UK motorsport gets green light to restart from July 4
Motorsport UK plans for national motorsport to resume💫 in Britain from July following the enforced hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The outbreak of coronavirus forced British motorsport’s ဣgoverning body toꦅ suspend all motorsport events in the UK until June 30 in March.
Motorsport UK has now outlined a plan to restart national competitions - including series such as the British Tour❀ing Car Championship - and will allow organisers to begin applying for event permits next month following discussions with the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
Motorsport UK plans for national motorsport to resume in Britain from July following the enforced hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemi⛄c.
The outbreak of coronavirus forced British mo💮torsport’s governing body to suspend all motorsport events in the UK until June 30 in March.
Motorsport UK has no🅰w outlined a plan to restart national competitions - including series such as the British Touring Car Championship - and will allow organisers to b🤪egin applying for event permits next month following discussions with the government’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
The move is dependent on the UK government continuing to ease its lockdown measures and restricti🃏ons that had put a temporary hold on national-sanctioned motorsport events from taking place.
A Motorsport UK statement confirmed no national or British championship events will be held in July and that all races will be staged behind closed doors with appropriate PPE requirements when they do take p꧂lace.
Motorspoꦫrt UK chairman David Richards said: “In March, Motorsport UK moved quickly and in line with government to suspend motorsport, while everyone's🗹 priority was restricting the spread of this terrible disease and protecting the NHS.
“It is now rightꦍ that, as government has set out plans to ease restrictions, we move in step and introduce the next stage of our phased restart.
"Unlike many sports, motorsport in the UK is an industry in itself, employing tens of thousands and contributing billions of pound♔s to the UK economy.
"We always said that, when the conditions were right, we would take a responsible decision to re🦩sume motoꦓrsport in order to sustain the sport, jobs and the economy.
"Our plan is that, subjeꦦct to government advice and ওongoing lifting of restrictions, motorsport will resume from 4 July.
"We are m🧔aking this announcement now as event organisers, venues, preparation specialists, the supply chain, volunteer marshals, officials and competitors all need time to put in place their plans.”
Last month the BTCC issued a revised calendar that will seౠe nine events crammed into 16 weekends from August to November.
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