THE 1000th FIM Grand Prix wrote a new chapter of history as the highest attended event ever on Sunday, 14 May 2023. The Shark Grand Prix de France has broken the all-time event attendance record in MotoGP with 278,805 fans having come to pack out the stands at the historic Le Mans circuit.
The French GP won Best Grand Prix in 2022 after a spectacular weekend of action, crowning it the best attended sports event in France. The 2023 event now writes another chapter in history as the most attended Grand Prix EVER, welcoming well over a quarter of a million fans to
enjoy the best of MotoGP.
The record-breaking weekend began on Thursday as the packed-out pitlane walk gave a taste of what’s to come, before Friday saw fans streaming into the stands from the very start of the action. The Tissot Sprint then ensured super Saturday was also an all-time record Saturday as nearly 90,000 fans descended on the venue for a truly spectacular day of action. Sunday’s crowd completed the record-breaking event, seeing the Shark Grand Prix de France hit a stunning attendance figure of 278,805, a media release said.
