It was initially reported that below 300,000 spectators made their approach to the Jerez circuit for the fourth spherical of the 2024 season to look at house favourites Marc Marquez, Jorge Martin and Pedro Acosta, amongst others, battle it out for victory.
This made the Spanish GP the most-watched MotoGP occasion within the sequence’ historical past, eclipsing the report set by the French Grand Prix final 12 months.
However late on Monday night time, MotoGP issued a correction, revealing that solely 181,289 followers have been current at Jerez over the course of the race weekend on 26-28 April.
This nonetheless makes the 2024 occasion the most-attended race at Jerez in virtually 10 years, however it’s nonetheless a way off the all-time French GP report.
Le Mans welcomed 278,805 spectators in 2023 and is once more set to function packed grandstands because it prepares to host the fifth spherical of the season on 12 Could.
MotoGP publicly apologised for the error in a press release, explaining the error.
“On the 2024 Spanish GP, MotoGP printed information that the occasion had change into the best-attended Grand Prix ever, beating the earlier attendance report.
Miguel Oliveira, Trackhouse Racing Staff
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“There was a miscalculation in attendance numbers and in our eagerness to have fun the environment on the occasion, we printed incorrect figures simply forward of the MotoGP race. We apologise for our mistake.
“The proper weekend attendance determine for the occasion is 181,289, which isn’t a brand new report however does make it the perfect attended Grand Prix at Jerez for practically a decade, persevering with the Positive development of viewers and attendance figures the game is at present having fun with.
“The 2024 Spanish GP will even be on Greatest Of playlists for a few years to return after an all-time basic conflict of the titans. We hope everybody who attended and watched world wide, loved the unbelievable race weekend in Andalucia.
“MotoGP heads for Le Mans subsequent, which now retains the report as host to the best-attended occasion in MotoGP historical past because of the 278,805 individuals who attended the 2023 French Grand Prix.”
Dorna’s chief business officer Dan Rossomondo additionally shared the identical assertion on X, whereas including: “I’m sorry we made a hash of this. Particularly sorry as a result of it was a particular few days.”