Liberty Media is strengthening the organisational links between Formula 1 and MotoGP, with Derek Chang appointed as the new president of MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group and Stefano Domenicali joining its board of directors. The Formula 1 president and CEO will retain his existing responsibilities while taking on the additional MotoGP role.
The changes represent another step in Liberty Media’s restructuring of MotoGP following its acquisition of an 84% stake in the former Dorna Sports. They also underline the increasingly close relationship between the two major motorsport championships under the same ownership.
Derek Chang becomes MotoGP president
MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group has appointed Derek Chang as its new president, replacing Charles Gordon Carey, who had taken over the position in October of the previous year. Chang also serves as president and CEO of Liberty Media, roles he has held since January 2025.
Before taking on those responsibilities, Derek Chang had been a member of Liberty Media’s board of directors since March 2021. He was also executive chairman of EverPass Media, a company connected to the NFL American football business, while between 2018 and 2020 he served as CEO of the NBA’s operations in China.
Stefano Domenicali joins MotoGP board as F1 integration increases
At the same time, Stefano Domenicali has formally joined the MotoGP board as a new director. The Imola-born executive will continue in his position as president and CEO of Formula One Group.
The appointment forms part of the strategy to bring the motorcycle world championship even closer to Formula 1 after Liberty Media acquired 84% of the former Dorna Sports, the company that manages MotoGP, for $3.1 billion.
One area where MotoGP could follow a similar direction to Formula 1 is geographical expansion. Enrique Aldama, the company’s chief operating officer, has previously outlined the goal of adding more races in the United States. That follows the same broader growth strategy pursued by Formula 1, whose 2026 calendar includes three events in the United States: Miami, Austin and Las Vegas.
Liberty Media continues reshaping MotoGP management
The appointments of Derek Chang and Stefano Domenicali follow a series of changes made within MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group over recent months.
In August, Vince Russell, who had already been appointed chief financial officer in May, was added to the board as an authorised representative. During the same period, Carlos Ezpeleta was named deputy CEO, further strengthening the Ezpeleta family’s presence at the top of the organisation alongside his father Carmelo Ezpeleta, who has served as chief executive of Dorna Sports since 1998.
In October of the previous year, the company had already carried out numerous removals and new appointments while retaining both Carmelo Ezpeleta and Enrique Aldama in senior positions.
MotoGP returned to profit in 2025
The leadership changes come against an improved financial backdrop for MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group. The company returned to profitability during the 2025 financial year, which ended on 31 December.
MotoGP recorded a profit of €12.5 million, reversing the €12.3 million loss registered the previous year. Turnover reached €457.5 million, representing growth of almost 9% compared with the previous year.
Those figures had already been previewed in February in the consolidated financial results presented by Liberty Media, which owns both MotoGP Sports Entertainment Group and Formula 1.
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