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By Emanuele Venturoli| Posted October 7, 2021 | In Marketing Sportivo, MotoGP, MotoGP
Barcelona, October 7th 2021 – Dorna has released the provisional Calendar for the 2022 MotoGP World Championship. The Calendar features 21 rounds and sees the paddock take to the track at brand-new venues like the Finnish Kymiring and the Mandalika Street Circuit in Indonesia.
As usual, Qatar will play host to the opening night of the Championship, with the Losail Round set to pull the curtains on the title quest on March 6, 2022. Then an exciting triple-header follows, with an Indonesia-Argentina-Texas mouthwatering combination.
The European leg of the season will start in Algarve, Portugal on april 24th, while Jerez keeps its spot on the first weekend of May, before the traditional Le Mans, Mugello, Barcelona, Sachsenring and Assen rounds.
Valencia will host the final round of the 2022 MotoGP Calendar on November 6th, for the 21st and final race.
ROUND | DATE | GRAND PRIX | CIRCUIT |
1 | March 6 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit |
2 | March 20 | Indonesia | Mandalika International Street Circuit |
3 | April 3 | Republica Argentina | Termas de rio Hondo |
4 | April 10 | Americas | Circuit of the Americas |
5 | April 24 | Portugal | Algarve International Circuit |
6 | May 1 | Spain | Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto |
7 | May 15 | France | Le Mans |
8 | May 29 | Italy | Autodromo del Mugello |
9 | June 5 | Catalunya | Circuit de Barcelona Catalunya |
10 | June 19 | Germany | Sachsenring |
11 | Jun 26 | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
12 | July 10 | Finland | Kymiring |
13 | August 7 | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit |
14 | August 21 | Austria | Red Bull Spielberg Ring |
15 | September 4 | San Marino | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli |
16 | September 18 | Aragon | motorland Aragon |
17 | September 25 | Japan | Twin Ring Motegi |
18 | October 2 | Thailand | Chang International Circuit |
19 | October 16 | Australia | Philip Island |
20 | October 23 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit |
21 | November 6 | Comunitat | Circuito Ricardo Tormo |
The MotoGP paddock will salute the new year in style with three events in the Asian SouthEast:
– Sepang Shakedown Test: 31st January – 2nd February
– Sepang Test: 5th – 6th February
– Mandalika Test: 11th – 13th February
The Moto2 and Moto3 classes will enjoy just one session of testing at the Circuit of Jerez from February 22nd to February 24th
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A graduate in Public, Social and Political Communication from the University of Bologna, he has always been passionate about marketing, design and sport.
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By doing so, we are convinced that we are shortening the value chain, saving time and money. However, these DYI methods are anything but risk-free and what initially appears to be a competitive advantage soon turns into a problem that is difficult to resolve. That’s why there are agencies. And this is why you should rely on us for your sponsorships.
When first approaching a sponsorship or sports marketing project, it is difficult to know immediately which stakeholders are correct, what the decision flow is, and what the right timelines are for each process. Sports is a very specialized field of action, and fitting effectively into its paths can take a lot of time and therefore money. We, on the other hand, know referents and spheres of action and know who to talk to, when and how. So you are also more effective.
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Activations are the real heart of sports sponsorship. Without them, there remains only a blank sticker on a motorcycle, car or uniform and no contact with the public, no emotional connection, no impact on the bottom line. Then how do you do it? It certainly won’t be the teams or the athletes who will help you leverage sponsorship and enjoy the many marketing rights you have paid for. To bring out the best in a sports marketing project you need an agency that knows how to use sponsorship to engage the fanbase on the Web, to reach out to Shopping Centers, to organize hospitality, to develop B2B and B2C opportunities, and to get “your” athletes in front of millions of potential consumers.
Would you ever go to the dealer who sold you the car and ask if the competitor’s car is better? No, of course. So, how do you expect to get firm measurements of the effectiveness of your sponsorship if you do not rely on someone super partes? At RTR, we have always worked with independent third-party agencies that allow us to know the return on any exposure of your brand on TV and in the media. In addition, we believe in calculating ROI as the ultimate measure of your success-so we can tell you for every penny you spend how much you are making.
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