World Superbike bosses have finally released the provisional 2016 calendar which sees the British round at Donington Park take place over the weekend of May 28-29 while the Lausitzring and Monza make a return to the schedule. And in a new move, it looks likey there will be a race on Saturday and a race on Sunday.
The season begins with its usual spot at Phillip Island, which will be preceeded by a two-day test, and then moves to the Chang circuit in Thailand. Then the European round begin, with a flyaway to Sepang in May and then another to Laguna Seca in July. Jerez and Magny-Cours have swapped places as the penultimate round before it all finishes off at Qatar in October.
Lausitzring will happen on September 18-19 and slots in after Monza, which is still subject to safety homolgation, but that is a massive break in the summer of almost two months as the Italian race is scheduled for July 23-24. Portimao is missing from the schedule and a planned return to Moscow has not materialised as everyone breaths a sigh of relief.
World Supersport will travel to all rounds except Laguna while the FIM Superstock 1000 series remains in Europe.
2016 provisional World Superbike calendar
26-28 February Australia
Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
11-13 March Thailand
Chang International Circuit
1-3 April Spain
MotorLand Aragón
15-17 April Netherlands
TT Circuit Assen
29-1 May Italy
Autodromo Int. Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola
13 -15 May Malaysia
Sepang International Circuit
27-29 May United Kingdom
Donington Park
17-19 June Italy
Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’
8-10 July USA
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
22-24 July Italy
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
16-18 September Germany
Lausitzring
September 30-2 October France
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
14-16 October Spain
Circuito de Jerez
28-30 October Qatar
Losail International Circuit
Official test days:
Round 1, Phillip Island (AUS) - Monday 22nd and Tuesday 23 February (WorldSBK, WorldSSP)
Round 7, Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli (ITA) - Monday 20 June (WorldSBK)
Round 13, Circuito de Jerez (SPA) - Monday 17 October (WorldSBK)
