2022 MotoGP crowd figures - Aussie GP best attended since 2012

2022 MotoGP attendance figures

The 2022 MotoGP season has seen spectatorship return to almost pre-covid normal, with 2,427,928 punters turning up to the 20-round series. For some reason however we are missing the CoTA round four figures.

Big crowds at Round 10 of the MotoGP at Sachsenring in 2022

The most attended rounds of the season were Liqui Moly Motorrad Grand Prix Deutschland at Sachsenring, with 232,202 spectators over the three days, followed by the SHARK Grand Prix de France at Le Mans with 225,000.

Phillip Island Moto2 Race - Image RbMotoLens — Crowds at the fence of the Phillip Island Moto2 Race – Image RbMotoLens

The Animoca Brands Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix saw 91,158 punters brave what was a water-logged Phillip Island after incessant inclement weather in the lead up to the MotoGP weekend.

While CoTA figures are missing from the official data, the lowest recorded figure was the Grand Prix of Qatar with 17,972 spectators. The second lowest attendance was the Japanaese GP at Motegi with 57,482.

2022 MotoGP Spectator Figures

Grand Prix/Track	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3	Total
Grand Prix of Qatar	5,627	5,690	6,655	17,972
Indonesia	9,857	30.021	62.923	102,801
Termas de Río Hondo	56.008	63,659	67,092	186,759
Circuit of The Americas	N/A
Portimao	14.797	17.453	43,650	75,900
Jerez	19,972	44,997	58,132	123,101
Le Mans	49,992	65,005	110,003	225,000
Mugello	10,815	19.602	43,661	74,078
Catalunya	16,132	38,374	60,068	114,574
Sachsenring	50,786	86,202	95,214	232,202
Assen	23.574	30,480	104,244	158,298
Silverstone	26,501	32,897	41,002	100,400
Red Bull Ring	30.262	45,553	92.035	167,850
Misano	18,859	25,300	56,981	101,140
Aragón	19,322	29,635	37,846	86,803
Motegi	8,648	16.682	32,152	57,482
Chang	55.798	45,809	76.856	178,463
Phillip Island	20.150	30,811	40.197	91,158
Sepang	21.015	53.937	88,615	163,567
Valencia	16,374	61,840	92,166	170,380
Total	2,427,928

The previous two years of MotoGP sit in stark in contrast, with just 640,889 in 2021, and the largely cancelled 2020 or seeing spectator-free events inviting only 17,760 spectators into the stands.

It’s also worth noting that 2022’s 91,158 figure at Phillip Island, was the highest since 2012 when 122,465 spectators turned up.

Circuit	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022
PI	83,600	85,600	86.250	82,850	Can	Can	91,158
Total	2,676,632	2,665,806	2,884,242	2,686,287	17,760	640,889	2,427,928
GPs	19	19	20	18	15	18	20

Here’s a look at the Australian spectatorship specifically, with race day on Sunday always the most popular, and a general upward trend, if not quite reaching the heights of 2012, when Casey Stoner won on home ground, before his retirement.

Phillip Island
Year	Fri	Sat	Sun	Total
2022	20,150	30,811	40,197	91,158
2019	21650	26300	34900	82850
2018	22,700	26,950	36,600	86,250
2017	22,000	27,400	36.200	85,600
2016	20,900	26,200	36,500	83,600
2015	22,000	26,900	35,200	84,100
2014	21,100	24,800	32,000	77,900
2013	20,200	25,500	31,500	77,200
2012	29,120	40,245	53,100	122,465
2011	22,200	29,100	43,800	95,100
2010	20,100	26,400	41,537	88,037
2009	22,952	32,891	50,094	105,937
2008	23,840	33,801	50,541	108,182
2007	27,528	37,105	50,425	115,058
2006	20,474	28,430	44,627	93,531