The government has announced a rescue package of £300m of emergency funding for sports hit by the coronavirus pandemic, with motors🌟port to receive £6m.

Rugby union and h😼orse racing will be among the biggest beneficiaries by getting £140m and £40m respectively as part of the government’s rescue package to help sports impacted by the absence of spectator💞s because of COVID-19.

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) announced the Sports Winter Survival Package, which ไwill comprise of loans, on Thursday.

DCMS minister Oliver Dowden said: "Clubs are the beating hearts of their communities - this boost will help them survive this difficult winter period, with a statement adding: “Preliminary allocations have been made on a needs-based assessment process and reflect the submissions made from the individual ജsports, and the funding proces🎐s will be overseen by an independent decision-making board and supported by Sport England.”

Based on preliminary 🥀figures, motorsport will recei꧋ve £6m of the funding distribution which will be shared across the owners of major circuits including Silverstone, Goodwood, The British Automobile Racing Club (BRDC) and MotorSport Vision.

The announcement a🐭cts as a boost for club-level motorsport, which was suspended in England for the second time this year in the wake of the second coronavirus lockdown.

A statement from Motorsport UK on 2 November read: "The governing body confirms that, fo💦llowing DCMS guidance, it must suspend all non-elite motorsport until 2 December.

"Selected elite events o✤fficially recognised by the DCMS, which include the British Touring Car Championship, will be permitted to continue.

"In respect of permits issued for non-elite events in Engla💮nd between 5 November and 2 December, Motorsport UK confirmওs that those permits are now withdrawn.

"Organisers will need to reapply if they ♚plan to hold the event at a later da🐈te.

"Motorsport UK will continue to monitor the prevailing advice from the UK Government and that of the devolved nations and e෴nsure the motorsport communit🌞y is updated.

"Motorsport UK would like to thank🦩 the entire motorsport community for their resilience and hard work throughout the summer months to kee♚p motorsport running and operating safely.

"During the coming weeks we will be working hard to ensure that, as soon as government guidan🐈ce all🐎ows, motorsport can safely resume once again.”

Football’s lower and women’s leagues will take £28m, with Rugby League receiving £12m, while tennis (£5m), netball, basketball, ice hockey (all £4m), badminton (£2m) and greyhound racܫing (£1m) will split the r🔯est of the emergency funding.