BRUSSELS, April 8 (Reuters) - EU antitrust regulators

are set to approve Formula One owner Liberty Media's ( LLYVB ),

3.5-billion-euro ($3.8 billion) acquisition of MotoGP owner

Dorna Sports, people with direct knowledge of the matter said.

Liberty Media ( LLYVB ) announced the deal to buy 86% of MotoGP in

April last year, with Dorna management keeping around 14% of its

equity, giving the deal an enterprise value of 4.2 billion euros

for Dorna/MotoGP and an equity value of 3.5 billion euros.

(Reporting by Foo Yun Chee; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)