The 5th season of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup will expand to 14 races at 8 Grands Prix in 2011. The increase from 10 races in 2010 comes from the addition of 2 races each at the Portuguese Grand Prix in Estoril and the British Grand Prix at Silverstone. Provisional 2011 Rookies Cup calendar Estoril (Portugal), March 111214, Pre-season Test Jerez (Spain), April 23, Rounds 1+2 Estoril (Portugal), April 30May 1, Rounds 3+4 Silverstone (United Kingdom), June 1112, Rounds 5+6 Assen (Netherlands), June 2425, Rounds 7+8 Mugello (Italy), July 2, Round 9 Sachsenring (Germany), July 1617, Rounds 10+11 Brno (Czech Republic), August 1314, Rounds 12+13 Misano (Republic of San Marino), September 3, Round 14