Czech MotoGP race to be run without fans in August

The Czech Grand Prix, the third race of the soonto-be-resumed MotoGP season, will take place without fans this year in Brno due to concerns around the Covid-19 pandemic, regional government officials said yesterday. The race at the Automotodrom Brno in the country’s second largest city will take place August 9. The weekend event drew 186,000 fans last year. MotoGP will resume the 2020 season stalled by the pandemic with back-to-back races at the Jerez circuit in Spain on July 19 and 26. It then heads to Austria after the race in Brno. The Czech Republic has experienced fewer Covid-19 cases than western Europe, reporting a total of 12,178 cases, with 7,822 people recovering, as of Thursday.