MotoGP des China :UPDATED:

Posted: Thu 18 Jul 2002

A MotoGP Grand Prix of China is to be a reality as an agreement has beeen reached between the Governor of the Yanqing province, Li Chang Shuan, and Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, the company that manages the FIM MotoGP World Championship.

The new circuit is to be built within spitting distance of the Great Wall and work is expected to be completed within eight months by a workforce of around 20,000! labourers, so that the FIM can homologate the circuit before the end of 2003.

In time for the first Grand Prix of China in 2004 which is expected to have the highest attended sporting event in the world, since entrance for the half a million spectators will be free and there are not expected to be any vacant seats!