Qatar MotoGP ™ Dibatalkan Kerana COVID 19

Jika anda ada tempahan penerbangan ke Qatar dan tiket ke perlumbaan ini, kami bersimpati.

Penganjur MotoGP ™ 2020 baru saja mengeluarkan kenyataan membatalkan perlumbaan pembuka musim 2020 yang dijadualkan di Qatar tidak akan diteruskan kerana sekatan perjalanan kerana wabak koronavirus.

Disebabkan kes coronavirus yang disahkan naik mendadak di Jepun dan Utara Itali dalam dua minggu yang lalu keadaan menjadi lebih membimbangkan kerana ini adalah dua negara di mana kebanyakan pasukan perlumbaan berpusat dan penganjur perlumbaan, Dorna telah melaksanakan prosedur untuk memastikan perjalanan kakitangan MotoGP dari negara-negara tersebut akan diberikan akses kepada negara tersebut. Terdapat 34 kematian dari COVID-19 di Itali dan lebih daripada 1,100 orang telah diuji positif untuk virus itu.

Walau bagaimanapun, perlumbaan Moto2 dan Moto3 Qatar GP masih akan diteruskan, kerana kedua-dua pasukan siri dan pelumba telah tiba lebih awal di negara ini untuk ujian pra-musim terakhir mereka. Qatar mengumumkan kes coronavirus pertama yang direkodkan pada hujung minggu dan kini telah mengenakan kuarantin selimut selama dua minggu ke atas mana-mana penumpang yang baru-baru ini melawat Itali.

KENYATAAN MEDIA MotoGP™:  MotoGP™ Class cancelled at the Grand Prix of Qatar. Due to Qatar travel restrictions brought into force affecting passengers from Italy, the premier class will not race at Losail.  The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme, IRTA and Dorna regret to announce the cancellation of all MotoGP™ class sessions at the Grand Prix of Qatar, including the race.

The ongoing coronavirus outbreak has resulted in Qatar travel restrictions being brought into force that affect passengers from Italy, amongst other countries. As of today, all passengers arriving at Doha on direct flights from Italy, or having been in Italy in the past 2 weeks, will be taken straight to quarantine for a minimum of 14 days. Italy clearly plays a vital role in the Championship and in the MotoGP class – both on track and off – and therefore the decision has been taken to cancel premier class competition.

As the teams and riders of the Moto2™ and Moto3™ classes were already in Qatar for the three-day official test at Losail International Circuit earlier this week, the races of both categories will be possible. The lightweight and intermediate classes will therefore compete in their season opener from the 6th to 8th March. The same will apply to the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup, which will have two races during the Qatar Grand Prix as originally planned. Stay tuned for a revised schedule.