2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 2011: An 18-race provisional calendar was announced on 30 September 2010. The Japanese Grand Prix, originally scheduled for 24 April, was moved to 2 October due to the effects of the Tōhoku earthquake and the Fukushima I nuclear accidents. : ‡ = Night race : † = MotoGP class only : †† = Saturday Race Calendar changes • The Portuguese Grand Prix was moved forward, from 31 October to 1 May. • The Italian Grand Prix was moved back, from 6 June to 3 July. • The Catalan Grand Prix was moved forward, from 4 July to 5 June. • Only the MotoGP class raced during the United States Grand Prix because of California state and Monterey County (owner of the circuit) laws regarding emissions standards and paddock space at the circuit, preventing the 125cc and Moto2 classes from racing. ==2011 Grand Prix season results==

: ‡ = Night race : † = MotoGP class only : †† = Saturday Race ;Footnotes: ==Participants==

MotoGP participants • A 17-rider provisional entry list was released on 24 January 2011. Seven-time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi rode for the factory Ducati team, whilst Casey Stoner, winner of the MotoGP championship in 2007, moved to the factory Honda team. Jorge Lorenzo, Dani Pedrosa & Andrea Dovizioso retained their seats at the factory Yamaha and Honda teams respectively. Former World Superbike champion Ben Spies moved from the Tech 3 Yamaha team to the factory Yamaha team. Moto2 champion in 2010, Toni Elías returned to the MotoGP class with LCR Team, while Karel Abraham also moved up from Moto2, as he signed a contract to ride a privateer Ducati in 2011. All entries used Bridgestone tyres. 1 Being his final MotoGP race, Capirossi switched numbers for Valencia as a memorial to his fallen countryman Simoncelli, killed at Sepang, by racing with the #58 that Simoncelli used, instead of his normal #65. He was still shown as #65 in official timing documentation. Rider changes • Hiroshi Aoyama moved from Interwetten Honda MotoGP Team to San Carlo Honda Gresini, still riding a Honda. A 38-rider provisional entry list was released on 24 January 2011. All Moto2 competitors raced with an identical CBR600RR inline-four engine developed by Honda. Teams competed with tyres supplied by Dunlop. 125cc participants • A 32-rider provisional entry list was released on 24 January 2011. All entries used Dunlop tyres. ==Standings==

MotoGP standings ;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points. Riders' standings • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. • Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap • † – Marco Simoncelli was fatally injured during the Malaysian Grand Prix and the race was abandoned as a result. Constructors' standings • Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. Teams' standings • Each team got the total points scored by their two riders, including replacement riders. In one rider team, only the points scored by that rider was counted. Wildcard riders did not score points. • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. • † – #58 Marco Simoncelli was fatally injured during the Malaysian Grand Prix and the race was abandoned as a result. ;Footnotes: Moto2 standings ;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points. Riders' standings • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. • Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings • Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. 125cc standings ;Scoring system Points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers. Rider had to finish the race to earn points. Riders' standings • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. • Riders marked with light blue background were eligible for Rookie of the Year awards. Bold – Pole positionItalics – Fastest lap Constructors' standings • Each constructor got the same number of points as their best placed rider in each race. • Rounds marked with a light blue background were under wet race conditions or stopped by rain. ==References==