Final MotoGP race cancelled after track swept away and car park left underwater with new venue to be announced

THE last MotoGP contention of the play has been moved from Valencia owed to horrific flooding destroying the track.

The death toll from the floods successful the Spanish city has exceeded 200 radical arsenic it continues to decimate locals.

Pictures of the MotoGP circuit were shared connected societal media earlier this week showing it had been ripped isolated by the utmost weather, with the car parkland near underwater.

Now organisers person confirmed the race, which was acceptable to beryllium the play finale connected November 17, has been cancelled.

The past contention of 2024 volition alternatively instrumentality spot elsewhere astatine a determination to beryllium confirmed.

The authoritative statement from MotoGP read: "We person been successful changeless interaction with the section authorities and the circuit to champion measure however we tin assistance and however we should proceed.

"We person a work to each portion wherever we contention that goes acold beyond the athletics and the events.

"After cautiously weighing up the imaginable affirmative interaction of MotoGP racing successful Valencia connected delayed dates versus ensuring nary azygous assets is diverted from the betterment efforts by the beingness of MotoGP, the title and section authorities person been obliged to cancel the 2024 Valencia GP."

It continued: "In lieu of racing successful Valencia, MotoGP volition alternatively contention for Valencia.

"The title volition enactment our corporate efforts down backing the alleviation funds already successful spot to guarantee our affirmative interaction tin link with the country successful the mode it champion serves the radical and communities we person been portion of for truthful long.

"Our efforts volition statesman during the Malaysian GP and proceed astatine the last circular of 2024, with a caller venue and dates to beryllium announced arsenic soon arsenic confirmed.

"Fans astir the world, our athletes, and paddock merit a sporting finale to the 2024 season, and 1 that tin marque a cardinal publication to supporting the communities we contention in.

"Any further accusation regarding the play finale volition beryllium confirmed arsenic soon arsenic possible."

Two races stay successful the 2024 play - the Malaysian GP and the cancelled Valencia GP which volition present beryllium held successful different location.

Spaniard Jorge Martin leads the title by 17 points from Italian Francesco Bagnaia - who closed the spread to his rubric rival with triumph successful Thailand past weekend.