The FIM and Dorna have announced that Dorna is to keep the rights to run the MotoGP series until 2060. In a press release, Dorna says that the length of the agreement - another 36 years - allows them to continue to build the long-term future for the sport.
Although 36 years is a very long time, it is not entirely unprecedented. The FIM has always worked with long-term contracts with Dorna, an important factor in being able to create a stable infrastructure and a stable environment around motorcycling's premier class. Although the length of the previous was never made officially published, the agreement has been incrementally extended over the years, the latest date being 2043.
The agreement does not just cover MotoGP, but all of the championships run by Dorna. That includes WorldSBK, the FIM Junior Championship, MotoE and the WCR Women's Championship.
The press release appears below:
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