It is to be the record-breaking year in MotoGP. Fast times are broken on the track, leading to record attendances in the stands. There are more and more motorcycle enthusiasts who want to go to the circuits to watch the races live. Aragon joins the positive trend of circuit attendance that is taking place this year and is on track to surpass the figures from 2019, when nearly 104,000 people attended the circuit over the three days.
The motorcycle fan already wanted to return to Alcañiz. This Grand Prix was not part of the MotoGP calendar last year. due to the rotation of tests in the Iberian Peninsula. But in 2024 they returned with great force and with the will to join this positive trend of attendance that this sport currently enjoys. Before the start of the Aragon GP this Thursday with the first training sessions, 10% more tickets had already been sold than the year with the most anticipated box office, 2019.
It was a sign of what was to come this weekend on the Teruel track. The thing is The attendance record has already been broken in Jerez still on the Andalusian circuit and set a new record for almost a decade with 181,289 spectators. Immediately afterwards, at the French GP, An impressive 297,471 fans attended the historic Le Mans circuit throughout the weekend, making it the most attended Grand Prix in history. Almost nothing.
Almost all routes are experiencing an increase compared to their figures in recent years. In the case of Aragon, Its best attendance rate was recorded in 2016, with 117,000 spectators. throughout the weekend and the second was the first year the World Cup was held here, in 2010, with 116,931 spectators. MotoGP was coming off a 2022 in which many circuits were following a downward trend in attendance.
Aragon returns in force
But with the arrival of Marc Marquez at Ducati, the titanic and even the battle for the title between Jorge Martin And Pecco BagnaiaThe introduction of sprint races and many other novelties have restored the enthusiasm of motorcycle fans. Even the heavy rains caused by DANA that hit Aragon on Thursday did not prevent fans who came in droves with their motorcycles to enjoy the great party organized at MotorLand.
As this newspaper has learned, this year they are expected to surpass the figures of 2019, just before the Covid-19 pandemic closed the doors of the circuits to the fans. Since then, little by little, the excitement of seeing MotoGP live has increased. The dominance of Ducati, seeing Marc Márquez once again enjoying and fighting with those at the top or the meteoric rise of Pedro Acosta, added, of course, to the fight for the title, has helped the MotoGP hooks fans again to experience the races live.
