Motorcycling-German MotoGP staying at Sachsenring until 2016

June 29 (Reuters) - The German round of the MotoGP championship will stay at Sachsenring circuit until at least the end of 2016, series promoters Dorna said on Friday.

Dorna announced in a statement that they had signed a long-term contract extension with local organisers for the race near Chemnitz in eastern Germany.

This year's race is from July 6-8 and will be the 15th held at the circuit. Germany has riders in all three categories, including Moto2 champion Stefan Bradl now racing in MotoGP.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Tom Bartlett)