The Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain was another digital spectacular, with all three classes lining up for the first time ever to fight it out at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto in Andalusia. As well as the broadcast itself, another 1000 pieces of digital content related to the event were produced, making 81 million impressions. Millions watched the event live across different platforms, and once again the total minutes of content consumed by fans added up to well over a decade of non-stop viewing! Now, it’s time to announce another awesome virtual showdown: Virtual Race 4, this time featuring two races as MotoGP and MotoE each prepare to do digital battle on Sunday, May 17 at 10:00am EST.
The venue is Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, and the riders will be playing on the new official MotoGP 20 Videogame from videogame developer, publisher and long-standing partner Milestone once again – which is available for purchase now. 11 MotoGP riders including reigning Champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team), nine-time World Champion Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) and Virtual Grand Prix race winner Maverick Viñales (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) head the billing in the premier class, with MotoE seeing the likes of 2019 FIM Enel MotoE World Cup winner Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) and class newcomer Dominique Aegerter (Dynavolt Intact GP) lining up. The MotoGP race will be nine laps (35% of race distance) and the MotoE race five laps (50% of race distance).
Once again, highlights from qualifying will be shown before the races, with those sessions set to decide the grid before the broadcast. Fans can watch the whole show from 3pm on motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on selected TV broadcasters, and across social media platforms including YouTube (via the MotoGP and MotoGP eSport channels), MotoGP eSport Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (via both the MotoGP and MotoGP eSport pages).
Broadcast partners showing coverage of the event will include Sky Italy, Canal+ in France, DAZN (in Spain, Italy and DACHS), BT Sport in the UK, ServusTV in Austria and Germany, Fox Asia, Fox Australia, Viasat in Sweden, NBC in the USA, Fox Brazil and ESPN in Latin America, Motorsport TV Russia, Eurosport India, TEN, and SuperSport across Africa – taking the show global once again.
As ever, Virtual Race 4 coverage will wrap up with an Instagram live with each race winner, with the MotoGP victor joining MotoGP on Instagram at 10:30 AM PT and the MotoE winner at 11:00 am PT. Tune in for two more stunning races on Sunday, May 17 at 11am PT.
Related: MotoGP 20 Now Out for PC, Consoles, and Google Stadia
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