Red Bull title partner for 2021 Australian MotoGP
Dorna Sports has announced an agreement with Red Bull that will see the energy drink giant title the Australian Grand Prix in 2021, with the Aussie event to make up round 17 of the 21-round series. It will take place at the Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit over the October 22-24 weekend and will be named the Red Bull Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.
A new long-term agreement was signed in 2020 confirming Red Bull as a title sponsor of a number of MotoGP events until 2024, assuring the partnership between Red Bull and Dorna will extend to near the two-decade mark.
The brand now takes top billing at the Australian GP for the first time as part of that agreement, and the timing couldn’t be more perfect, as the Grand Prix will also see Red Bull athlete and Australian MotoGP talent Jack Miller race on home turf as a factory Ducati Lenovo Team rider for the first time.
The energy drink giant is present in every Grand Prix category in the paddock, partnering with a wide range of athletes and teams, and is a cornerstone of the Road to MotoGP as title sponsor and co-organiser of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup.
Pau Serracanta, Managing Director of Dorna Sports
“The Australian Grand Prix is always a classic and to see Red Bull take top billing will be an honour for MotoGP. In these unprecedented times, working together to find the perfect solution for both parties is the cornerstone of any successful partnership. The collaboration between Red Bull and Dorna goes back to 2005 and continues to go from strength to strength. We have been co-organisers of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup for 15 years, and Red Bull is a vital part of the MotoGP eSport Championship, Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup and the Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring, as well as our broadcast partner in Austria and Germany: ServusTV. I’m delighted to announce another addition to our portfolio of shared success with this agreement to title sponsor the Australian Grand Prix in 2021.”
2021 MotoGP Calendar
| Round/Test | Location | Date | MotoE |
| Jerez MotoE Official Test 1 | Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain | 02 MAR | |
| Qatar MotoGP Official Test | Losail International Circuit, Qatar | 06 MAR | |
| Qatar Moto2 & Moto3 Official Test | Losail International Circuit, Qatar | 19 MAR | |
| 1 – Grand Prix of Qatar | Losail International Circuit, Qatar | 28 MAR | |
| 2 – Grand Prix of Doha | Losail International Circuit, Doha | 04 APR | |
| Jerez MotoE Official Test 2 | Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain | 12 APR | |
| 3 РGrande Pr̩mio de Portugal | Algarve International Circuit, Portugal | 18 APR | |
| 4 – Gran Premio Red Bull de España | Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto, Spain | 02 MAY | MotoE |
| 5 – SHARK Helmets Grand Prix de France | Le Mans, France | 16 MAY | MotoE |
| 6 – Gran Premio d’Italia Oakley | Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello, Italy | 30 MAY | |
| 7 – Gran Premi Monster Energy de Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Catalunya | 06 JUN | MotoE |
| 8 – Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland | Sachsenring, Germany | 20 JUN | |
| 9 – Motul TT Assen | TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands | 27 JUN | MotoE |
| 10 – Grand Prix of Finland | KymiRing, Finland | 11 JUL | |
| 11 – Motorrad Grand Prix von Österreich | Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, Austria | 15 AUG | MotoE |
| 12 – British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain | 29 AUG | |
| 13 – Gran Premio de Aragón | MotorLand Aragón, Aragon | 12 SEP | |
| 14 – Gran Premio Octo di San Marino e della Riviera di Rimini | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, San Marino | 19 SEP | MotoE |
| 15 – Motul Grand Prix of Japan | Twin Ring Motegi, Japan | 03 OCT | |
| 16 – OR Thailand Grand Prix | Chang International Circuit, Thailand | 10 OCT | |
| 17 – Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix | Phillip Island, Australia | 24 OCT | |
| 18 – Malaysia Motorcycle Grand Prix | Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia | 31 OCT | |
| 19 – Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana | Circuit Ricardo Tormo, Valencia | 14 NOV | |
| 20 – Gran Premio de la República Argentina | Termas de RÃo Hondo, Argentina | PPD | |
| 21 – Grand Prix of the Americas | Circuit Of The Americas, Americas | PPD |
