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.
Dorna Sports is an international sports management, marketing and media company, founded in 1988. The organization has its headquarters in Madrid, with further branch-offices and subsidiaries in Barcelona, Rome and Tokyo. The company’s main shareholders are funds managed by Bridgepoint Capital and the Canadian Pension Plan Investment Board.
Dorna Sports is the exclusive commercial and television rights holder of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (MotoGPTM), along with the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), the FIM CEV Repsol, the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup and the British Talent Cup. Dorna has also been co-organiser of the Red Bull MotoGPTM Rookies Cup since its inception in 2007, and in 2019 adds the FIM Enel MotoETM World Cup to its racing portfolio.
The company has seen continued growth over the years, working closely with the governing bodies and expanding from its main focus on MotoGPTM to other leading motorcycle racing championships across the globe.
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
A graduate in Economics at the Colegio Universitario de Estudios Financieros de Madrid (CUNEF), Enrique Aldama started his career working for Banesto in New York, from where he moved… More
Managing Director
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
Managing Director
Pau Serracanta holds a Law degree from the University of Barcelona, a Masters in Sports and Communication from the Olympic Studies Centre (University of Barcelona), a Business… More