Le Mans MotoGP 2019?

It's a bit premature, but if you don't act quickly then the opportunity is lost. I was looking at the "local" MotoGP dates in the calendar for 2019.

As we are going to Assen in September for the BSB Round in the car or by bike (to be decided) I discounted that round. It doesn't leave that many within a few miles of the channel ports and so I thought of Le Mans and the French MotoGP.

It's the weekend of 17-19 May.

It's not a school holiday and so I should be able to get the Friday and Monday off the "book-end" the weekend.

I checked on booking.com and of course there's hardly a hotel in sniffing distance of Le Mans itself.

So I have booked a hotel, on the usual "no prepayment/free cancellation" basis in Alençon. It's called the Hôtel Inn Design Resto Novo. Part of a small chain across France.

When Neill and I went in 2012 (!) we stayed at the Formule 1 hotel in Alençon. We ate in the nearby Campanile and even watched the Champions League final there. None of those are coming up as bookable.

Tunnel to Hotel

It's okay as a marker so that we have somewhere to stay, but as it's the best part of 75kms from the circuit I might look for something nearer but I won't pay millionaire money. More are likely to come online as we head towards the new year.

There are quite a few places in and around Le Mans itself but at over £500 for three nights is somewhat of a joke.

Looking on the Accor and Louvre Hotels sites doesn't get any better. There are loads of hotels available, but they are all about the same distance from the circuit as where I have booked, but some 75kms further west than Le Mans.

Hotel Premiere Classe used to be Louvres' budget hotel, in line with Accor's F1 or Formule Un range, but the one near Le Mans is the best part of £150 a night. So unless there is a miracle, we'll be staying in Alençon and riding up and down each day!

We have plenty of time to decide and of course, we can always cancel before May 15th.

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