MotoGP, The last Grand Prix of the season will be in Barcelona on November 17th

The decision has been made: the last Grand Prix of the season will be held in Barcelona, at the Montmeló circuit. The date is the one originally scheduled for the championship finale, the weekend of November 17.

As we had written yesterday, there were two circuits left on the ballot. Going to race in Qatar, at the Losail circuit was a real possibility, indeed the most likely at one time. Overnight, however, things changed and Barcelona became the destination for the final round.

An official announcement is expected soon, clarifying whether Moto2 and Moto3 will also run and finding out the date of MotoGP testing.

UPDATE - Carlos Ezpeleta, Dorna CSO, annauced “We thought it was important to tell the riders before they went out on track yesterday, especially those in contention for positions, to confirm that there would be another event on the calendar. It’s been a very challenging couple of days, much more so for the Community of Valencia of course, but we think that – given the situation the Championship is in, sporting wise, but also for fans across the world – we thought it was important to hold a final event of the season. We owe that to the paddock and our fans. We have been looking at all the possibilities we had, it’s very challenging to organise an event in two weeks, but during the last 48 hours we’ve looked at all possible alternatives and we think that Barcelona is the best possible place given the proximity to Valencia, given that a lot of people were already travelling through to get to the finale, and especially for fans – we think it’s the best possible place for them. We also know we will be able to help the Community of Valencia from that location as well. That’s why we’ve requested the Government of Catalunya to be able to hold the event there. They want to communicate and align themselves with both the Government of Spain and that of Valencia before confirming the event, and we hope that confirmation comes in the next 48 hours. But the urgency right now is Valencia – not confirming our GP. It’s something we can wait for and once it’s confirmed we’ll start working as hard as possible, as it’s definitely a challenge but we think there’s a lot of good we can do and we feel owe it to our fans. We want to thank the entire MotoGP community, the riders, and the teams, for their proactiveness, help, and support.”

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