Part of the thinking behind constructing the circuit at Mandalika was to increase tourist numbers in the area.
Sentul had staged MotoGP races in 19 but a financial crisis forced the country’s motor sport programme to be suspended. Indonesia president Joko Widodo inaugurated the circuit in November and then did a lap around the race track. What makes the Indonesia Grand Prix special? The 4.310km clockwise circuit features 11 right corners and six left. The circuit is located in the Mandalika resort area in the West Nusa Renggara province and is part of a sports and entertainment complex spread over 120 hectares. The government-owned circuit is new to MotoGP and only opened its doors in November. Venue for the Indonesia Grand Prix, March 20
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TV schedules elsewhere in the world dictate a local start time of 7pm in Doha. Having staged its first race in 2004, Losail switched on the floodlights for the first time for a GP in 2008. The 5.4km track features a main straight of over a kilometre in length. Situated just 30 kilometres outside the capital city of Doha, the Losail circuit was specifically built to stage MotoGP races. The Losail circuit has staged the opening race of the season every year since 2007 with artificial grass on the outside of its 16 corners meaning it does not suffer from a dust problem despite being in the desert. November 6: Spain (Valencia) Losail International Circuit MotoGP race calendar 2022 Grand Prix dates and circuits Here you’ll find the MotoGP timetable and some interesting facts and figures about each GP circuit.
The calendar features 21 races, including an early maiden stop at the Mandalika circuit. The 2022 MotoGP season opens with the night race in Qatar in March and finishes with its traditional trip to Spain in November. One thing missing from the race calendar is nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi, who has retired after 21 seasons in racing. Rights holders Dorna stay true to their roots with four races in Spain and traditionalists will be happy to see the likes of Mugello (Italy), Jerez (Spain) and Misano (San Marino) all retained. This was balanced by the 2020 arrival of Finland’s KymiRing and Portugal’s Algarve International Circuit in Portimao on the GP roster. This continues the move towards the Middle East and Asia, with recent additions to the calendar including Losail in Qatar, Sepang in Malaysia and the Chang circuit in Thailand. While open-road circuits such as the TT have since dropped off the GP calendar, one venue remains and that is the Assen circuit in the Netherlands, home of the Dutch TT race.įor 2022 one new circuit makes its first appearance on the calendar with the Mandalika venue in Indonesia scheduled to stage the second of 21 races. The first MotoGP race (then known as the 500cc class) was staged on the Mountain circuit at the Isle of Man TT in 1949.
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