MotoGP attendance figures have plummeted in 2022. While the French Grand Prix held up its end of the bargain, drawing in 225,000 visitors over the race weekend, schedule staples like Mugello (Italy) and Silverstone (Great Britain) struggled to sell tickets. Whether fans attribute that drop in interest to Rossi’s retirement or the current economic climate, one thing’s for sure, MotoGP needs a solution stat.
To attract fans back to the track, MotoGP turns to its friends in Formula 1 (F1) and the Superbike World Championship (WSBK). Both racing series hold sprint races on Saturdays preceding the full-distance race on Sundays. While F1 only incorporates the demi-races at particular tracks, every WSBK round includes a sprint race.
