MOTOGP – WE WERE WATCHING...

Promising numbers from MotoGP viewing numbers also show an encouraging trend. Over half of the viewers over the last five years are under 35, reversing a longstanding trend of an aging viewership. This kind of unexciting statistic is, in fact, monumental for the sport. Adding to that is a 12 percent increase in the fanbase watching and record attendances for the season, along with an all-time largest crowd at Le Mans of 311,797 – the largest crowd in MotoGP history. Global TV audience grew by an average of 9 percent over the rounds, and it was a record number of rounds as well with 22 rounds in 18 countries, spanning five continents. On the YouTube side, MotoGP fans consumed over a billion minutes of action on the official MotoGP channel over the season. Next season the US viewership is likely to lose its collective mind with the introduction of the Harley-Davidson Baggers battling it out with top-shelf pilots on the big rigs. Sure, not as quick around a lap as the rest of the classes but