WSBK to race at Indonesian street circuit from 2021

The World Superbike Championship has announced a new addition to the calendar for 2021, The Mandalika street circuit on Lombok Island, recently announced as a venue for MotoGP will also see the World Superbike Championship racing at the same venue.

CEO of the Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) Abdulbar Mansoer said: “We are very excited to have partnered up with Dorna and are delighted to be able to bring world-class motorsport events to Indonesia and the Mandalika in Lombok together.”

Dorna’s Carmelo Ezpeleta added: “What a unique project this will be, having an urban, world class circuit in a country where MotoGP has such a huge following. Indonesia is a key market for us with a considerable percentage of motorsport fans living here and the MotoGP atmosphere will be even stronger once the circuit is complete. Also, by including Lombok to the WorldSBK calendar makes this offer more attractive for local fans having two World Class events in the area during the year.”

It would be the first ever time the championship will be racing on a street circuit and will see the country host a world superbike event since it’s failed 2008 bid for a race at the Sentul circuit.