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Victoria loses Australian MotoGP event to Adelaide
Phillip Island's MotoGP ends after nearly 30 years, with the event generating $54.6 million annually for Victoria, moving to South Australia from 2027 amid contract disputes.
- Organisers expect the Australian MotoGP to relocate from Phillip Island to South Australia from 2027, with the final race scheduled for October 23-25 this year.
- Negotiations stalled after organisers requested a move to Albert Park, but Steve Dimopoulos said Victoria refused to sell out Phillip Island despite offering extra funds.
- A 2023 Ernst & Young study found the MotoGP generated $54.6 million for Victoria, including $29.4 million spent in Bass Coast and supported 284 full-time equivalent jobs.
- Federal member for Bass Mary Aldred called the loss "desperately disappointing" and said she would investigate federal support, while Bass Coast Mayor Rochelle Halstead urged the government to find replacement events for small businesses.
- An initial Australian GP could be staged at The Bend Motorsport Park about 100km south-east of Adelaide, with a longer-term Adelaide parklands street circuit also mooted, said South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas.
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