A limited number of tickets for MotoGP’s new season finale in Barcelona are on sale, with all proceeds set to be donated to the victims of the devastating floods in Valencia.
Ticket prices for what is officially being branded as the Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona start at 55.30 euros and go as high as 108.50 euros for the ‘Excellence’ grandstands, according to a statement released by Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
“The event, whose profits will go to those affected by DANA, presents a great diversity of tickets with attractive prices to promote solidarity,” it said.
“The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya has already put tickets on sale for the Gran Premio Solidario Motul de Barcelona, which will take place from 15 to 17 November at the Catalan facilities. Tickets can be purchased on the Circuit’s official website and are at very attractive prices to encourage solidarity and donations.”
Barcelona has not officially revealed the number of tickets that have been put on sale. For logistical reasons, with the confirmation of the event arriving just over a week before the start of track action, it’s not possible to make seats available for the same number of spectators as during the Catalan Grand Prix or Formula 1’s Spanish Grand Prix at the same circuit. Those events are usually able to pull in more than 130,000 fans on Sunday.
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Accessing the website of the Barcelona circuit, it can be seen that a total of 18,992 tickets are on sale in nine different locations. If the entire lot is sold out, it will bring in revenue of around 1.5 million euro.
Tickets are available for a variety of grandstands as well as the general admission zones known as ‘pelouse’.
The season finale was due to be held at Circuit Ricardo Tormo, as has been a tradition for many years. But the devastation caused by heavy flooding in Valencia forced the authorities to cancel the event just over two weeks ahead of its scheduled date.
After evaluating all possible scenarios, MotoGP’s promoter Dorna concluded that the best option was to race in Barcelona. The decision was taken together with Valencian and Catalan authorities.
The Barcelona GP will decide the 2024 MotoGP champion, with Jorge Martin currently leading the standings by 24 points over Francesco Bagnaia heading into the finale. A total of 37 points will be on offer across the sprint and the main race.
Tickets for the Valencia race will not be valid in Barcelona. Ticket holders for Valencia have the option of request a fund from the circuit from 11 November or transfer the ticket to 2025.
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