Two new competitions join the programme, growing its reach around the world
Dorna Sports is delighted to announce two additions to the Road to MotoGP™: the FIM MiniGP Latin America Series and the Latin America Talent Cup. The two series set in motion a new era for motorcycle racing talent across the continent of South America and beyond, offering young riders invaluable opportunities to join the Road to MotoGP™.
Riders from 20 countries will be eligible to participate in both the FIM MiniGP Latin America Series and the Latin America Talent Cup: Mexico, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Panama, Costa Rica, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile and Argentina. 20 federations from around Latin America will be in charge of selecting the riders who will race in each competition.
Latin America Talent Cup:
The standard Latin America Talent Cup calendar will be six rounds comprising 12 races. Riders will be aged from 14 to 21 years of age, with a grid size of 25.
The competition will begin near the end of 2023 as the first round takes place alongside WorldSBK’s expected return to San Juan Villicum in Argentina, and the calendar then follows its future schedule as it continues into 2024, with the first round of the season planned for March at the Autodromo Internacional de Codegua in Chile. The Cup then visits Termas de Rio Hondo in Argentina alongside MotoGP™, before two rounds in Brazil at the Autódromo Internacional Ayrton Senna in Goiânia and the Circuito dos Cristais in Curvelo.
The top three riders in the Latin America Talent Cup will get the chance to take place in the Selection Event for the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup. The Champion of the Latin America Talent Cup will also get promoted into the SSP300 class in the CIV (Italian national Championship) as part of the GP3 AD11 team.
FIM MiniGP Latin America Series:
The FIM MiniGP Latin America Series will begin in 2023, and in line with requirements to become part of the FIM MiniGP World Series, will see 15 riders between 10 and 14-years-old competing on equal Ohvale GP-0 160 machinery.
The calendar will run from March to October, with five events across three…