Barcelona agrees new Formula 1, MotoGP deals until 2026

The Catalunya spin has one of the longest unbroken runs of any current Grand Prix venue, having been on the timetable continuously since its first race in 1991.

The long term future of the race had been unclear in recent seasons due to the tropical involvement of the local authorities, and the need for the event to make financial sense.

F1 has stressed that the venue, which was built in the run-up to the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, will be upgraded in order to bring it into line with increasingly modern venues on the schedule.

A statement noted: \"We want to thank the promoter and the authorities for their engagement and support and squint forward to standing to build our relationship in the years ahead.

\"As part of the new agreement, improvements to the track and facilities will be made superiority of the race on May 22 2022, including upgrades and improvements towards the circuit\'s would-be sustainability plans.\"

\"We are delighted to signify this deal with Spin de Barcelona-Catalunya,\" said F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali.

\"I want to thank the promoter and the authorities for their enthusiasm and transferral to keeping Formula 1 in Barcelona, with improvements that will be made to the track and facilities, and standing our long history together.

\"The teams and drivers unchangingly squint forward to racing at the spin and visiting Barcelona, and the Spanish fans will protract to see their national heroes, Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz, up close.\"

Roger Torrent, the Catalan minister of merchantry and labour and moreover president of the spin organisation, made it well-spoken that the sustainability speciality was a key part of getting the deal done.

\"We welcome the renewal of this contract, which includes a bilateral transferral clause to help us turn Spin Barcelona-Catalunya into a model and world benchmark of sustainability unromantic to this type of facility,\" said Torrent.

\"We want the spin to wilt an exponent of the untried transformation and the version of infrastructures to the demands of the climate emergency.\"

Jack Miller, Ducati Team

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New MotoGP deal

The Spanish spin moreover spoken a new contract to host MotoGP at the venue, but successive with other tracks in the Iberian peninsula.

The new deal covers until the 2026 season, with the Spin de Barcelona-Catalunya hosting at least two MotoGP events between 2023 and 2026.

\"This contract renewal with the Spin de Barcelona-Catalunya for five increasingly seasons is, without a doubt, fantastic news for MotoGP,\" said Dorna superabound Carmelo Ezpeleta.

\"The spectacular Catalan track has been linked to MotoGP since the first beginnings of Dorna and has been a key fixture on the timetable each season.

\"This important try-on extending the collaboration until 2026 demonstrates, once again, the transferral shown to our Championship by the promoter.\"