Digital racing is on the rise, partly because many are at home because of the coronavirus, as well as because of the participation of Formula 1 drivers. Every week there are several races in which several professional drivers participate, and now MotoGP will follow with a digital race.
Rossi and Marquez are in
The digital race will be held in the game MotoGP 19 and the event will take place on Sunday March 29th, Motorsport.com writes. It's a six-lap race on the Mugello circuit in which several MotoGP drivers will participate.
Confirmed names for next Sunday's race are: Valentino Rossi, Marc Marquez, Maverick Viñales, Alex Rins and Fabio Quartararo. Whether any more MotoGP riders will participate is not yet known.
The race will start Sunday at 15:00 and can be followed through various channels of MotoGP. These are YouTube, Twitter, Facebook and the official website. Before the lights go on green there will be a qualifying session of five minutes to determine the starting grid.