The change of the date of the GP of Catalonia was not as dramatic as the circuit management had hoped in terms of the support of the fans once the numbers of the spectators were officially known. Throughout the weekend, a total of 152,065 spectators entered the Barcelona-Catalunya circuit, 27,621 on Friday, 52,589 on Saturday and 71,855 on Sunday, considering that tickets for the Grand Prix are a subscription for all three days costing between 88 and 145 euros. to a seat in the Grandstand and about 72 euros in the pelousse.
From an edition held from June 3 to 5, 2022 to another from September 1 to 3, 2023, there was an increase of 37,491 viewers on the weekend and 11,787 on Sunday. We must begin to understand that the glorious periods from 2005 to 2008 with the Magnificent Four led by Valentino Rossi where they exceeded 200,000 on weekends or far 100,000 on Sundays belong to the past and the goal is to attract a new public.
The Minister of Business and Labor of the Generalitat and President of the Circuit, Roger Torrentconfirmed this Sunday what Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta had already slipped on the day of the presentation of the GP of Catalonia: there will be a GP of Catalonia in 2024. “We can confirm that we will indeed have a GP of Catalonia on our circuit. It is close to the end of the calendar, we’ll see what date. This year September is something new, but for us it is important from a logistical and public perspective that there is a definite separation with respect to Formula OneThis is the main condition, and we are working on the date.”
Regarding the novelty of September for the Grand Prix and if it can be a reference date for the future, “that this year the attendance is greater than last year proves that September is not a bad date. It is not means that This year will come in September, only after seeing the response we will see that it is not a bad date either.” It should be remembered that the F1 calendar has already been published by the FIA and the Spanish F1 GP will be held from June 21-23, 2024.
“As shown in previous years, the end of spring, the beginning of summer and September are really good dates”, reiterated the president of the Circuit.
Source: La Verdad
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