Since 2016, the Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin has been the only event on the MotoGP calendar in the United States of America, whereas in previous years, there were up to three. Looking ahead, Dorna, as highlighted by its CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta, aims to once again have two rounds in the country.
Quoted by GPOne.com, the Spanish executive explained the importance of engaging the American market with motorcycles: ‘Americans should connect with motorcycles, and that should be our mission because going to Austin for one year and then disappearing, having only one race, is not sufficient. We’ve seen what Formula 1 has done, for example, and I think that’s the right path. In recent years, the championship has had many American winners, and in my opinion, we can rediscover those values’.
The matter is being worked on, and Ezpeleta made it clear that they don’t want two GPs in the USA just for the sake of it: ‘We are considering and evaluating. I would like to have two successful races, with great appeal, where we can attract a large number of fans without needing to combine two weekends. I believe that two races in the United States would be fantastic. The issue is that, at the moment, we only have Austin as an available track’.