Formula 1 fans that purchased tickets to this weekend’s cancelled Emilia Romagna Grand Prix at Imola are set to receive a full refund. The race was cancelled yesterday (Wednesday) due to flooding in the Emilia-Romagna region in Italy, following unprecedented rainfall. After discussions between Formula 1, motorsports governing body the FIA, organisers and authorities, a …
MotoGP’s French Grand Prix breaks attendance record
The Grand Prix de France has broken the all-time attendance record for a MotoGP event, with 278,805 fans packing out the stands at the Le Mans circuit over the weekend. It also happened to be the 1,000th FIM (Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme) Grand Prix and broke other attendance records across the event. Thursday’s pre-event pit …
Global-Tickets teams up with F1 driver Kevin Magnussen
Formula One driver Kevin Magnussen has partnered with online ticket and travel company, Global-Tickets. Magnussen, who races for Haas F1 team, and Groningen-based Global-Tickets will work together to leverage the social media channels of the Danish driver to better connect with fans. Part of the deal will see Magnussen’s social media followers also have …
Australian Grand Prix attracts record crowd for 2023
The 2023 Australian Formula One Grand Prix attracted 444,631 fans across the weekend in Melbourne, with 131,124 fans attending on race day. Yesterday’s (Sunday’s) race was an eventful occasion with three red flags, and eventually saw Max Verstappen take the number one spot followed by Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. The total figure beat last …
Silverstone MD suggests four-day British Grand Prix weekend
The Formula 1 British Grand Prix could become a four-day race weekend to offer motorsport fans more on-track action. Speaking on the main stage at motorsport event Autosport International in Birmingham yesterday (Thursday), the managing director of Silverstone (pictured), where the British GP is staged, said that Formula 1 needed to change the format of the …
Australian GP organisers redesign grandstands following record crowd
Australian Grand Prix organisers have been forced to redesign grandstands to hold more people, following the record crowd at the Formula 1 race earlier this year. All grandstands at Albert Park, Melbourne, have been reshuffled to cater for more fans at next year’s race. The move comes after the 2022 Australian GP drew a record …
Tickets for NASCAR’s first street race to go on sale
NASCAR will release tickets today (Thursday) for the first-ever street race in the Cup Series, with fans also able to purchase tickets, hospitality and travel experiences through QuintEvents. The Chicago (pictured) Street Race will take place on July 1-2 next year, and two-day reserved ticket prices start at $465 (£408/€467). Two-day general admission prices start …
Usher revealed as surprise headline act for Abu Dhabi Grand Prix concert series
R&B artist Usher has been revealed as another headliner for the Abu Dhabi Formula 1 Grand Prix’s post-race concert. The Yasalam After-Race Concert series will also welcome British rapper Dave, electronic dance group Swedish House Mafia, US rapper Kendrick Lamar and Rock band Def Leppard. Dave and Usher are set to perform on Thursday night, …
Mexico City Grand Prix sets attendance record
The Mexico City Grand Prix welcomed 395,902 fans over the weekend, continuing Formula 1’s trend of record-breaking attendances. Almost 400,000 attended the GP at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez to see Red Bull driver Max Verstappen win his 14th race, which is a record during a single season. The Mexico Grand Prix follows on from the …
Las Vegas could have ‘affordable’ ticket options
There could be ‘affordable’ tickets available for the inaugural Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix next year, according to the event’s chief executive. The Las Vegas GP was announced earlier this year and is set to take place on a Saturday night in November next year. Tickets are yet to go on sale for the …