Just last week it was confirmed that the Motorland Aragon track will be on the MotoGP calendar until 2016, but just how much does it cost to host a MotoGP round in that community and how much is Dorna putting in their pockets?

According to Spanish website el periodico de aragon.com hosting MotoGP until 2016 will cost the autonomous community a whopping 41 million euros over the next six years.

While the numbers are usually confidential and copy of the contract between Dorna and local government was not presented during a board of directors meeting, reports say that this year’s event will cost the regional government six million euros, but from 2012 to 2016 it will be seven million euros per year, but only five million euros came out of the taxpayers pockets for the 2010 race.

Despite these hefty figures, especially during the continuing economic crisis that is hitting Spain very hard, the benefits, according to El Periodico, seem highly profitable for the community. A study by the PAR indicated that the economic impact of the Aragon GP held last September, was around 45 million euros, while others seemed to put the numbers around 30 million.

We wonder what Infront is getting to hold their World Superbike races at Aragon for the next three years?

Source | motocuatro.com via motoblog.it

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Check out this promo video by the Motorland Aragon circuit to promote the 13th round of this year’s MotoGP championship.

The Spanish track located near Alcañiz, has a five-year deal with Dorna as a reserve circuit and is replacing Balatonring after the Hungarian track suffered financial set backs. Aragon will also host a round of the FIM Superbike World Championship for the next three years.

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Over 40 riders from the 125cc class and Moto2 after the Catalunya GP headed to another part of Spain, to the new Motorland Aragon race track for a two day test session organized by Pere Gurt of Tuenti Moto2 Racing Team, that is being held ahead of the Gran Premio de Aragon scheduled for September 19th.

Several MotoGP riders will also be present, but due to the rules that prohibit using MotoGP bikes outside official tests, they will be riding street bikes to get to know the new Spanish venue, that substituted the Balatonring circuit, after funding problems halted construction of the Hungarian track.

Nicky Hayden, Mika Kallio and Aleix Espargaro will be using Ducati 1198’s, while Randy de Puniet and Hector Barbera tried out the impressive circuit last week always on street bikes.

Rizla Suzuki riders Loris Capirossi and Alvaro Bautista did a promotional event yesterday on the new Spanish circuit and here’s what they had to say:

“It ’s a fun circuit, and fun to ride because there’s more safety,” said Bautista “The run offs are large and spacious, with asphalt and gravel and this allows you to take more risks.”

“The circuit has several blind turns, it’s nice and very complicated” added Loris Capirossi. “The last turn is especially amazing, it goes upwards and it’s very fun.”

List of 125cc and Moto2 riders testing at Aragon after the jump.

Continue reading: 125 and Moto2 Testing at Motorland Aragon

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The Spanish Motorland Aragon circuit will be hosting a round of World Superbike championship next season. According to motociclismo.es, Infront Motorsports who promotes of the FIM Superbike World Championship will be signing a three year contract on Wednesday to bring the the highly popular series to this new venue.

World Superbikes already race at the Ricardo Tormo circuit at Valencia and the addition of Motorland Aragon will probably replace the South African Kyalami circuit that has been dropped off the 2011 World Superbike calendar after the Gauteng provincial government bought out the circuit’s contract with WSBK that was to expire in 2013.

Motorland Aragon already has a five year contract with Dorna as a reserve circuit for MotoGP and this year will be hosting the 14th round in September in place of the unfinished Hungarian Balatonring circuit.

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