#MOTOGP 21 ARGENTINA SETUP SERIES#

'Argentina is a country that deserves to have MotoGP.'

'There is interest in MotoGP in this country, and a circuit and track at the best level possible, with FIM homologation, and with the government of Santiago del Estero completely committed and involved in the project,' said Ezpeleta.

#MOTOGP 21 ARGENTINA SETUP SERIES#

'We felt a very warm welcome since the first time we started negotiating with them.'Īfter a protracted absence the Spaniard believes the time is right for the series to return to South America, with Argentina having met the required standards of motorcycling's ruling body the FIM. 'They have done a brilliant job,' Carmelo Ezpeleta, CEO of MotoGP's commercial rightsholder Dorna, told CNN. Tweets by grandstands around this redesigned and redeveloped circuit - crafted by Italian Jarno Zaffelli - are expected to be full. lined up on the grid for the season's opening race in Qatar, 65,000 tickets had already been sold. Spectators will be traveling to the circuit in Santiago del Estero, many by motorcycle, from across the country.īack in March, as Marquez and co. Nevertheless, enthusiasm for the sport in these parts is clear. The last time Argentinean fans heard the roar of grand prix bikes was in 1999, when current champion Marc Marquez was just six years old. This vast nation is not entirely unfamiliar with top-class motorcycle racing, but this is still very much the case of an old friend arriving unexpectedly from out of town. This weekend its hordes land in Argentina for the third round of the 2014 season. (CNN) - For a championship with a distinctly Iberian streak, it is no surprise that South America should be high on MotoGP's list of territories to conquer.

His 2013 rival Jorge Lorenzo has endured a miserable start to the new campaign.

The Spaniard won last year's title in his rookie season at the elite level.

World champion Marc Marquez has won the first two races of the 2014 season.

MotoGP will return to Argentina for the fist time since 1999 this weekend.

Motogp 21 argentina setup