News 8 Feb 2017

WorldSBK calendar finalised ahead of 2017 opener

Jerez confirmed as penultimate round of upcoming season.

Source: Supplied.

Dorna and the FIM have locked in Jerez as round 12 of the 2017 Motul Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK), to be held at the southern Spanish circuit on 20-22 October.

The penultimate round of the season was originally listed as TBA during mid-October on the provisional schedule, now moved back a week and remaining at Jerez for another season.

This year’s WorldSBK season will commence with the Yamaha Finance round at the iconic Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit in Victoria, Australia, on 24-26 February.

2017 Superbike World Championship calendar:
Rd1 – 24-26 February – Phillip Island, Australia
Rd2 – 10-12 March – Chang International Circuit, Thailand
Rd3 – 31 March–2 April – MotorLand Aragón, Spain
Rd4 – 28–30 April – TT Circuit Assen, Netherlands
Rd5 – 12-14 May – Imola, Italy
Rd6 – 26-28 May – Donington Park, United Kingdom
Rd7 – 16-18 June – Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Italy
Rd8 – 7-9 July – Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, USA
Rd9 – 18-20 August – Lausitzring, Germany
Rd10 – 15-17 September – Portimao, Portugal
Rd11 – 29 September–1 October – Magny-Cours, France
Rd12 – 20-22 October – Jerez, Spain
Rd13 – 2-4 November – Losail International Circuit, Qatar

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