MotoGP miscounted more than 100,000 spectators at Jerez

The MotoGP World Championship was celebrated with the Spanish Grand Prix. To the large number of viewers that were openly broadcast on La Sexta, this Sunday’s race was the most watched race in the last five years, we had to add the historical record attendance of the Jerez circuit. The championship confirmed on Sunday that around 300,000 spectators flocked to the Andalusian circuit to enjoy the spectacle of the motorcycle world championship over the weekend. However, there were not many of them.

And the championship this Sunday confirmed that There was a serious error as over 100,000 fewer spectators attended the event. There were 181,289 people in total. those who approached La Catedral del Sur while receiving the main prize.

The World Championship, promoted by Dorna Sports, confirmed that everything was “miscalculation”, although this is a drop of more than a third from the first reported figure, meaning that the real figure does not represent any record for the Spanish route. This was explained in a MotoGP statement, in which they apologized for the incident.

“There was a miscalculation in the attendance figures and, in order to highlight the atmosphere of the event, we published incorrect figures just before the MotoGP race. We apologize for our mistake.“, began writing the championship, which was recently acquired by Liberty Media, the company that owns Formula 1.

“The correct weekend attendance figure was 181,289 spectators, which is not a new record but makes the Jerez Grand Prix the most attended in almost a decade.continuing the positive trend in viewership and attendance that the sport is currently enjoying,” they continued.

“The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix will also be on Best Of playlists for years to come after the classic clash of the titans (between Pecco Bagnaia and Marc Márquez). We hope all visitors and viewers from all over the world will enjoy it. incredible racing weekend in Andalusia.

“MotoGP heads to Le Mans, which now holds the record for the largest Grand Prix attendance in MotoGP history with 278,805 spectators. people present at the 2023 French Grand Prix,” the championship has ended.