Yamaha MotoGP rider Valentino Rossi of Italy (R) takes a curve during the Dutch Grand Prix in Assen June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Paul Vreeker/United Photos
(Reuters) - The Dutch round of the MotoGP championship will break with tradition by switching from Saturday to a Sunday slot from next season out of financial necessity, local organisers said on Thursday.
The Tourist Trophy (TT) at Assen is the only round of the championship to be held on a Saturday and is the oldest race on the calendar, dating back to 1925 and held every year since then with the exception of World War Two.
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