Grand Prix of the Czech Republic is the third race on this year’s modified MotoGP calendar. After two races in Jerez, the racers and staff will continue their journey to Brno. From 7. to 9. August will be on the racetrack Masaryk district the program of the world championship in motorcycling took place.
Now the Czechs have also officially announced that there will be a race for Czech GP held behind closed doors, which means that there will be no mass pilgrimage of fans to Moravia this year. Tickets that have already been purchased will remain valid for next year. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, race organizers have been Dorna in Ministry of Health of the Czech Republic talked about whether the racetrack door could be partially opened to spectators. Compared to other countries, the Czech Republic is relatively among the least affected in terms of the number of infections.
According to data from the university John Hopkins about 12.000 people in the Czech Republic were positive for the virus, and 350 deaths related to the infection were recorded (data as of July 3). "Our goal was to create framework conditions that would make sense for all stakeholders," he said Bohumil Simek, Governor of South Moravia. “Of course we didn’t want to exclude the fans. The Czech GP is also an important economic factor for the region. ”
Contract with the Brno racetrack and promoter MotoGP Dorna actually expires at the end of 2020. Dorna has not yet officially commented on the contract extension, but race organizers have already announced that they are next season’s calendar.
