As exclusively revealed here at Bike Social yesterday, Silverstone have agreed a two-year deal to host the British round of MotoGP, following the breakdown of the agreement between Donington Park and the Circuit of Wales. Today's full and joint statement from Silverstone and the Circuit of Wales reads: Circuit of Wales announce they have reached an agreement to run British MotoGP at Silverstone in August 2015 |
Silverstone Circuit and Circuit of Wales have today confirmed that they have reached an agreement which will see Silverstone hosting the British round of MotoGP™ in 2015. The event will take place over the weekend of 28 – 30 August 2015 and the arrangement has secured the future of MotoGP™ racing in the UK following the recent announcement by Donington Park confirming that they will not be hosting the event. Michael Carrick, Chief Executive of Circuit of Wales commented “We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Silverstone to host the 2015 and 2016 British rounds of MotoGP™. We want to thank the new management at Silverstone, our partners at Dorna and our investors for the rapid response needed to support the 2015 event when it became clear that we would be unlikely to conclude the contractual arrangements at Donington. We are delighted to secure the future of the event for the next two years while our circuit in Wales is under construction. Today’s announcement ensures we will have the 2015 MotoGP™ event in the UK.” |