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Australian Grand Prix called off as rain spoils Phillip Island sendoff

Moto2 and Moto3 were cancelled first, and the Australian race moves to the streets of Adelaide next year after thirty years at Phillip Island.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on Best of BBN
Published 5:43 AM ET, Sunday, October 25, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Al Jazeera: “Australian Grand Prix called off as rain spoils Phillip Island sendoff”, with reporting from Reuters via KSL and Reuters via SRN News.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at 5:43 AM ET on Best of BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.

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Al JazeeraAustralian Grand Prix called off as rain spoils Phillip Island sendoff
Reuters via KSLMotorcycling-Australian Grand Prix called off as rain spoils Phillip Island send-off October 25, 2026 · facts used on air
Reuters via SRN NewsMotorcycling-Australian Grand Prix called off as rain spoils Phillip Island send-off - SRN News October 25, 2026 · facts used on air

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe MotoGP race at Phillip Island was cancelled after a two-hour delay, because poor visibility grounded the medical helicopter, which would need forty-five minutes to reach the circuit from Melbourne.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA sellout crowd, thirty years on the calendar, and the farewell was a lap behind a safety car.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNext year it's Adelaide, which is a street, so at least the rain will have somewhere to go.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI once waited out a monsoon at an embassy. Nobody cancelled anything, and nobody said goodbye either.