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The last Grand Prix of the season MotoGP 2024, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, is officially called the Motul Solidarity Grand Prix of Barcelona in solidarity with Valencia, and it's not for nothing!

In support of the Valencian Community, which has been dramatically affected by the well-known weather phenomenon, a series of measures have been taken in Barcelona to express the solidarity of the MotoGP world with the region that has hosted it 26 times since 1999, as part of the #RacingForValencia operation.

While Valencia will offer full refunds or rollover tickets for 2025, every ticket sold for Barcelona (Attention, limited number!) will contribute to a payment to the Valencia relief funds.

In addition, three auctions will be held over the weekend.
Two of them will be held on site, on Friday and Saturday from 16pm to 18pm, in the circuit's fan zone, with the participation on stage of MotoGP riders, legends and VIPs, to auction off items donated by paddock stakeholders. Fans who wish to attend the auction on site will be able to do so if they are present at the Grand Prix, with any ticket of the weekend.

For those who cannot travel to contribute to the good cause, an online auction will be held, where truly unique lots will be up for grabs, such as the Moto3™ championship-winning motorcycle from Maverick Vinales in 2013.
This is of course the blue KTM #25 of Team Calvo, victorious at the end of a breathtaking race in Valencia, against Alex Rins on the KTM Estrella Galicia 0,0 and the late louis salom on the KTM of the Red Bull KTM Ajo team.
The situation was simple for the three drivers, who were within 5 points of the general classification: they had to win the race to become world champion!
The three men took turns leading, then Luis Salom lost all his chances by falling halfway through the race, while between alex rins et Maverick Vinales, it was decided in the last corner of an absolutely historic last lap!
Relive this moment in history here!

Further details about the online auction, including a full list of items and start and end dates, will be available soon.

A special #RacingForValencia t-shirt, with proceeds going directly to relief efforts, will also be on sale soon, while Donations, in which many pilots have already participated, are always welcome.

The profits from these #RacingForValencia initiatives, from ticket sales to funds raised through auctions and independent donations, will be centralised in a specific MotoGP™ donation system thanks to the collaboration with CaixaBank. All MotoGP™ funds will then be donated to The Red Cross (Red Cross) which works on the ground in the Valencian Community, with the aim of helping the towns closest to the circuit.

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