MotoGP
F1 financials rise, MotoGP takeover on course
Formula One Group has reported slight increases in total revenue and operating income for Q3 2024, with Liberty Media's takeover of MotoGP on course to close by the end of the year.
MotoGP global marketing role for Red Bull’s Brittain
MotoGP's hire of its first-ever managing director of global marketing has been more than a year in the making and is being seen as a major landmark in the motorcycling series' aggressive growth plans,…
Honda lines up new lead sponsor after Repsol exit
Honda Racing has identified a prospective lead sponsor for its factory Honda MotoGP team after the announced exit of long-term title sponsor Repsol, SportBusiness understands.
Ziggo retains MotoGP rights to 2029
Pay-television broadcaster Ziggo Sport has agreed a new five-year deal for MotoGP in the Netherlands, extending its coverage to 2029, after recently missing out on reclaiming Formula 1 rights in the country
MotoGP to stay in India after state government steps in
The intervention means that MotoGP avoids the fate of its four-wheeled peers Formula 1 and Formula E, which have both had to stop racing in the country due to financial and bureaucratic issues.
Top F1 sponsor Qatar Airways adds MotoGP to portfolio
Qatar Airways, one of world sport's most prominent sponsors, has signed a multi-year deal with motorcycling's MotoGP.
Assen strikes dual hosting extension with MotoGP, WorldSBK
Dutch venue locks in premier motorcycling events through to 2031 in deals with series' commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports.
Rossomondo: No bundling of MotoGP and F1 rights under Liberty
MotoGP will continue to be run as a separate business to Formula 1 and there is unlikely to be any bundling of the media or sponsorship rights to the two properties following Liberty Media’s acquisition of the motorcycling series.
Americas growth the target as Liberty finalises Dorna takeover
Liberty Media has targeted the Americas as the main growth region for MotoGP after striking a deal for Dorna Sports that values the series promoter and rights-holder at €4.2bn ($4.5bn).
Liberty Media’s Dorna takeover set to drive F1-MotoGP efficiencies
Dorna Sports’ expected sale to Liberty Media for over €4bn ($4.3bn) offers the potential to generate a host of commercial efficiencies across both Formula 1 and MotoGP in a watershed moment for motorcycling.
Atresmedia returns to marquee rights acquisition with MotoGP
Spanish commercial broadcaster Atresmedia TV has secured free-to-air rights to the MotoGP motorcycling championship for 2024 and 2025, taking over from public broadcaster RTVE
US MotoGP rights switch from NBC to TNT, German FTA coverage retained
MotoGP has a new broadcast home in the United States, after series promoter Dorna Sports signed a rights deal with Warner Bros. Discovery's TNT Sports.
Red Bull switches to GasGas Tech 3 team, quits Repsol Honda
Energy drink Red Bull has switched its sponsorship focus from the Repsol Honda MotoGP team to become title sponsor of the GasGas Tech 3 team for the 2024 MotoGP World Championship season
MotoGP set for American team as Trackhouse expands operations
MotoGP is set to have an American team on the grid next season, with Trackhouse Racing expanding its portfolio to motorcycling by teaming up with Italian manufacturer Aprilia.
Formula 1 delivers 15.8-per-cent increase in central sponsorship income
Formula 1 will generate $445m (€410.1m/£358.1m) in central sponsorship income this year, an increase of 18.9 per cent on the $374m it generated in 2022.
MotoGP switches to Sky in Germany following ServusTV exit
Motorcycling's MotoGP World Championship is to move to pay television in Germany from next year, after Sky Deutschland secured the rights
MSM secures global commercial rights to RNF MotoGP team
The MSM agency has secured the global commercial rights to the RNF MotoGP Racing team, its first client in the motorcycling series
Dorna rolls out MotoGP tech strategy with GoPro deal
Motorcycling’s MotoGP continues to place a focus on technology-led commercial deals after a new agreement was secured with GoPro.