spectators
“I'm happy to see numbers coming back to the Valentino era”
2024 was a record season for MotoGP spectators but how does it compare to the Rossi era?
2023 MotoGP spectators: Sprint Saturdays, Le Mans record, Mugello recovery
The following tables show a breakdown of the official MotoGP spectator numbers for 2023 vs 2022.
MotoGP 2022 Spectators: Germany top, Italy drop, 2.4 million total
After two seasons of Covid protocols, spectator restrictions were eased for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship.
2019 MotoGP spectators: Thailand top, Argentina up, Silverstone drop
For the second year in succession, the Thai MotoGP pulled in the biggest weekend crowd of the season. After making its MotoGP debut in 2018, the Buriram event shrugged off any 'year-two' blues by boasting a further 4,120 spectators for a weekend total of 226,655 fans.
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Future of Turkish Grand Prix again in doubt
The Turkish Grand Prix again finds itself under threat from the chop from the annual F1 calendar - as the sport's commercial rights-holder Bernie Ecclestone vows to almost double the race-hosting fee from 2011
'No atmosphere' in Istanbul as fans priced out of Turkish GP
The extortionate ticket prices for fans attending Formula 1 races have come under fire from the top flight's leading drivers and team principals, after a meagre crowd of just 36,000 spectators for the Turkish Grand Prix last weekend left the event with 'no atmosphere'.
Fans to be banned from Spanish Grand Prix over swine flu fears?
The Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona in a week-and-a-half's time could be Formula 1's first-ever spectator-less event, it has been mused - after it was revealed that the region surrounding the track is the most infected in Europe from the new swine flu panic.