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Barcelona to replace flood-hit Valencia for MotoGP finale

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Agence France-Presse

<p>BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona will host the final race of the MotoGP season next week in place of flood-hit Valencia, organizers Dorna announced on Tuesday.</p><p>&quot;MotoGP can now confirm the 2024 curtain closer will be held in Barcelona,&quot; Dorna said of the November 15-17 race.</p><p>&quot;We will return to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, where the world championship will be decided, on the original dates of the season finale, in solidarity with the Community of Valencia.&quot;</p><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/world/2024/11/4/spain-dreads-more-flood-deaths-as-more-rain-expected-1845">READ: Spain dreads more flood deaths as more rain expected</a></div><p>The title will go down to the wire with Spanish championship leader Jorge Martin 24 points ahead of Italian two-time defending champion Francesco Bagnaia.</p><p>Riders requested to race at a venue other than Valencia out of respect for the victims of the worst natural disaster in Spain&#x27;s recent history.</p><p>Barcelona also hosted the Catalunya MotoGP in May where Bagnaia powered to victory ahead of Martin.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Barcelona will host the final race of the MotoGP season next week in place of flood-hit Valencia, organizers Dorna announced on Tuesday.</p>

Barcelona will host the final race of the MotoGP season next week in place of flood-hit Valencia, organizers Dorna announced on Tuesday.