MotoGP donates excess British GP food to the region

Last weekend’s British GP was the first MotoGP event in the UK since 2019 after the COVID-19 pandemic forced last year’s race to be canceled.

Silverstone welcomed a sold out crowd for the event with over 142,000 people attending the event over the weekend.

Working with Towcester Community Larder, which takes surplus food and provides access to it at heavily subsidized prices, MotoGP contributed over 1,000 pounds of surplus food and drink to help the local community.

MotoGP’s VIP Village contributed 205kg of excess food, while the Pit Stop Café added 50kg to the circuit.

Inside the paddock, Severino Catering, as well as a number of teams from Moto2, Moto3 and MotoGP – Red Bull, Yamaha and Ducati hospitality suppliers who acted as main donors – donated nearly 800kg of stock.

A MotoGP press release states that the food provided has already been distributed to the local community.

Johann Zarco, Pramac Racing

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It comes during a period when many UK stores are no longer supplied with food due to the effects of the pandemic and especially Brexit.

Yamaha’s Fabio Quartararo dominated the first British GP in two years and extended his championship lead, while Aprilia’s Aleix Espargaro claimed a historic first podium for the brand in third.

During the British GP weekend, Silverstone CEO Stuart Pringle told Autosport he hoped the track would land a new five-year deal to host MotoGP.

A new deal is about to be signed after Silverstone and MotoGP announced dates for the 2022 British GP, which will now take place August 5-7 – likely the first race back after the summer break.

The 2021 British GP was also the first since 2013 to be broadcast live on terrestrial television in the UK over the free-to-air ITV network.

MotoGP has been behind a paywall in Great Britain since BT Sport took over the exclusive broadcast rights in 2014. However, in order to increase awareness in the UK, Dorna Sports has allowed two rounds to be broadcast live on free-to-air television – the French and British Geographic Positioning Systems.