Format and rider lineup for first Virtual Grand Prix confirmed
The ‘Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain’ will be held live on Sunday 3 May at 3:00pm Spanish time (11:00pm AEST), with riders to virtually race the Jerez circuit. Each class will race as per a normal GP, but rider fields and race distances will be reduced. In MotoGP, there will be eleven riders on the grid, with ten riders each in Moto2 and Moto3. MotoGP will compete over 13 laps – the equivalent of 50 per cent of normal race distance at Jerez - whilst the Moto2 and Moto3 virtual races will both be held over eight laps - 35 per cent of race distance.
All riders will be “racing” on the new official MotoGP20 Videogame from Milestone that was released on 23 April.
Qualifying sessions will decide the grid, with highlights from those sessions to be shown before the broadcast (Fox Australia and TEN locally). The format will follow a normal Grand Prix weekend, with Moto3 racing first, followed by Moto2 and MotoGP.
After the virtual racing, a post-race Press Conference for each class will be held live on MotoGP’s Instagram feed - MotoGP at 5:00pm, Moto2 at 5:30pm and Moto3 at 6:00pm GMT+2 (equivalent to 1:00am, 1:30am and 2:00am AEST).
Red Bull Virtual GP - MotoGP rider lineup
Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez
Ducati Team: Danilo Petrucci
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP: Maverick Viñales
Team Suzuki Ecstar: Alex Rins
Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Quartararo
Pramac Racing: Francesco Bagnaia
Reale Avintia Racing: Tito Rabat
Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Miguel Oliveira, Iker Lecuona
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Lorenzo Savadori
Red Bull Virtual GP – Moto2 rider lineup
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Jorge Martin
Flexbox HP 40: Lorenzo Baldassarri
Italtrans Racing Team: Enea Bastianini
American Racing: Marcos Ramirez
Beta Tools Speed Up: Jorge Navarro
Liqui Moly Intact GP: Marcel Schrötter
Aspar Team: Aron Canet
Petronas Sprinta Racing: Jake Dixon
NTS RW Racing GP: Bo Bendsneyder
Sky Racing Team VR46: Luca Marini
Red Bull Virtual GP – Moto3 rider lineup
Aspar Team Gaviota: Albert Arenas
Leopard Racing: Dennis Foggia
SIC58 Squadra Corse: Niccolo Antonelli
Kömmerling Gresini Moto3: Gabriel Rodrigo
Rivacold Snipers Team: Tony Arbolino
Red Bull KTM Ajo: Raul Fernandez
Estrella Galicia 0,0: Sergio Garcia
Red Bull KTM Tech 3: Deniz Öncü
Sterilgarda Max Racing Team: Alonso Lopez
BOE Skull Rider Facile Energy: Ricardo Rossi
The event aims to raise funds for longtime MotoGP charity, Two Wheels for Life, with donations to be used in the fight against Covid-19 and dangerous diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. As well as medical education, Two Wheels for Life provide motorcycles to medical teams in the region, which are used to ensure test results and equipment get to hard-to-reach communities. Donations to the charity can be made, via the link below, from 27 April to 10 May.
For further details on the Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain, go to: motogp.com
To donate to Two Wheels for Life, go to: https://donate.twowheelsforlife.org/?content=covid19
