Goodwood lately introduced the primary of a lot of MotoGP groups that can attend the Competition of Pace July 13-16. Riders from the present grid will likely be joined by an unbelievable line-up of motorbike Grand Prix Champions and legends to tackle the well-known hillclimb.
As MotoGP heads into its summer season break, the groups will journey to Goodwood to take their place on the Competition of Pace, forward of the British Grand Prix simply three weeks later.
Grand Prix bikes will make up everything of the 2023 Competition of Pace bike batch – from the actually historic to the very newest equipment, because the attending manufacturing facility groups are set to carry and run their 2023 Championship bikes.
These already confirmed to affix are:
Ducati Lenovo Staff
GASGAS Manufacturing facility Racing Tech3
LCR Honda
Pink Bull KTM Manufacturing facility Racing
Along with the MotoGP groups, Moto2TM crew GASGAS Aspar will attend with British rider Jake Dixon.
All of the groups will likely be positioned within the Ballroom Paddock, a stone’s throw from the Drivers’ Membership – giving followers and fanatics the proper alternative to see the bikes being ready by the groups, earlier than taking to the Hill with a bunch of the game’s legends.
The record of legends already confirmed embody Àlex Crivillé, Casey Stoner, Freddie Spencer, Giacomo Agostini, Jorge Lorenzo, Kenny Roberts Jnr, Kevin Schwantz, Mick Doohan, Randy Mamola and Wayne Gardner; holding a really staggering 35 World Championships between them.
The Competition of Pace has all the time been the place to see motorsport megastars. In 2022, we have been joined by Giacomo Agostini as he celebrated his eightieth birthday, in addition to Kenny Roberts, Kevin Schwantz and Mick Doohan, who took half in a really distinctive second as Wayne Rainey rode his 1992-championship-winning Yamaha YZR500 for the primary time since his career-ending accident in 1993.
Bikes have all the time been an integral a part of the Competition of Pace, with seven-time bike World Champion and 1964 F1 World Champion John Surtees organizing the bike entry on the very first occasion in 1993. Because the Competition of Pace celebrates its thirtieth anniversary, we’re massively excited to current such an epic celebration of MotoGP.
“We’re very proud to announce this celebration of MotoGP on the Goodwood Competition of Pace. It’s an honor for us to play a key function within the thirtieth anniversary and be invited to showcase the very best of our sport, sharing the stage with our fellow icons of pace. It will likely be one thing actually distinctive, and I need to thank our groups, riders and legends for exhibiting such enthusiasm in attending. We hope we will placed on an unbelievable present for the followers – and for the Duke of Richmond! We’re all the time honored by his unwavering ardour for our sport. Thanks for the invitation!
“Now we have lately celebrated the one thousandth FIM Grand Prix, and subsequent season will mark the seventy fifth 12 months since bike racing turned the primary motorsport World Championship in 1949. On the similar time, 2023 is a unique sort of landmark 12 months, with extra MotoGP than ever because the Tissot Dash debuts throughout the calendar. At this intersection of historical past and innovation, the 2023 Competition of Pace is the proper alternative to rejoice each the wealthy heritage of the game and the heroes of the unbelievable spectacle we’re having fun with each weekend on this trendy period,” acknowledged Carmelo Ezpeleta, Dorna CEO.
The Duke of Richmond, founding father of the Competition of Pace, mentioned: “I’m completely thrilled that the Competition of Pace will host its biggest-ever MotoGP celebration this 12 months. My due to Dorna Sports activities, the groups and riders for together with us of their busy schedules – it means a lot to everybody at Goodwood and all our followers that they are going to be right here to rejoice with us.”
Particulars of further groups becoming a member of the celebration on the Competition of Pace will likely be introduced within the coming weeks. For extra details about the occasion and its festivities, click on HERE.
