Singapore in line to host MotoGP in 2012
Added on Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by Carole Nash Editor
Singapore in line to host MotoGP in 2012
Singapore could host a MotoGP round as early as 2012, according to Dorna Sports boss Carmelo Ezpeleta.
Ezpeleta met with Singaporean officials last month to iron out safety issues related to the 4km track at the planned Changi Motorsports Hub and reported that plans were progressing as planned for the new facility, close to Singapore’s principle airport.
“I am happy to tell you things are proceeding smoothly for us to come to Singapore,” Ezpeleta told MediaCorp.
“Once (governing body) FIM approves the track for us, we can begin to talk terms with SG Changi about having MotoGP there and when the first race can be held.”
SG Changi was awarded the tender in March to build Singapore’s first permanent race track at the S$330million (£159m) Changi Motorsports Hub, which will be ready to host its first racing event in April 2012.
FIM’s chief of road racing Claude Danis is due in Singapore at the end of the month to give the track final approval, Singapore’s MediaCorp-owned Today newspaper reported.
The facility proposes a 20,000 seat capacity grandstand, 1.2km karting track and leisure facilities, including a beach front and a museum.
