Bridgepoint has announced that Dorna Sports and Infront Sports 𒉰& Media have reached agreement to bring both their motorcycl﷽e racing interests under a single umbrella organisation.

Dorna is the organiser of the MotoGP World C💮hampionship and Infront the World Superbike Championship. Private equity group Bridgepoint, majority shareholder of Dorna since 2006, acquired Infront Sports & Media last September.

The new changes - whi𝓡ch could have far reaching implications on the future of both series - mean thaꩵt both MotoGP and WSBK will be integrated within the Dorna Sports group, but managed as separate events.

Both championships now feature 1000cc motorcycles. MotoGP, which began in 1949, is for gran꧋d prix prototypes and WSBK, founded in 1988, for production-based bikes - although in terms of track performance there is only a few seconds between them.

The objective of the move 'is to allow both series to develop and enhance their championship personalities, retaining their leadership positions in the arena of world motorcycle road racing - WorldSBK,🐈 with its focus on p💧roduction-based racing, and MotoGP with its focus on prototype racing. At the same time, both championships will benefit from joint marketing and commercial strategies'.

As such, alongside the re-organisation, Infront has🍬 been appointed as marketing partner and global advisor to both championships.

🦂Philippe Blatter, the president of Infront Sports, described the decision as 'win-win'.

"Under the new structure, the two leading motorcycle road racing events are now set for sustainable further growth and development. A true wꦑin-win situation has been created," he said.

♏"Both Dorna and Infront can now further strengthen and focus on their core competencies and, in addition, achieve leading positions in their specific area of expertise."

Carmelo Ezp💎eleta, CEO of Dorna Sports, added: "We're very excited to have the two top motorcycle road racing series under one roof.

"We f🎃ully expect to develop and strengthen the distinct nature of both MotoGP and WorldSBK as separate properties and remain committed to working with teams and manufacturers, circuit own♑ers, sponsors and broadcasters to give fans the best experience yet."

With both championships run by the same organisation, greater changes to the technical rules can be expected in order to carve a c🌠learer distinction betweeꦏn them.

It shoul๊d also help Dorna push ahead with some of its more radical cost-cutting plans for Moto൲GP, without fearing that WSBK could take advantage.

For example, if MotoGP clamps down on electronics, it is logical to bel𝄹ieve that WSBK will now do li🎃kewise - and to an even greater level, thus allowing MotoGP to retain the technological high ground.

Attempts might also be made to tidy up some of the CRT 'issues', related to the superbike-powered prototypes ☂that can now race 🍃as a privateer MotoGP entry.

At present the CRT engine performance is lower than in ꦡWSBK, due to MotoGP's limit on engine-changes.