On 4 December at 12:30 p.m. ticket sales for the third Russian round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship that will be held at Sochi Autodrom next year from 28 April to 1 May will be launched.
One of the major new features of the 2016 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX are attractive ticket prices. The ideal price was determined following the results of the analysis of the spectators’ satisfaction with the level of organisation of the 2015 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX.
The capacity of the circuit has also changed - the T1 Grandstand, which is especially popular among the spectators, has been extended to include one more sector with the capacity of about 2000 seats.
Taking into consideration a huge demand for the tickets in General Admission near Bolshoy Ice Palace, the organizers decided to respond to the needs of the Formula 1 fans and almost doubled the capacity, retaining the price at RUB 5,000.
Sergey Vorobyev, the Promoter of the FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX said, "With every new round we enhance both services for spectators and the level of organisation of the entertainment activities. The FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX is not just a racing competition, it is a chance to make a big motorsport celebration in one of the most beautiful cities of Russia for a lot of motorsport fans with different levels of income. I think that the number of spectators that will come to Sochi Autodrom for the FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX in 2020 will reach 100,000 people."
Ticket prices for the temporary grandstands, located in the most interesting turns of Sochi Autodrom, vary from RUB 8,300 to RUB 15,300. Tickets for the Main Grandstand starting at RUB 18,800 will be the most attractive for such motorsport fans who are interested not only in the race itself but also in the spectacular opening ceremony and would like to see the mechanics working in the pits and the Formula 1 podium ceremony.
Prices for mobility impaired customers have been decreased by 90% and are now ranging from RUB 1,900 to RUB 2,400.
The total number of tickets to be on sale for the third Russian Grand Prix will be almost 60,000. 2- and 4-day tickets will be available for purchase. 3-day tickets will be offered for the General Admission. Spectators who will come to attend the race weekend with the whole family will have a chance to purchase child tickets.
The option to choose the sector and the seat at a grandstand remains unchanged.
Regardless of the ticket type, any spectator of the race weekend will be able to visit the F1 Village, to attend entertainment activities and the concerts at the Central Square of the Olympic Park.
Besides, a special promotion "Come back to the Russian Grand Prix" is starting on 4 December 2015 and will last till 15 April 2016. The spectators of the 2015 FORMULA 1 RUSSIAN GRAND PRIX will get a 10% discount. Full details are available at the box offices and at the Sochi Autodrom website.
Sergey Ivanov, CEO of RAF says, "The Russian Automobile Federation is the sports organiser of the Russian round of the FIA Formula 1 World Championship for the third year in a row. The previous Formula 1 race weekend turned out to be action packed and quite difficult, and it was a real test for the organisers of the competition, while the team demonstrated cohesive and effective teamwork at Sochi Autodrom. I am sure that a great teamwork will ensure the delivery of the 2016 Russian Grand Prix at the highest level and will give the spectators a chance to witness an exciting racing history unfolding."
Elena Glukhovskaya, the managing director of Parter.ru, said that the ticketing program of the Russian Grand Prix is the best: "The ticketing program of the Russian Grand Prix is without bias the best ticketing program among all the regular sporting events in Russia. To deliver this project we created a unique ticketing system, including a website for convenient selection and purchase of the tickets, we opened ticketing centres in 6 cities, a call centre and a network of box offices in over 20 cities and introduced an access control system specially adjusted to suite the complex zoning pattern of the event."
Tickets are available for purchase at the box offices and on the official website http://sochiautodrom.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=d2f241da9616979a69f189de3&id=c454e1fea1&e=8b2bc724ee.
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