Virtual Race 4 meets Misano – MotoE ™ will join the bill
From the Red Bull Virtual Spanish GP in Jerez this time it’s off to Misano – with the MotoGP ™ class and the FIM Enel MotoE ™ World Cup
Monday May 11, 2020
The Red Bull Virtual Grand Prix of Spain was another digital spectacle in which all three classes competed against each other at the Circuito de Jerez-Angel Nieto in Andalusia for the first time. In addition to the program itself, another 1,000 digital content was produced around the event, which received 81 million views. Millions followed the event live on various platforms, and once again the total minutes of content consumed by fans added up to well over a decade of uninterrupted viewing! Now is the time to announce another fantastic virtual showdown: Virtual Race 4, this time with two races in which MotoGP ™ and MotoE ™ each face a digital battle on Sunday, May 17th at 3pm (GMT +2) prepare.
The venue is Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, and drivers will once again play the new official MotoGP ™ 20 video game from video game developer, publisher and long-term partner Milestone – available now. 11 MotoGP ™ riders, including reigning champion Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) and nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi (Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP) lead the way in the premier class, while MotoE ™ for example at the FIM Enel MotoE ™ World Cup 2019 You can see the winner Matteo Ferrari (Trentino Gresini MotoE) and newcomer Dominique Aegerter (Intact GP) at the start. The MotoGP ™ race will last nine laps (35% of the race distance) and the MotoE ™ race five laps (50% of the race distance).
Before the race, highlights from qualifying will be shown again, which will determine the starting grid before the broadcast. Fans can visit motogp.com and esport.motogp.com, on selected TV channels and on social media platforms such as YouTube (via the MotoGP and MotoGP eSport channels), MotoGP eSport Twitter, Instagram, Facebook ( on MotoGP and MotoGP eSport sites) and Twitch on MotoGP and MotoGP eSport.
Broadcasting partners covering the event include Sky Italy, Canal + in France, DAZN (in Spain, Italy and DACHS), BT Sport in Great Britain, ServusTV in Austria and Germany, Fox Asia, Fox Australia, Viasat in Sweden, NBC in the USA, Fox Brazil and ESPN in Latin America, Motorsport TV Russia, Eurosport India, TEN and SuperSport all over Africa – the show again worldwide.
As always, coverage of Virtual Race 4 will end with an Instagram Live with each race winner, with the MotoGP ™ winner at 4:30 pm (GMT +2), the MotoGP ™ on Instagram and the MotoE ™ winner at 5:00 pm Clock joins. Tune in to two more breathtaking races on Sunday, May 17th at 3:00 p.m. and check out the full lineup below!
MotoGP ™ line-up
Repsol Honda Team: Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez
Ducati team: Michele Pirro
Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP: Valentino Rossi, Maverick Viñales
Team Suzuki Ecstar: Joan Mir
Petronas Yamaha SRT: Fabio Quartararo
Pramac Racing: Francesco Bagnaia
LCR Honda Idemitsu: Takaaki Nakagami
Real Avintia Racing: Tito Rabat
Aprilia Racing Team Gresini: Lorenzo Savadori
MotoE ™ line-up
Trentino Gresini MotoE: Matteo Ferrari
Avintia Esponsorama Racing: Eric Granado
EG 0.0 Marc VDS: Mike Di Meglio
LCR E-Team: Xavier Simeon
Ongetta SIC58 Racing Team: Mattia Casadei
Intact GP: Dominique Aegerter
Tech 3 E-Racing: Lukas Tulovic
Join the Pons 40 contract: Jordi Torres
Open Bank Aspar Team: Alejandro Medina