MotoGP is maintaining the Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia as its priority for the location of the final round of the 2024 World C🤪hamp⛦ionship.

FIM Pr❀esident Jorge Viegas said that economic concerns mean that MotoGP’s presence in Valencia, which has been devastated by deadly floods, in two weeks remains importan♏t.

"If we don't race in Valencia, that will b🌼e worse for the Valencian Community and for its economy,” Viegas said to&n♍bsp;.

Plan A is to race in Valencia, providing it is feasible from a logistical point of view, while organising aid f﷽or the local community, Sky Italia report.

report that Valencia remains the priority but the d✨ate is not fixed, and could be delayed one week until Novembe♛r 22-24.

Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta spoke in the same vein as Viegas, and suggested that Valencia remains the p♉riority for the final round.

"In principle, the original date i꧅s maintained,” he 🐬told Spanish publication .

“They are working to solve access and services. The track 🌃has not been damag♛ed.

"Everyone is aware of the curre🍷nt situation in Valencia due to heavy rains and floods. Sadly, there have been more than 50 fatalities in the region [158 at time of writing] and many people are still missing. Our hearts go out to the victims and their loved ones.

“Fortunately, there have been no injuries among🎀 the circuit staff, but there is extensive damage to the exterior of the facilities, especially at the access to the circuitཧ.

“We have b👍een informed that the GP track itself appears to be in good condition, although a full assessment is still being carried out.”

Ezpeleta did, though, repeat the opinions of the likes of Marc and Alex Marquez, and Luca Marini🐻.

"As you will all understand, it would be insensitive and irresponsible to talk about the event at thꦇis time,” he said.

“The focus must c💧ontinue to be on helping those affected and the circuit is currently being used as a relief centre.

“As MotoGP, we must try to help as much as possible. 🧸However, both the local authorities and MotoGP remain committed to holding the𒁏 event on the scheduled date and will work tirelessly to achieve it.

“We will continue toဣ provide more information when it becomes available, and we will communicate as soon as possible if there are changes in thဣe organisation of the event.”

Deadly floods decimate Valencia

Valencia was hit by🐽 heavy flooding on the night of Tuesday 29 October, just under three weeks before the Circuit Ricardo Tormo is scheduled to host the final MotoGP round of the season: the Valencian Grand Prix.

The flooding has caused significant loss of life — the death toll standing at 158 at the time of writing — as well as significant damage to buildings and other infrastructure, including the access ro✅ad to the V෴alencian circuit.

Several MotoGP riders were quizzed on Thursday in Malaysia on the matter of the Valencian Grand Prix and whether it should gဣo ahead, with many suggesting 🐓it should not happen.

Both Marc Marquez and Alex Marquez said that resources should not🧜 be focused on repairing the circuiꦿt’s facilities, and instead on the situation of the people who have been affected by the floods, comments which were echoed by Luca Marini.

The cancella𒆙tion of the race in Valencia would either mean this weekend’s 19th round in Sepang would be the final round of the season, or that the 20th round would be moved to a different circuit, the latter option posing logistical challenges.