Four days ago Dorna announced the launch of ‘The Global MotoGP Fan Survey’ to collect fan opinion on a wide range of topics, including viewing habits, the ‘on-site’ experience, content consumption or the identity of favorite drivers, teams and circuit fans, among others. Viewers ‘in situ’ are shrinking like fans who watch television races because they are ‘paid’.
So this weekend’s spectator numbers at the Sachsenring have eased the situation. The Saxon organization that 5% of ‘sold out’ was already moving forward last week. It is a semi-permanent circuit that includes part of the old Sachsenring and from the adjacent campsites you can fully monitor the show. Finally, this Sunday the data came out: 95,214 spectators, the best race day entry since 2011 (101,309 remains a record), and the weekend data is an absolute record for the German GP, 232,202, beating 230,133 in 2011, when Pedrosa, Lorenzo and Stoner battled Valentino Rossi.
With Brno’s farewell to the calendar, Sachsenring remained the great Central European GP and that, along with the summer weekend, supported the exodus. Here the reasons for Rossi’s withdrawal or Marc Márquez’s withdrawal were no longer valid. After two years without a career, they want to see careers again.
The Sachsenring data is the second best for a Sunday after 110,003 at Le Mans and the best for a weekend now 2022. But the data for Saturday is above all, with 85,202 spectators witnessed the day of qualification.
Assen, free tickets for those under 15 years old
The big common concern of both MotoGP and F1 is to attract the younger public and the organizers of TT Assen have launched an attractive proposal for the weekend and children up to 15 years old have free admission to Friday and Saturday at all stands and on Sunday at the pelousse.
Viewer numbers 2022
Grand Prix-Sunday-Weekend
Qatar GP 6,655 17,972
Indonesian GP 62,923 102,801
Argentine GP 67,092 186,759
GP Americas not provided
Portuguese GP 43,650 75,900
Spanish GP 58,132 123,001
French GP 110,003 225,000
Italian GP 43,661 74,078
Catalan GP 60,068 114,574
German GP 95,214 232,202
Source: La Verdad
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