Bangkok, Thailand, October 1, 2022 / TRAVELINDEX / The Tourism Authority of Thailand is pleased to invite tourists to the 2022 MotoGP World Championship race, the OR Thailand Grand Prix, which makes an exciting comeback this year and will take place this weekend, from Friday, September 30, to Sunday, October 2, at the Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram Province.

To promote the 2022 OR Thailand Grand Prix, a pre-race photoshoot themed "MotoGP vs. Muay Thai" took place in Bangkok on September 27th. MotoGP riders learned the art of Thai kickboxing, or Muay Thai, at the famous Rajdamnern Stadium. The resulting promotional video is intended to reach MotoGP fans worldwide.

This included MotoGP racers: Álex Márquez from the Honda LCR Team, Fabio Di Giannantonio from Gresini Racing MotoGP and Albert Arenas from the Inde Gasgas Aspar Team, as well as Moto3 racers: Izan Guevara from the Valresa Gasgas Aspar Team and two Thai riders from Moto2 – Somkiat Chantra from the Idemitsu Honda Team Asia and Keminth Kubo from the Yamaha VR46 Master Camp Team.

Mr. Yuthasak Supasorn, Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), said: “We are delighted that the MotoGP race event is taking place again this year. It offers exciting action and excitement to fans here in Thailand and around the world thanks to the live broadcast, and at the same time is a tremendous opportunity to showcase Thailand’s ability to host world-class sporting events. It fits perfectly with the promotion of sports tourism in the Kingdom.”

With PTT Oil and Retail Business Public Company Limited (OR) as title sponsor, Thailand is hosting MotoGP for the third time – the world's leading motorcycle road racing championship, watched by over 800 million people and broadcast live in more than 200 countries. The PTT Thailand Grand Prix 2018 and the PTT Thailand Grand Prix 2019 were previously held there. The exciting sport enjoys great popularity in Thailand, which boasts over one million fans.

The three-day OR Thailand Grand Prix 2022 is the 17th of 20 races on the 2022 MotoGP World Championship calendar. Free practice and qualifying for MotoGP, Moto2, Moto3, and the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup will take place on Friday and Saturday. The first race of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup will also be held on Saturday. Sunday will feature the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 races, as well as the second race of the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup.

His Excellency Anutin Charnvirakul, Thailand's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, will preside over the official opening of the 17th round of the 2022 MotoGP World Championship, the OR Thailand Grand Prix, which takes place on Sunday afternoon. He will also attend the MotoGP, Moto2, and Moto3 races.

Meanwhile, Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn will attend several events on Friday. After visiting the community park at Chorakhe Mak Reservoir (a hunting exclusion zone) and opening the Thai Sarus Cranes Community Tourism Festival, he will officially open the SAT SPORTS EXPO and the TAT's "Amazing Thailand" initiative booths at the Chang International Circuit, and visit other booths, including those of OR, HONDA, YAMAHA, CHANG, and the MUAY THAI EXPO.

In addition to the motorcycle races, the three-day program includes a music concert by popular Thai artists Joey Boy and Slot Machine on Friday evening, a Muay Thai or Thai kickboxing competition and a concert by Thai singer Katai Pannipa on Saturday evening, and a concert by another Thai singer, Oat Pramote, on Sunday evening.

Tickets for the OR Thailand Grand Prix 2022 can be purchased at all 7-Eleven stores nationwide or via www.allticket.com.

Further information can be found at www.motogp.com/en/event/Thailand, www.bric.co.th/thailandgrandprix or on the Facebook page Chang Circuit Buriram.