The Circuit Ricardo Tormo has signed a new deal with Dorna to keep the Valencia Grand Prix on the MotoGP calendar until the 2031 season.
Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of Dorna Sports and Carlos Mazón, President of the Generalitat Valenciana, have signed the agreement at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit, which secures the future of the Valencian Grand Prix for another six years.
Similar to the terms of its current contract, the new agreement guarantees the Grand Prix will be held at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo for five years, with no possible alternations or rotations.
“Thank you for your commitment to Valencia. I think it’s a safe bet!” said Mazon in a statement to MotoGP.com.
“There is no other Grand Prix that hangs the sold out sign up as far in advance as Valencia. Here there is a huge fandom, a love of motorsport, for motorcycling. It’s fundamental for Valencia, for Cheste, for the province of Valencia and for the Valencian Community.
“This renewal comes in a context of greater competitiveness than ever and we were always convinced that we had the winning card. The great differential, apart from these magnificent facilities and team, is the fans.
“I also don’t want to fail to mention the economic impact MotoGP has, and when we are working on recovery – not only emotional recovery, but economic recovery. With fans behind us like the ones we have, the winning card is there.
“I want to congratulate you all: the entire Valencian motorcycling family, the Spanish motorcycling family and that of the entire world, which will now once again have one of the circuits, and if I may, the circuit with the most soul and after this last year even more, that it can offer to this great sport.”
Ezpeleta ‘very happy’ to secure Valencia MotoGP future
Dorna CEO Ezpeleta added: “We are very happy to announce our future in Valencia. The track is unique with the view it offers to the spectators, and the fans make it unique for us with the incredible atmosphere they create.
“It is always full of people, the promoter does a fantastic job, and we’re proud to be able to keep delivering a spectacle that rewards their passion for the sport.
“After what happened in 2024, we hope our return for another five Grands Prix underlines our longer term commitment to Valencia too.
“We’re looking forward to coming back this season, and to celebrating more fantastic Grands Prix until 2031.”
The event held its first edition in September 1999 and has been on the calendar every year until last season, when the race was cancelled due to extreme flooding in Cheste.
During the summer, work will be completed on the access roads and various parking areas affected by the disaster, allowing the Grand Prix to be held at full capacity, which the circuit estimates to be around 100,000 spectators.
