Taobao.com announced as title sponsor
for MotoGP's first ever event in China


Dorna Sports and Shanghai International Circuit are pleased to announce that the
title sponsorship of the first ever MotoGP event in China, which will take place
in Shanghai on May 1st, has been granted to taobao.com, one of China's most
successful e-commerce websites. Taobao.com was started in July 2003 and is now
the leading e-commerce trade platform in China. In 2004 it was ranked amongst
the top 25 most visited websites in the world, with over 56 million page views
per day and more than 5.5 million registered users. Taobao.com have signed a
one-year agreement to become the title sponsor of MotoGP's Chinese round and
therefore the upcoming event will be officially named Taobao.com Grand Prix of
China. The title sponsorship agreement includes a strategic cooperative
partnership with Shanghai International Circuit. This involves taobao.com
becoming the exclusive Internet auction platform for the Shanghai International
Circuit, participating fully in the life and event programme of the circuit.

INFO 2005/42. 22-04-2005
DORNA COMMUNICATIONS
www.motogp.com