Bulgaria will be added to the MotoGP calendar from 2012 after Dorna boss Carmelo Ezpeleta signed an agreement with the country's motorcycling federation.

The five-year deal will see all classes travel to the new country and the races will be broadcast live on BNT, a free-to-air TV channel.

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta said: “This is the first step in bringing MotoGP to Bulgaria, which is an exciting project for us. The Bulgarian government demonstrated great interest in bringing a Grand Prix here and it will be an important development for us, having never staged a race here before. We are highly confident in Bulgaria’s ability to host and organise Grands Prix efficiently and safely.”