The FIM and Youthstream have released their initial view of the 2014 schedule for the FIM Motocross World Championship and while the calendar remains at eighteen rounds Hungary comes into the frame for the first time and Spain is also set for a Grand Prix after dropping out of the international spotlight in 2010.

Running from March 1st with Qatar, Thailand and Brazil meaning a lot of travelling for the teams and riders in the space of four weeks, the provisional fixture list will involve two races in April, two in May, three in June, three in July, three in August and then two in September, with the 68th Motocross of Nations taking place at Kegums at Latvia (with the eastern Europeans dropping off the Grand Prix list in order to prep for the biggest MX race of the year).

The addition of Madrid circuit Talavera (still to be confirmed though) as round six on May 11th indicates a welcome return for MXGP to Spain and with Jose Butron piling up the podium results in the MX2 class and enjoying national TV appearances in recent weeks there is momentum again for the sport on the Iberian peninsula. Having said that Portugal drops away for the first time this century while Holland and Italy are the only nations to entertain two rounds with staple venues Valkenswaard and Lierop as well as Arco di Trento and Maggiora again on course.

The penultimate Grand Prix will occur in Mexico in the city of Leon and with a different promotion partner for Youthstream, one that has experience in organising international rally events. The ‘TBA’ one week later could very well mean another Brazilian round or at least a season-closer within the Americas.

01 March*    QMMF    Losail    Qatar
09 March    FMSCT    Si Racha    Thailand
31 March    CBM    Beto Carrero    Brazil
13 April    FMI    Arco di Trento    Italy
27 April    KNMV    Valkenswaard    Netherlands
11 May    RFME    Talavera (tbc)    Spain
25 May    FMB    Bastogne    Belgium
08 June    FFM    St Jean d’Angely    France
15 June    FMI    Maggiora    Italy
29 June    DMSB    Teutschenthal    Germany
06 July    SVEMO    Uddevalla    Sweden
13 July    SML    Hyvinkää    Finland
27 July    ACCR    Loket    Czech Rep.
03 August    MAMS    tba    Hungary
24 August    ACU    Matterly Basin    Great Britain
31 August    KNMV    Lierop    Netherlands
14 September    FMM    Leon    Mexico
21 September    TBA    tba    tba