As ever, the first official tests for the 2017 season the week will be held at Valencia after the final round of the season is held at the Spanish track, on 15-16 November.

Jorge Lorenzo and Maverick Vinales have already secured permission to test with their new teams, Ducati and Yamaha respectively, with Andrea Iannone moving across to try out the Suzuki for the first time.

Aleix Espargaro will also make his test debut for Aprilia, while Bradley Smith and Pol Espargaro will have their first taste of KTM's new machine as it prepares for its MotoGP debut next season.

After that, the next test will be held at Sepang in Malaysia on 30 January and 1 February, before teams move on to Australia from 15-17 February for the second test of the year at Phillip Island.

Qatar will play host to the final pre-season action on 10-12 March before teams return to the Losail circuit later in the month for the first round of the new campaign on 23-26 March.