MotoGP heads to Barcelona
Motorsport fans will be booking their cheap hotels in Barcelona soon to see the sixth race in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship.
Barcelona Moto GP
The race will be held at the Circuit de Catalunya just outside Barcelona on June 14th.
Casey Stoner recently took an early lead in the 2009 MotoGP World Championship when he won the first race of the season in Qatar.
Reigning champion Valentino Rossi came in second and Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo completed the top three.
Motegi in Japan will be the next stop in the World Championship season on April 26th, followed by races in Jerez, Le Mans and Mugello before the showdown at the Circuit de Catalunya.
The MotoGP grand prix will not be the only major motorsport event coming to Barcelona this year, with the fourth race in the 2009 Formula One season due to be held in the Catalan capital on May 10th.
Lewis Hamilton and his fellow F1 drivers will return to Spain in August for the Grand Prix of Europe in Valencia.