Le Mans preparing for 'closed-door' 2021 French MotoGP
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Last October’s rescheduled French Grand Prix took place with 5,000 race day fans in attendance, making it one of the few MotoGP events with spectators in 2020.But the latest Covid restrictions on sporting events implemented by the French Government mean that the Le Mans MotoGP organisers are now preparing to hold next month’s 2021 round (May 14-16) behind closed-doors.’In case the government authorities authorize the presence of the public by the end of April / beginning of May with a reduced tonnage, we will consider the opening of a new ticket office,’ added a statement from the race organisers.Prior to Covid, Le Mans was one of the biggest MotoGP spectator events of the year, with 206,323 weekend fans in 2019.Like many European races, there had been doubts about whether the event would be financially viable without fans, but Dorna remains confident that the full European schedule planned for 2021 can go ahead.However, the added costs associated with the end-of-season flyaway rounds means that – as last season – the races in Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Australia (plus any possibility of rescheduling Argentina and Austin) will be dependent on fans being present.Related ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); ‘Great race’ but hair a hazard for Enea BastianiniaccImages.createImage(); ‘Great race’ but hair a hazard for Enea BastianiniFrance has enjoyed a dream start to the new MotoGP season with an historic one-two by Fabio Quartararo and Johann Zarco in the final Qatar race.Pramac Ducati’s Zarco also leads the world championship standings after finishing second in both Losail events.Provisional 2021 MotoGP CalendarRoundDateRaceCircuit128 MarchQatar (Evening race)Losail24 AprilDoha (Evening race)Losail318 AprilPortugalPortimao42 MaySpainJerez516 MayFranceLe Mans630 MayItalyMugello76 JuneCatalunyaBarcelona820 JuneGermanySachsenring927 JuneNetherlandsAssen1011 JulyFinland (Subject to homologation)KymiRing1115 AugustAustriaRed Bull Ring1229 AugustGreat BritainSilverstone1312 SeptemberAragonAragon1419 SeptemberSan Marino e Della Riviera di RiminiMisano153 OctoberJapanMotegi1610 OctoberThailandBuriram1724 OctoberAustraliaPhillip Island1831 OctoberMalaysiaSepang1914 NovemberComunitat ValencianaRicardo TormoPostponed Grands Prix: 11 AprilArgentinaTermas 18 AprilAmericasCOTAReserve Grand Prix Venues: Indonesia (Subject to homologation)Mandalika RussiaIgora Drive2021 Pre-season Testing: 5 MarchQatar Shakedown TestLosail 6-7 MarchQatar Official TestLosail 10-12 MarchQatar Official TestLosailRelated ArticlesaccImages.createImage(); ‘Scary’ front tyre choice pays off for Brad BinderaccImages.createImage(); Petrucci: I couldn’t defend myself on the straight
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