MotoGP has introduced a brand new two-year contract with Silverstone, guaranteeing the British Grand Prix will stay on the calendar till at the least 2028.
The information was made official on the eve of this 12 months’s United Kingdom spherical of MotoGP, which marks the beginning of the second half of the 2026 season.
Though MotoGP hasn’t been in a position to replicate the identical success that System 1 has loved at Silverstone just lately, the UK stays an essential marketplace for the championship.
The sequence stated the settlement “gives a powerful platform to proceed investing in long-term success” of the occasion, which attracted simply shy of 100,000 followers final 12 months.
To spice up the recognition of this 12 months’s occasion, MotoGP staged a watch social gathering in London in the course of the Dutch GP, whereas the official pre-event press convention for the British GP has additionally been moved to the capital.
„This extension underscores our dedication to two-wheel racing,” stated Silverstone CEO Stuart Pringle. “It isn’t nearly signing a contract; it is about reaffirming our imaginative and prescient. Silverstone has confirmed its functionality to host the head of worldwide motorsport – from MotoGP to System 1 and the FIA World Endurance Championship. „This renewed partnership secures our place because the UK’s undisputed residence of elite worldwide racing. Extending our relationship is affirmation of our shared dedication to delivering the final word high-speed expertise for followers right here in Britain.“
Joan Mir, Honda HRC, Luca Marini, Honda HRC
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MotoGP returned to Silverstone in 2010 at a time when the circuit was investing vital sources in bettering infrastructure, together with constructing the brand new ‘Silverstone Wing’ complicated.
Since then, the circuit has turn into an annual fixture on the calendar, regardless of repeated questions on the way forward for the occasion, with solely the 2018 and 2020 races being cancelled as a consequence of exterior elements.
Motorbike racing first visited Silverstone again in 1977, which additionally marked the championship’s first foray into the British mainland after the Isle of Man TT acted because the de facto UK spherical of the championship.
Donington Park took over because the venue for the British GP in 1987, earlier than Silverstone made a comeback at first of the final decade.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP Group, stated: „The UK has a wealthy bike racing heritage and stays probably the most essential markets for MotoGP. Since returning to Silverstone in 2010, now we have constructed a powerful partnership and collectively delivered some unforgettable British Grand Prix weekends.
„Silverstone gives a implausible stage for MotoGP, eleven totally different winners within the final eleven grands prix hosted on the circuit is a testomony to the standard, competitiveness and unpredictability of racing on the circuit.
„This extension provides us the chance to maintain investing within the occasion, strengthen our presence within the UK and create much more worth for our followers, groups, companions and promoters over the approaching years.“
Though the calendar for the 2027 season is but to be launched, MotoGP confirmed that subsequent 12 months’s British GP will once more happen in August.
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