A foreign worker paints track markings on the Mandalika International Circuit in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara, November 3,2021 (Antara photo/Ahmad Subaidi)
BY: HERU ANDRIYANTO
NOVEMBER 11, 2021
Jakarta. The newly-built Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit in West Nusa Tenggara is getting ready for the final Superbike race of the season later this month to mark its debut at the worldwide stage.
The upcoming race will end up being a title decider in between championship leader Toprak Razgatlioglu (Pata Yamaha) and six-time world champion Jonathan Rea (Kawasaki Racing Team).
Razgatlioglu currently has a comfortable lead of 30 points over the ruling champ but anything can happen in the last race of a remarkable season which up until now has actually seen 5 various race winners and 13 different podium finishers.
A Boeing 777 freight aircraft bring Superbike logistics and motorcycles landed at Lombok International Airport after a flight from Doha on Tuesday, confirming that the race will exist to view.
The airport’s runway has actually been just recently reached 3.3 kilometers to accommodate wide-body aircraft.
A couple of months ago there were doubts that the beachside circuit will be completed in time for the WorldSBK Indonesian round.
Back in August, the track and securities part was completed however the race control structure, the medical center, the TV compound, and the heliport were midway through the building.
After the November 21 Superbike race, the 4.3-kilometer circuit will invite MotoGP readers for pre-season tests in February. MotoGP is one of the most-watched sports in this motorcycle-loving nation however it has been 24 years considering that Indonesia hosted a MotoGP round.
In March next year, the much-awaited MotoGP race will be held in Mandalika as the second Grand Prix of the 2022 season.
Indonesia, a crucial market for MotoGP, has actually been aiming for addition in the race calendar given that 2017, but it had a hard time to get a first-rate circuit up until President Joko Widodo picked Mandalika on the resort island of Lombok to construct a brand name new racing track from scratch.
The circuit is located inside the Mandalika unique financial zone and part of the main government’s program to support the regional tourist organization and speed up development in the eastern part of the country.
It took less than 2 hours for a flight in between Jakarta and Lombok.
The circuit has 17 corners, a 507- meter start-finish straight, and 40 garages. The grandstand seating can accommodate up to 50,000 individuals while the total capacity reaches 200,000
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