MADRID 5 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Solidarity Grand Prix, which took place at the Barcelona circuit of Montmeló between the 15th and 17th of last November, has been chosen as the best of the 2024 Motorcycle World Championship season, as reported by the organizers this Thursday.
The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya received this recognition after overcoming the challenge of organizing a Grand Prix in ten days with the aim of helping those affected by DANA and after the traditional end of the campaign at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo was canceled due to this tragedy. from the Valencian town of Cheste.
It is the fourth time in the history of the Motorcycle World Championship that the Circuit has been awarded this award after achieving it in 1992, 2001 and 2006 and after “with our mind set on Valencia and all the victims and those affected”, the installation “worked against the clock” is ready for a race that, “beyond the duel between Jorge Martín and ‘Pecco’ Bagnaia for the MotoGP title, will be remembered for its character of solidarity and tribute to the victims of the cold drop”.
“The Barcelona Solidarity Grand Prix has been proof of the unstoppable force of solidarity. A logistical and organizational challenge very well worked out by the professionals of the Circuit, Dorna, promoter of the Grand Prix, the teams, and above all with an enormous response from the fans, who devoted themselves to Valencia and all the victims and victims of the damage caused by DANA,” said Miquel Sàmper, Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat of Catalonia and President of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
For his part, Hervé Poncharal, president of IRTA, stressed that they were “very proud of how the sport has come together in Barcelona.” “The impressive impact of the Solidarity GP for Valencia is something to which we have all contributed, and the incredible effort to organize an event in such a short time makes it even more unique. For that alone it would already be one of the main candidates for Best GP, but it was also an event that really reached the level in all other ways,” he stressed.
For Poncharal, “sports history was made with the first rider from an independent team to win the MotoGP title”, as was the case of Jorge Martín with the Ducati of Pramac Racing, “the entire available capacity, the paddock, was sold “It was organized and had everything necessary as if the event had started to be planned months before.”
“All we can say is thanks to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and the staff who made it possible, thanks to everyone in the paddock who worked together so well, and thanks to the fans who came at the end of the season to see how history was being made, and in doing so, they made a very valuable contribution to our collective efforts to support Valencia in this time of need,” he stated.
Finally, Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, believes that this latest event in Montmeló “was one of the greatest feats in the modern history” of motorcycling. “We want to thank everyone who made this possible and congratulate Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for receiving this award. It is a testament to everything we worked together behind the scenes to create an incredible show, a fantastic atmosphere and an extraordinary positive impact. This “It’s the DNA of MotoGP,” he said.
“Finally, we want to thank the fans for selling out all the tickets on sale. We couldn’t have dreamed it when we announced this Grand Prix, but when sales opened we realized it would be even more special than we thought. Thank you for your passion for this sport and for being a great part of everything we have achieved together competing for Valencia,” said the manager.