Overview
- Phillip Island is contracted to host MotoGP through 2026, with no commitment announced for subsequent years.
- The council’s ‘Save our MotoGP’ petition, which urges funding for critical infrastructure upgrades, has attracted more than 800 signatures.
- Bass Coast Shire mayor Rochelle Halstead has written to Premier Jacinta Allan seeking state-led negotiations with Dorna and the Australian Grand Prix Corporation.
- A Victorian Government spokesperson says the state backs the event and that discussions about the post-2026 arrangement are ongoing and commercial in confidence.
- Rival options include The Bend Motorsport Park in South Australia and a proposed Avalon site, as the council cites a 2023 report estimating $54.6 million in state economic benefit and about $29.4 million in local spend.