The Suncity Group 62nd Macau Grand Prix was held successfully on November 19 to 22, reliant upon the support of the general public in Macau. The Event has reached to an end, with a count of 80,000 spectators during the 4 days and ended in spectacular fashion by generating a total revenue over MOP53 million from publicity, sponsorship and ticket selling, breaking the revenue record of 4 days event, which included MOP12.7 million from ticketing, surpassing the bestselling record in the history of the Macau Grand Prix (MGP). In 8 races of this year Grand Prix, registered 90 teams of 221 drivers and riders, origin from 31 countries/regions, amongst them 49 were local. Media participation counted 1,023 journalists from 19 countries/regions, with a total of 220 organizations for coverage, including 27 TV stations with the event live or delayed broadcast. Over the 4-day period, the Macau Grand Prix official website received more than 15 million Website Hits, with the increase of 5 million hits and 53% from previous year. The top 10 Web visitors include Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, United Kingdom, Taiwan, Japan, United States of America, Germany, Canada and Australia. This popularity has proved that the Macau Grand Prix is a worldwide motorsport event. The visitors to the Macau Grand Prix included students and teachers from 21 kindergarten, primary and secondary schools, as well as 11 local tertiary education entities. In addition, Macau Grand Prix theme exhibitions took place in 18 local primary schools and in 8 public areas. Moreover, with the support from the Macau Government Tourist Office, 7 local associations had organized promotional activities for the festivity of the Grand Prix, namely: The Macao Federation of Trade Unions, the General Union of Neighbours Association of Macau, the Industry and Commerce Federation of Macau Central and Southern District, the Industry and Commerce Association of Macau Northern District, the Industry and Commerce Federation of Islands of Macao, Macau Federal Commercial Association of Convention & Exhibition Industry and Creative Industries Promotion Association of St. Lazarus Church District. The Grand Prix has role in promoting the diversity of the city’s tourism industry. According to the statistic from Macau Government Tourist Office and Public Security Police Force, during the 4-day period, 400 thousand visitors arrived in the city, with impressive hotel occupancy of 3 to 5 star hotels recorded in 93.47%. The success of the Macau Grand Prix was due to the support, understanding and co-operation of the people of Macau. Would like to take this opportunity to to thank Macau residents for their invaluable support of the Grand Prix.
