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Organizers of the Valencia Grand Prix hope to welcome fans to the Ricardo Tormo Circuit for the second of two races in November, provided that health authorities give their approval, MotoGP said on Thursday.
The 150,000-capacity track will host the closed-door European Grand Prix on the weekend of November 6-8.
The promoters Dorna Sports have been in talks with the Cheste city council and the Royal Spanish Motorcycle Federation to finalize the health protocols that will allow a limited number of spectators to attend the second weekend of races from November 13 to 15.
“The fans are the reason for the circuit. Thanks to them, these facilities were built in 1999 and we owe it to them,” said the general director of the circuit, Gonzalo Gobert.
“We have to do our best … always under the supervision of the health authorities, to offer fans the possibility of attending the grand prix with all the security measures at hand.”
Spain has registered more than 614,000 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and more than 30,000 deaths.
While this season’s races have been held behind closed doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this month’s San Marino and Emilia Romagna rounds in Misano received approval to allow up to 10,000 spectators per day.
Fans returned to the stands with social distancing rules to watch Petronas Yamaha’s Franco Morbidelli win the San Marino MotoGP on Sunday. The next race, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, will be held this weekend.
Reuters
