His Highness Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al-Abdullah Al-Faisal, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Automobile and Motorcycle Federation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Motor Sports Company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dorna, the commercial rights holder of the MotoGP Championship, to bring that championship to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the future.
The growth and development of motor sport continues in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which began in the past years by hosting Formula E, the Dakar Rally, as well as the Formula 1 World Championship, in addition to the Extreme E Championship.
Now, with Prince Khalid bin Sultan Al Abdullah Al-Faisal at the Mizan Arena, an agreement was reached with Dorna, which resulted in the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding.
According to this MoU, all parties will seek to sign a contract to bring the MotoGP World Championship to the Kingdom in the future.
Prince Khaled said: “The MoU clearly sets out our shared goal of hosting the MotoGP Championship in Saudi Arabia.”
“It is only natural to add the world’s greatest motorcycle racing series to our portfolio of world-class racing events.”
. added: “We look forward to working with Dorna to fulfill our shared commitment to bring the pinnacle of motorcycle racing to Saudi Arabia and continue to provide more opportunities and initiatives to enrich the lives of all our citizens.”.
