MotoGP will not return to Argentina next year after the April 14 'To Be Confirmed' place being held open for the event was dropped from the updated schedule.
Last December a three-year deal was announced for the Termas de Río Hondo circuit to host an Argentinian
MotoGP from 2013.
However on June 20th, 2012, the Spanish government advised against travel to Argentina for any teams or riders sponsored by Repsol due to "safety reasons", following a dispute between the company and the Argentinean government.
With the travel warning still in place on November 18, the deadline for Dorna to officially propose the 2013
MotoGP calendar to the FIM, the event has been postponed until 2014.
But just two days later, on November 20, the Spanish government informed Dorna that its advice had changed and the travel warning withdrawn!
However "the time for the calendar presentation had already expired and therefore, there was no possibility to include a new
MotoGP event," read a statement from Dorna.
"Anyhow, Dorna Sports commits itself to include Gran Premio de la República Argentina on the 2014 Calendar and onwards, to be approved by FIM subject to the homologation of the track, which presumably shall take place within the first quarter of 2013."
The last Argentinian motorcycle grand prix was held in 1999 and
MotoGP has been absent from South America since the last of the Brazilian rounds in 2004.
As a result of Argentina's postponement, the opening 2013 event in Qatar will be held a week later than previously listed, in order to reduce the gap before what is now the second round of the season at Austin, Texas.
The 2013 calendar is thus 18 rounds, the same as this season, with the new Austin event replacing Estoril.
Jerez remains Subject to Contract.
Updated 2013 MotoGP calendar:Round 1: 7 April
Qatar* Losail
Round 2: 21 April
Americas Austin
Round 3: 5 May
Spain (STC) Jerez
Round 4: 19 May
France Le Mans
Round 5: 2 June
Italy Mugello
Round 6: 16 June
Catalunya Catalunya
Round 7: 29 June
Netherlands** Assen
Round 8: 7 July
Germany Sachsenring
Round 9: 21st July
United States***Laguna Seca
Round 10: 18 August
Indianapolis Indianapolis
Round 11: 25 August
Czech Republic Brno
Round 12: 1 September
Great Britain Silverstone
Round 13: 15 September
San Marino Misano
Round 14: 29 September
Aragon Aragon
Round 15: 13 October
Malaysia Sepang
Round 16: 20 October
Australia Phillip Island
Round 17: 27 October
Japan Motegi
Round 18: 10 November
Valencia Valencia
* Evening race
** Saturday race
*** Only
MotoGP class
(STC) = Subject to Contract