The MXGP series will span 18 rounds next season.

Youthstream has confirmed the calendar for the 2014 FIM MXGP World Championship, to span 18 rounds next season.

With three dates still featuring TBA locations, the calendar is expected to be firmed up in the coming weeks.

Australia will have three riders on the MXGP grid in 2014 including Dean Ferris (Dixon Yamaha) and Todd Waters (Red Bull ICE1 Racing Husqvarna) in MX1, plus Luke Styke (Yamaha) in MX2.

The six-round Women’s Motocross World Championship has also been confirmed, all to be staged alongside the MXGP series next season.

2014 FIM MXGP World Championship calendar:
Rd1 – 1 March – Losail, Qatar
Rd2 – 9 March – Si Racha, Thailand
Rd3 – 30 March – Beto Carrero, Brazil
Rd4 – 13 April – Arco di Trento, Trentino
Rd5 – 20 April – TBA
Rd6 – 4 May – Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Rd7 – 11 May – TBA
Rd8 – 25 May – Matterley Basin, Great Britain
Rd9 – 1 June – Saint Jean d’Angely, France
Rd10 – 15 June – Maggiora, Italy
Rd11 – 22 June – Teutschenthal, Germany
Rd12 – 6 July – Uddevalla, Sweden
Rd13 – 13 July – Hyvinkää, Finland
Rd14 – 27 July – Loket, Czech Republic
Rd15 – 3 August – TBA, Belgium
Rd16 – 17 August – Dimitrov Donetsk, Ukraine
Rd17 – 31 August – State of Goias, Goiania
Rd18 – 7 September – Leon, Mexico

2014 FIM Women’s Motocross World Championship calendar:
Rd1 – 1 March – Losail, Qatar
Rd2 – 13 April – Arco di Trento, Trentino
Rd3 – 4 May – Valkenswaard, The Netherlands
Rd4 – 1 June – Saint Jean d’Angely, France
Rd5 – 22 June – Teutschenthal, Germany
Rd6 – 27 July – Loket, Czech Republic