Overview
- MotoGP’s global fanbase reached 632 million, up 12% year over year, with a record 3.6 million race‑weekend attendees across the season.
- Average TV audiences grew about 9% per Grand Prix as Sprint races climbed 26%, YouTube viewing exceeded 1 billion minutes, and social followers topped 60 million with a majority under 35.
- Nine race weekends set new attendance records, led by an all‑time high of 311,797 at Le Mans, with Jerez recording the largest year‑on‑year increase.
- Attendance fell at two European rounds, with Silverstone down 18,539 spectators versus 2024 and Austria’s Red Bull Ring down 32,627.
- The 22‑race, 18‑country season featured Marc Marquez’s title‑winning comeback, the 2026 campaign opens at Buriram on Feb. 27–March 1, and Italy’s 2026 TV rights remain unannounced.