World Superbike bosses have finally released a provisional calendar for next year's championship. It contains no surprises at all save for the March 4 round which we all thought would be Sepang but officially is to be announced. We suspect it will be.

2012 provisional WSB calendar:

26 February Australia Phillip Island

4 March t.b.a.* t.b.a.*

1 April Europe t.b.a.*

22 April Netherlands Assen

6 May Italy Monza

13 May Europe Donington

28 May USA Miller Motorsport Park

10 June San Marino Santamonica – Misano Adriatico

1 July Spain Motorland Aragon

22 July Czech Republic Brno

5 August United Kingdom Silverstone

26 August Russia Moscow Int’l Raceway

9 September Germany Nurburgring

7 October France Magny-Cours

21 October Portugal Portimao