Motorcycling-MotoGP to host races in India, Kazakhstan next year in 21-race calendar

FILE PHOTO: Suzuki Moto GP rider Aleix Espargaro take a curve followed by Yamaha Moto GP rider Loris Baz of France during the qualifying session of the Catalunya Grand Prix at the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, in Montmelo near Barcelona, Spain, June 13, 2015. Espargaro broke the lap record to take pole position at the Catalunya Grand Prix with Maverick Vinales behind him on Saturday in a surprise Suzuki pairing at the front of the MotoGP grid. REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino/ File Photo

(Reuters) -MotoGP will make its debut in India and Kazakhstan in 2023 on a calendar which boasts more races and countries than ever before, it announced on Friday.

The 2023 season will begin with the Portuguese GP on March 24-26 and wrap up in Valencia on Nov. 24-26, according to the 21-race provisional calendar released by MotoGP.