MOTO GP

MotoGP, Moto2 and Moto3 will have virtual races this Sunday

The third MotoGP e-race was confirmed for this Sunday, when riders in the premier class of the MotoGP World Championship will race on the virtual circuit of Jerez, the same date that the real race should take place.
And one of the main novelties of this edition is that the Moto2 and Moto3 riders will also have their own virtual races. Participants will be defined based on the results of the Qatar stage, played in March, the only one this year. The top 10 in each category will have priority to participate in their class e-races.
As in the MotoGP virtual races, there are 10 riders participating in the event. Each team will send a representative, with the exception of the Honda Repsol Team, which will have its two competitors at the event.



The first virtual MotoGP races were won by Alex Marquez and Pecco Bagnaia. The Moto2 and Moto3 stages in Qatar were won by Tetsuta Nagashima and Albert Arenas, respectively.
These events have been a good alternative for them to continue competing during the pandemic of the new coronavirus, which made the beginning of the 2020 season unfeasible.
And another race was postponed, the Dutch GP. The test in Assen will not take place on the scheduled date (June 28) because of the decision of the local government to extend the period of social isolation and suspend until September the holding of major events.
According to the CEO of Dorna, Carmelo Ezpeleta, the ‘ideal scenario’ indicates that the MotoGP World Championship should start in August in the Czech Republic.

Willian Teixeira-Brazil