Dorna announces financial support for MotoGP teams
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With the halt to racing caused by the coronavirus wreaking havoc on team finances, Dorna has confirmed it will be providing assistance to the Independent MotoGP outfits to ‘guarantee their economic well-being.’While manufacturer-owned Factory teams should be able to weather the storm, satellite teams are heavily reliant on pay-per-race funding from sponsors.The move should therefore ensure that when racing does eventually restart, it will be with a full grid of participants.’Through the International RoRacing Teams Association, MotoGP Independent Teams will each receive considerable advance payments during the months of April, May and June, irrespective of whether activity is restarted or not,’ read a Dorna statement.’This is in order to guarantee the economic well-being of the Independent Teams and their staff, as well as to secure their subsistence for the future.’Teams competing in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes will also receive assistance.’In addition, IRTA has already made payments to all Moto2 and Moto3 teams to support them during this difficult period. Further measures for the intermediate and lightweight class teams will be considered in due course.’As previously stated, Dorna Sports is working hard to try and ensure that this crisis leaves all those in the MotoGP World Championship with only one consequence; that of a modified calendar.’The latest calendar modifications can be seen below, but with racing not expected until June or July at the earliest, more changes (and a shortened event line-up) are expected…Latest 2020 MotoGP Calendar (April 2)RoundDateRaceCircuit18 MarchQatar (MotoGP cancelled)Losail23 MaySpain (postponed)Jerez317 MayFrance (postponed)Le Mans431 MayItalyMugello57 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona621 JuneGermanySachsenring728 JuneNetherlandsTT Circuit Assen812 JulyFinlandKymiRing (Subject to homologation)99 AugustCzech RepublicBrno1016 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1130 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1213 SeptemberSan MarinoMisano1327 SeptemberAragonAragon (rescheduled)144 OctoberThailandBuriram (rescheduled)1518 OctoberJapanMotegi1625 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island171 NovemberMalaysiaSepang1815 NovemberAmericasCircuit of the Americas (rescheduled)1922 NovemberArgentinaTermas de Rio Hondo (rescheduled)2029 NovemberValenciaRicardo Tormo (rescheduled)
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