The 2020 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship has announced that, after discussions with the governments, Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM), circuits, paddock personnel and Dorna WSBK Organisation (DWO), a provisional calendar for the remainder of 2020 can be confirmed.
The Championship launched in dramatic fashion at Phillip Island on March 1st, but is now set to recommence at the Circuito de Jerez Angel Nieto at the end of July.
The following weekend will see the Championship take to the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve in Portugal from 7-9 August. The final round in August will then take place at MotorLand Aragon on the 28-30 August, as was the previously rescheduled plan.
An additional round at MotorLand Aragon has also been added, from the 4th - 6th of September, which means that four of the six confirmed rounds will take place in Spain. The first ever Catalan WorldSBK round will go ahead as planned from 18-20 September, before the French round at Magny-Cours from the 2-4 October.
Possible additional rounds to be confirmed could be in Argentina (on the original 9th - 11th October date) and the final round of the Championship at the Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli" for the Rimini round from the 6-8 of November.
Rounds in the UK (Donington Park), the Netherlands (Assen) and Qatar (Losail) are still "to be determined".
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| Gregorio
Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director, Sporting and Organisation
Departments: "The new 2020 WorldSBK calendar is extremely positive news.
We have a calendar, we have a Championship and we are going to have
great racing return." |
Gregorio Lavilla, WorldSBK Executive Director, Sporting and Organisation Departments, said: "The new 2020 WorldSBK calendar is extremely positive news. We have a calendar, we have a Championship and we are going to have great racing return, and I can't thank all parties enough for the cooperation and coordination they've displayed.
"To restart the season back in Spain is fitting, given the struggles that the country has faced during the pandemic. With Portimao following Jerez and then MotorLand Aragon closing the month, this can be a great return to normal for everyone."
