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Qatar to host MotoGP until 2016 |
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Posted by Staff
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Friday, 07 March 2008 |
In a busy press conference on the opening day of the new
MotoGP season Dorna CEO Mr Carmelo Ezpeleta and QMMF President Nasser bin
Khalifa Al-Attiyah jointly announced the extension of the contract between the
two parties which will see Grand Prix racing at Losail International circuit
until at least 2016.
As history was made with the Commercialbank Grand
Prix of Qatar commencing under the desert circuit’s newly installed floodlight
system on Friday evening, it was a suitable occasion for the MotoGP rights
holders and the Qatari federation to cement their relationship with their
continued agreement – which saw the first GP in Qatar in 2004.
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delighted Mr. Al-Attiyah commented, “We are very proud to announce this deal
and we look forward to welcoming MotoGP to Qatar in the years to come. This is
an important day for Qatar, for our federation and for the development of
motorsport in our region. I want to thank Mr Ezpeleta for the confidence that
Dorna have shown in us in extending our contract and allowing us to host the
first ever night-time Grand Prix.”
from Info MotoGP
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