by the COVID-19 pandemic.
FILE PHOTO: MotoGP - Qatar Grand Prix - Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar - March 10, 2019 Mission Winnow Ducati s Andrea Dovizioso, Repsol Honda Team s Marc Marquez, Team SUZUKI ECSTAR s Alex Rins and Mission Winnow Ducati s Danilo Petrucci during the race REUTERS/Ibraheem Al Omari/File Photo
Early season races in Texas and Argentina have been postponed.
The Qatar Grand Prix, a floodlit night race, has long been the opener but will now be followed by a Grand Prix of Doha at the same Losail circuit on April 4.