KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Malaysian Motorcycle Grand Prix (MotoGP) brings significant economic returns estimated at RM694 million in terms of gross domestic product for 2024, said Finance Minister II Datuk Seri Amir Hamzah Azizan.
Based on the figures, a return on investment (ROI) of around 6.3 times was generated for every RM1 invested by the government in organising the MotoGP.
“It is also estimated that organising MotoGP provides more than 4,000 job opportunities. This event supports tourism as it involves the presence of more than 16,000 international visitors,” he said in his winding up speech at the committee stage of the Supply Bill 2026 in the Dewan Rakyat today.
Amir added that the government has taken over the operation of the Sepang International Circuit (SIC) in an effort to expand motorsports activities and promote Malaysia as an international motorsports destination.
Although the F1 race is no longer being organised, he said the SIC continues to organise the Malaysia MotoGP.
“The utilisation level of the SIC racetrack is now above 75 per cent of capacity through regional races such as Asia Le Mans, GT World Challenge Asia and Asia Road Racing.
“The government will continue to look at how the SIC facilities can be further optimised to generate additional returns to the national economy,” Amir said.
