The FIM – MotoGP announce the team names who will take part in Moto3 and Moto2 classes World Championship. There is also the Squadra Corse SIC58.
Five years ago, in Sepang, Marco Simoncelli died after an accident on the track. Today, the MotoGP champion will have “his” team in the 2017 Moto3 World Championship. Paolo Simoncelli, Marco’s father, created this team to help young drivers. But also he wants to leave a beautiful memory of his son into the world of two wheels. So, FIM – MotoGP announce that Squadra Corse SIC58 will be part of the 2017 Moto3 World Championship.
FIM – MotoGP Honor Marco Simoncelli
The team dedicated to Marco Simoncelli is called Squadra Corse SIC58 and the drivers will be Tony Arbolino (winner of a race at Jerez in CEV) and Tatsuki Suzuki. The couple will drive a Honda bike. Valentino Rossi continues its adventure in the world championship with his team. So, the Sky Racing Team VR46 will have two Moto3 riders (Bulega and Migno) and two Moto2 pilots (Bagnaia for sure).
It is a first small step for Squadra Corse SIC58. Maybe in the future the team will race in MotoGP World Championship. Paolo Simoncelli grows some very strong young talents and maybe one day will follow in Marco Simoncelli and its great friend Valentino Rossi’s footsteps.
2017 World Championship Calendar
In 2017, the World Championship organized by FIM-MotoGP starts from the night race at Losail (Qatar), March 26. Two weeks later, on April 9, there will be the Argentina GP at the Termas de Rio Hondo circuit. While, April 23, there will be the Austin GP (USA). From may will begin a series of races in Europe, Jerez (Spain), on May 7. On May 21, there will be Le Mans GP (France). While in the first weekend of June, there will be the classic event in Mugello. A week later we will go to the Montmelo GP (Catalonia). Then, at the end of the month in Assen (Netherlands). The last race before the summer break, we will fly at Sachsenring (Germany), on July 16.
The End of the Season
After three weeks, the 2017 World Championship will start again in Brno (Czech Republic), on 6 August. Then we will go to Red Bull Ring (back in the calendar this year) and in Silverstone (Great Britain). So, on 10 September, the riders will ride the Misano GP and they will close the European tour with the Grand Prix of Aragón (Spain). Then, we will watch the Motegi GP (Japan, October 15), Philipp Island (Australia, 22 October) and Sepang (Malaysia, 29 October). As always, the World Championship will end in Valencia (November 12).
