The calendar still contains 15 rounds, but the new Romanian event has been withdrawn while Faenza - brought in as a 'one-off' replacement for South Africa this season - will again return as a second Italian round.

Other amendments include the British Grand Prix surprisingly being moved from Donington Park, its 2007 venue and planned 2008 location, to Foxhills - which hosted spectator-packed British GPs during the 1990s.

A further surprise is a new Republic of Ireland Grand Prix to be held in Dublin - which appears to have come at the expense of the Japanese Grand Prix, considered one of the most significant of the season due to the home manufacturers - but now no longer on the calendar.

The full 2008 calendar can be seen below:


6 April THE NETHERLANDS Valkenswaard
20 April SPAIN Bellpuig *
27 April PORTUGAL Agueda
11 May ITALY Mantova **
18 May BULGARIA Sevlievo **
1 June GREAT BRITAIN Foxhills *
8 June REPUBLIC OF IRELAND Dublin
15 June FRANCE Saint Jean d'Angely **
29 June GERMANY Teutschenthal **
6 July SWEDEN Uddevalla
20 July SOUTH AFRICA Nelspruit
3 August BELGIUM Namur *
10 August CZECH REP. Loket
7 September BENELUX Lierop **
14 September CITTA DI FAENZA Faenza

28 September FIM MOTOCROSS OF NATIONS Northern Ireland-Moneyglass Demesne


* Veteran World Cup
** Women World Championship.