Argentina was left without MotoGP in 2024 due to lack of government support

Argentina was left without MotoGP in 2024 due to lack of government support

In Spain they say that the date has fallen and that those responsible for the Motorcycle World Championship will announce it in the next few hours.

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He Argentine Grand Prix in 2024 Moto GP left the world calendar due to lack of government support.

According to information from Spain, those responsible for the Motorcycle World Championship will make the official announcement shortly. In this way, the season will consist of 21 tests instead of the 22 initially planned.

Agreed as the third date of the championship, the race was to take place on the weekend of April 5, 6 and 7 at the International Circuit of Río Hondo Hot Springs, in Santiago del Estero.

A few days ago, rumors began to circulate about the fall of the date due to the budget cuts promoted by President Javier Milei with the aim of reaching zero deficit.

The Argentine GP brings together fans from Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Peru. In 2023, for example, it attracted more than 186 thousand people during the three days generated an economic impact of $5.1 billion.

With this cancellation, the country is left in a period of a few months without the two major events related to track motorcycling since in October the thumb was lowered to the date of the World Superbike that was being carried out in Villicum, San Juan.

This year the San Juan SBK test is not on the calendar either and now we have to wait to find out if the MotoGP visit to the country suffers the same fate, despite the fact that the current contract expires in 2025.

Source: Ambito

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