The Circuit of Barcelona-Catalunya has gotten to work to ensure the future of its two major awards, MotoGP and Formula 1, beyond 2026, when current contracts end. The motorcycle will be extended for five more years, until 2031, according to the agreement they will sign tomorrow in Montmeló Dorna Sports and the Government of the Generalitat, while the F1 is on track to prolong “for a wide period”, which according to This newspaper has known the Circuit managers, they would like to be ten years old, from 2027 to 2036.
An economic asset of Catalonia
The renovation of the two main events that the circuit welcomes would ensure the continuity of the installation, which has an economic return of more than 410 million euros per year
The renewal of the two great awards, the two main events that the circuit hosts, and that give meaning to the highest infrastructure of the engine of Catalonia, would mean ensuring the continuity of the installation, created in 1991, and that has an economic return of more of 410 million euros per year, and more than 60 return to tax administration, according to recent impact studies.
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The extension of the contract with Dorna to host the MotoGP Catalonia GP until 2031 will mean the presence of the world championship on the Montmeló track for 40 years (the first GP, called in Europe, was in 1992), and the firm commitment of the firm Promoter (Dorna, now in the hands of Liberty Media) by the Circuit, given a possible reduction of Spanish careers in the calendar, four to two.
According to FIRA CIRCIT, the Barcelona-Catalunya Circuit Management Company, the MotoGP renewal has been possible for “the Prémium infrastructure”, with the 50 million investment in improvements in the 2022-26 period, “which make the circuit The best permanent layout in the world, ”said Pau Relat, president of FIRA in Barcelona, in an Eastern Entrepreneurs of Vallès, the Intersectoral Business Union, in Granollers.
MotoGP renewal keys
Have a “prémonic infrastructure” and organizational capacity, as demonstrated by the solidarity GP, mounted in 15 days, “legitimates” the circuit
“And secondly, be excellent in event management, as demonstrated by the November Solidarity GP, replacing the Valencia GP, affected by the Dana. The ability to organize a grand prize in 15 days does not have anyone. This legitimizes us to continue having the confidence of Dorna and Liberty Media, ”added Relat. In this sense, from FIRA CIRCIT they are “optimistic” to close the renewal agreement with the managers of Formula 1.
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FIRA CIRCIT, the Managing Society of the Temple of the Motor of Catalonia, intends that the renewal be “for a wide period”, from 2027 to 2036.
The duration of the contract is one of the battle horses in the negotiation with Liberty Media, owner of the F1. The Circuit wants to make profitable the investment made by the Generalitat de Catalunya, of 50 million euros in works of improvement and modernization of the installation (in the period 2022-26), with a contract as long as possible. Ten years is the preferred period, although the option of five is considered.
It would be a good way to make the management of the Circuit, in the hands of FIRA in Barcelona since April (although the agreement will enter into force on January 1, 2025). The FIRA assumed the exploitation of the installation owned by the Generalitat (in 78%) for 20 years, or 2+18.
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