The president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazonwelcomed “the great season” thanks to the talent, efforts and discipline of the Valencian pilots participating in this competition and advanced “a full house” to the next edition of the motorcycling world championship which will take place at the Ricardo Tormo Tour.
Mazón made these statements during the presentation of the official poster of the Motul Grand Prix of the Valencian Community of MotoGP, which will take place from November 15 to 17 on the Cheste road.
The president of the Consell explained that “from the Generalitat we are taking up the challenges to live up to our great motorcycling champions” and argued that “we will continue to compete so that Valencia and its circuit become the home of motorsport again.”
In this sense, the president indicated that “the 25 years old of success of the Circuit, our riders and the great love of the Valencians for this sport” support the fight so that the Valencian Community can continue to host the MotoGP World Championship.”
It should be noted that this edition marks the beginning of the expansion of 10,000 seats which took place last May on the Circuit, which means that almost 90,000 entries for the grand prize, “which is already full”.
In addition, it is necessary to highlight the great year that the Valencian drivers are experiencing, which has led them to achieve a total of 27 podiums so far, so that if they obtain one more in any of the four remaining races of the season, they achieved the historic record of the Valencians on the podium of the 75 years old existence of the motorcycle world championship.
The president of the Consell said that it is “a pride and a responsibility” to receive the talent of the great drivers of the Valencian Community who are an example with their entire team who “year after year fights again to win a championship” , at the same time which highlighted his ability to “give the best of oneself in such a competitive world”.
The president also stressed that motorcycling “has deserved by its own weight and rightly” to be a trademark of the Valencian Community.
Official poster
The president of the Generalitat presented the official poster of the GP of the Valencian Community which, as is usual in recent editions, was chosen by the supporters through a vote via the Circuit website.
On this occasion, the winning proposal among the four participants was the one featuring the pilots Jorge Martin And Francesco Bagnaïa with 31.8% of the votes. This will be the official image of the event, although the other three designs will also be used in a complementary way in the promotional campaign.
New, more participatory season
This season the Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana presents several new features on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Circuit Ricardo Tormo to offer the public a more open event in which their participation will be the main protagonist,
Thus, for example, the awards ceremony for the best drivers of the world championship will take place for the first time in history on the Circuit itself on Sunday afternoon in the presence of 3,000 supporterswho will have the opportunity to purchase their ticket to attend the ceremony. Tickets will go on sale very soon.
In addition, this year again, after the race, the public will be able to access the section of the Valencian track to attend the prize-giving ceremony up close. close possible from pilots and, for the first time, this event will be open to all fans who wish it. The ‘MotoGP Race Podium’ event will take place on Sunday.
For its part, the podium of Saturday’s Sprint race will be aimed at fans with a pass. paddockVIP tickets or Pit Tribune tickets.
Likewise, in addition to the races, fans will be able to enjoy numerous parallel activities on the Circuit, such as the “Pit Walk” on Thursday afternoon, during which they will have the opportunity to get closer to the drivers, take photos with them or ask for autographs; or the “Hero Walk” which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, an event during which drivers will walk outside the paddock to greet the fans.
Commemorative activities
On the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the Circuit, it is also planned that an exhibition of motorcycle helmets will be distributed throughout the city of Valencia, from October 21 until the day of the Grand Prix.
Likewise, a documentary will be broadcast on the 25 years of history of the Circuit in which drivers such as Jorge Martínez Aspar, Nico Terol, Jaume Masià, Jorge Navarro, Sergio García Dols and Adrián Campos Jr. will participate.
