{"id":858249,"date":"2026-08-17T08:34:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:34:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858249\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T08:34:17","slug":"motogp-news-leaked-track-map-claims-to-show-adelaide-motogp-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/858249\/","title":{"rendered":"MotoGP news: Leaked track map claims to show Adelaide MotoGP changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/178150709_JR_0179-copy.jpg\" class=\"sc-hero-img\" alt=\"Leaked track map claims to show Adelaide MotoGP changes\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, an unverified image purporting to be the proposed layout for the first MotoGP race in downtown Adelaide was circulated.<\/p>\n<p>Local radio station FiveAA speculated the sensitive document may have been prematurely released by a disgruntled member of parliament over plans to fell roughly 50 trees.<\/p>\n<p>The latest look shows what appears to be significant revisions to the track <a href=\"https:\/\/speedcafe.com\/motogp-news-2026-adelaide-street-circuit-f1-supercars-layout-map-details-malinauskas-ezpeleta-explained\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">beyond those flagged in an initial map released with the announcement of the event in February.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Almost every corner from the current circuit that Supercars races on has been reshaped or omitted entirely, while several large gravel traps have been added.<\/p>\n<p>What is currently the first sequence of corners \u2013 the Senna Chicane \u2013 has been turned into esses with gravel traps on either side.<\/p>\n<p>The Wakefield Road section has been shortened with the track cutting across East Terrace to create a new straight, with esses at either end.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1041380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-17-at-1.46.27-pm-copy.jpg\" alt=\"A leaked image of the propose 2027 Grand Prix of Australia map.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1281\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A leaked image of the proposed 2027 Grand Prix of Australia map that will take place in Adelaide. Image: FiveAA<\/p>\n<p>The Rundle Road section also takes on a new guise when compared to the first concept, with a tighter approach angle to the turn that connects with Dequetteville Terrace.<\/p>\n<p>The final sector is relatively unchanged from the first concept. However, the latest look shows where gravel traps could be placed as well as the pit complex and proposed grandstands.<\/p>\n<p>MotoGP organisers recently flagged that the revised layout will be made public soon.<\/p>\n<p>The changes will also impact the Supercars Grand Final, to be held just weeks after the new event on essentially the same layout.<\/p>\n<p>Adelaide officials have consulted with Supercars and its drivers and teams on ways to make minor changes between events to suit the V8 machines.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1020984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/260219_MOTOGP-32.jpg\" alt=\"Pater Malinauskas, Jack Miller, and Carlos Ezpeleta inspect the plan for MotoGP at Adelaide.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Pater Malinauskas, Jack Miller, and Carlos Ezpeleta inspect the preliminary plan for MotoGP at Adelaide, revealed in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Monday, an unverified image purporting to be the proposed layout for the first MotoGP race in downtown&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":858250,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[64,63,7499,85],"class_list":["post-858249","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-slot4","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858249","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=858249"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/858249\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/858250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=858249"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=858249"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=858249"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}