Liberty announces sale of F1 stock to fund MotoGP takeover Liberty Media has announced it is selling a $825million stake in Formula 1 to fund the purchase of MotoGP. Autosport · Aug 22, 2024
The Indian MotoGP Race Is Back On, but I Can’t Help but Wonder Why? After suspect reasoning behind the cancelation of this year's MotoGP Indian GP at the Buddh Circuit, the series says its back on the calendar next year, and will be for the foreseeable future. Why though? RideApart · Aug 2, 2024
MotoGP signs fresh contract with government to bring back Indian GP in 2025 MotoGP has agreed a fresh contract directly with the state government of Uttar Pradesh to stage the Indian Grand Prix from 2025-27. Autosport · Jul 31, 2024
Why MotoGP can't afford a repeat of the Kazakhstan GP fiasco MotoGP's planned debut at the Sokol International Circuit has become something of a soap opera. At this point, it is quite understandable that most of the paddock's members doubt that the Kazakhstan race will ever take place. Autosport · Jul 15, 2024
Exclusive: MotoGP looking at Kazakhstan alternatives as Qatar contingency faces hurdles With the Kazakhstan GP expected to be cancelled and the plan to replace it with a second Qatar race now facing problems, MotoGP is looking at other options. Autosport · Jul 4, 2024
MotoGP looking at Kazakhstan alternatives as Qatar contingency faces hurdles With the Kazakhstan GP expected to be cancelled and the plan to replace it with a second Qatar race now facing problems, MotoGP is looking at other options. Motorsport · Jul 4, 2024
MotoGP set to replace Kazakhstan GP with second Qatar round The MotoGP Kazakhstan Grand Prix will not take place and a second round will be held in Qatar instead, Motorsport.com understands. The race at the Sokol circuit has been in doubt from the moment it entered the calendar. Initially, the event was due to debut last year, but its cancellation was… Motorsport · Jun 30, 2024
Postponed Kazakhstan GP set to be axed, replaced by second Qatar MotoGP race The MotoGP Kazakhstan Grand Prix will not take place and a second round will be held in Qatar instead, Autosport understands. Autosport · Jun 30, 2024
Kazakhstan replaces cancelled Indian MotoGP round in 2024 schedule On Tuesday the promoter of the Indian GP announced that this year’s MotoGP race was cancelled and it will look to reschedule the event in March 2025. Motorsport · May 29, 2024
India MotoGP promoter cancels this year's race, eyes March 2025 date Fairstreet Sports, the organiser of the event along with MotoGP rights holder Dorna, revealed on Tuesday that the second edition of the event has now been called off, confirming reports published by Autosport earlier this month. Autosport · May 28, 2024
No MotoGP in India in 2024 as race shifted to 2025 NEW DELHI: The India round of the MotoGP championship, originally scheduled for September, has been postponed to March 2025, local race promoters told PTI on Tuesday. The Times of India · May 28, 2024
Dorna expects to make Indian MotoGP round decision imminently Last week, Motorsport.com announced that the Buddh International Circuit round, initially scheduled for 20-22 September, is set to be axed from the calendar after the race promoters breached a contract with Dorna Sports. Motorsport · May 22, 2024
Le Mans shows other MotoGP races how to succeed In an unprecedented MotoGP weekend, nearly 300,000 people filled the stands at Circuit Bugatti in Le Mans and this cinematic layout reached another extraordinary landmark as a massive attendance of 297,471 tickets were sold for the event. Autosport · May 15, 2024
MotoGP set to drop India from 2024 calendar, to be replaced by Kazakhstan The championship made a much-anticipated visit to Buddh International Circuit on the outskirts of Delhi last year as part of its expansion in South Asia, with the race running smoothly despite several hiccups and visa issues in the run-up to the event. Motorsport · May 13, 2024
Motorsport · May 8, 2024 MotoGP promoting special liveries to celebrate 75th anniversary Motorsport.com understands that MotoGP rights holder Dorna has held several meetings with premier class teams to help honour the occasion. Dorna has suggested that the special liveries on the bikes should be vintage in nature and limited to one round, likely the British Grand Prix on 2-4 August. There are…
Autosport · May 6, 2024 What MotoGP’s 2027 rules overhaul could mean for the series By the time the 2027 MotoGP season rolls around, 10 years will have passed since the series’ last major regulations shake-up was introduced in 2016. That year saw the culmination of Dorna Sports’ masterplan to boost grid numbers and the competitive health of a championship battered by the fallout of…
Autosport · Apr 26, 2024 MotoGP to have new logo next year under brand revamp Dorna Sports, MotoGP's commercial rights holder, has been playing around with the idea of revamping its brand identity and introducing a new logo since last year.
Motorsport · Apr 18, 2024 COTA: F1 and MotoGP double-header possible but not probable Earlier this month it was announced that Liberty Media, the American entertainment company which also owns F1, acquired an 86% stake in Dorna Sports, valuing the MotoGP, WorldSBK and MotoE promoter at €4.2 billion.
Autosport · Apr 1, 2024 Tank Slappers Podcast: What we know about Liberty's takeover of MotoGP The American media giant announced on 1 April that it had purchased majority shares in Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital for €4.2 billion.
RideApart · Apr 1, 2024 Here's What We Think About MotoGP's Merger With F1 Massive American firm Liberty Media Corporation has acquired MotoGP rights from holder Dorna for $4 billion. Here's what it could mean for fans.
International Business Times · Apr 1, 2024 Formula One Owners Liberty Media Buy MotoGP For $4.5 Bn Formula One owners Liberty Media have agreed to buy MotoGP on Monday in a deal valued at around $4.5 billion, the American company said.
Motorsport · Apr 1, 2024 Why MotoGP fans must be patient and accept some pain with Liberty's takeover It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media's acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That's not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from…
Autosport · Apr 1, 2024 Why MotoGP fans must be patient and accept some pain with Liberty’s takeover It is a blockbuster deal that will get the financial markets hot and bothered. Liberty Media’s acquisition of Dorna Sports from Bridgepoint Capital has come in a deal worth €4.2 billion. That’s not bad for a company that was worth around €500 million in 2006, when Bridgepoint bought Dorna from…
Autosport · Apr 1, 2024 F1 owner Liberty Media takes over MotoGP in $4bn deal with Dorna The American entertainment company, which has owned the rights to Formula 1 since 2016, will take over Dorna, which has owned MotoGP since 1992 and also controls WSBK and the MotoE World Cup, in a deal valued at €4.2 billion.
Motorsport · Mar 27, 2024 F1 owner Liberty Media set to finalise €4bn MotoGP purchase The deal could be announced in the coming days, ahead of the third round of the 2024 MotoGP season at the Americas Grand Prix on 12-14 April.