A global elite motorsport company
PASSION FOR MOTORCYCLE RACING
Dorna is the exclusive commercial and TV rights holder for the leading motorcycle racing championships on the planet.
Founded in 1988, Dorna Sports became organiser of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (MotoGP™) in 1991 and has been the exclusive commercial and television rights holder. Based in Madrid, Spain, with subsidiaries in Barcelona and Rome, the company is a leader in sports management, marketing and media, and has seen continued growth over the years; expanding its focus from solely MotoGP™ to include other leading motorcycle racing championships across the globe.
The company’s principal shareholders are funds managed by Bridgepoint Capital and The Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
Those now include the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), the FIM CEV Repsol, the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup and the Honda British Talent Cup, with the new Northern Talent Cup becoming the latest path on the Road to MotoGP™ in 2020. Dorna has also been co-organiser of the Red Bull MotoGP™ Rookies Cup since its inception in 2007, and in 2019 the FIM Enel MotoE™ World Cup began, an all-new electric series racing at a number of Grands Prix throughout the season.
At Dorna, we strongly believe in re-investing in motorcycle racing and giving back everything the sport gives us.
OUR CHAMPIONSHIPS
COMMITMENT TO MOTORCYCLE RACING SINCE THE BEGINNING
GLOBAL EXPOSURE VIA SPONSORSHIP
SUPPORTING TALENTED RIDERS ALL OVER THE WORLD
INTEGRATED INTERNATIONAL EVENT MANAGEMENT
Road to MotoGPTM
Dorna believes it is important to support riders’ motorcycling careers from the earliest stage. It therefore promotes programmes to assist riders across the globe from a young age. This gives Dorna the ability to reach a pool of talented riders across the world who can then access various Dorna-run junior championships if they demonstrate the required the level of racing talent. Programmes that comply with defined requirements benefit from being promoted via Dorna’s digital platforms and via promotional activities during Dorna’s events across the world.
Meet our team
An experienced multinational team of 280 full-time employees, with a further 300 part-time professionals during peak work periods, are the basis of Dorna’s continued success.
Chief Executive Officer
Born in Barcelona in 1946, Carmelo Ezpeleta is passionate about sports. He was an amateur motorcycle rider and car driver and stood out as an amateur pelota (Jai Alai) player… More
Chief Operating & Financial Officer
Born in Madrid in 1964, Enrique Aldama studied a degree in Business and Administration at the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros de Madrid (CUNEF). Aldama started his career working for Banesto in New York… More
Chief Commercial Officer
Manel Arroyo was born in Vic (Barcelona) on May 10th 1960. In his early years Arroyo worked for Radio Nacional de España as a journalist and in 1986 he joined the national Spanish television… More
Chief Sporting Officer
Born in Barcelona in 1991, Carlos Ezpeleta moved to Madrid shortly after, where he studied at Numont Primary School and the International College of Spain. His passion for both sports… More