Amazon Launching MotoGP World Championship Docuseries

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A new docuseries following the 2021 MotoGP World Championship, produced by The Mediapro Studio in collaboration with Dorna, is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2022.

The series will offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the action during the international motorbike racing competition. Among those featured in the series is the new world champion, the French Fabio Quartararo, as well as pilots Marc Márquez, Valentino Rossi, Francesco “Pecco” Bagnaia and Jack Miller.

The docuseries will launch exclusively on Prime Video in the U.K., France, Italy and Spain and more territories worldwide in 2022. It will show how riders and teams live, prepare for and compete in the championship’s races of the 2021 season.

Barry Furlong, VP of Prime Video for the EU, said: “MotoGP is a demanding, impressive and highly followed sport, and we are certain that this Amazon exclusive production will not disappoint its fans. We are excited to continue Prime Video’s collaboration with The Mediapro Studio to create quality content with top stars from the sports world.”

Laura Fernández Espeso, CEO of The Mediapro Studio, said: “The collaboration with Dorna and the support of Amazon Prime Video have been decisive to launch this series. We believe it will appeal not only to motorcycling fans but to all viewers interested in a good story. In this case, one of triumph and sacrifice in both sporting and personal terms, which we are making thanks to the unique access that, for the first time, the protagonists of the championship have given to our production team.”

Manuel Arroyo, Dorna commercial director, said: “The close collaboration between all parties and this project with Mediapro and Prime Video will allow its success. Throughout this intense season, that we ended the past weekend in Valencia, the work between Dorna and The Mediapro Studio has been constant, with the idea of extracting the best and most outstanding moments of each Grand Prix of the calendar. The support provided by the six manufacturers, the teams and the pilots will help us unveil things that had never been seen before and to create a product that is up to the quality and experience that we have seen in their previous documentaries.”