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2024 Michelin Grand Prix de France sets MotoGP attendance record

SportzPower Team
May 13, 2024 20:05

The 2024 Michelin Grand Prix de France put on an incredible show right to the final lap and a record-breaking crowd was there to see it. An awe-inspiring 297,471 fans flocked to historic Le Mans across the weekend, making it the highest-attended Grand Prix in history.

The previous record was set at the 2023 French GP, when 278,805 fans joined MotoGP to celebrate the 1000th Grand Prix. Le Mans now sets a new benchmark as MotoGP continues to record impressive levels of growth, only matched by the incredible action on track.

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