Source: Supplied.

MotoGP World Championship organisers have announced that the German round of the 2017 series will be held two weeks earlier than originally scheduled.

The date switch, from 16 July back to 2 July, places round nine of the season at Sachsenring, Germany, the weekend following Assen. It also leads into a full month off prior to Brno.

Next year’s MotoGP calendar still remains provisional at this point, with both the British and Malaysian grands prix still subject to contracts being formalised.

Provisional 2017 MotoGP World Championship calendar:
Rd1 – 26 March – Losail International Circuit, Qatar
Rd2 – 9 April – Termas de Río Hondo, República Argentina
Rd3 – 23 April – Circuit of The Americas, America
Rd4 – 7 May – Circuito de Jerez, Spain
Rd5 – 21 May – Le Mans, France
Rd6 – 4 June – Autodromo del Mugello, Italy
Rd7 – 11 June – Barcelona – Catalunya, Spain
Rd8 – 25 June – TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands
Rd9 – 2 July – Sachsenring, Germany
Rd10 – 6 August – Automotodrom Brno, Czech Republic
Rd11 – 13 August – Red Bull Ring – Spielberg, Austria
Rd12 – 27 August – Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain
Rd13 – 10 September – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy
Rd14 – 24 September – MotorLand Aragón, Spain
Rd15 – 15 October – Twin Ring Motegi, Japan
Rd16 – 22 October – Phillip Island, Australia
Rd17 – 29 October – Sepang International Circuit, Malaysia
Rd18 – 12 November – Ricardo Tormo Valencia, Spain