Tuesday, November 22 2011
The 2012 World Superbike Championship will consist of 14 rounds across three continents: North America, Europe and Australasia.
For the first time in 23 years of WSBK history, a race is to be held at the Moscow International Raceway in Russia, a new addition to the World SBK schedule.
Following next year’s round in Moscow, the World Superbike series will have been hosted on a total of 45 different circuits, (when one counts A1-Ring and Osterreichring as two different race tracks.)
At the close of the 2011 WSBK Championship, the series had been hosted in over 20 different countries. In 1993, an “Irish” round of World Superbike was held, but the actual race occurred at the Brand Hatch circuit in Great Britain.
Italy most definitely holds the top spot in terms of the number of different circuits visited by World Superbike, with Enna Pergusa, Imola, Misano, Monza, Mugello and Vallelunga hosting races over the years. It seems 2012 will be no exception for Italy, with Imola, Monza and Misano ready and raring to go for next season’s fixtures. Spain has seen ongoing WSBK representation, hosting on five different tracks since the early days: Albacete, Jarama, Jerez, Aragon and Valencia. Next year, Motorland Aragon will be the venue for the Spanish round.
2012 World Superbike Schedule:
Round 1: Phillip Island, Australia (Feb. 26)
Round 2: Imola, Italy (April 1)
Round 3: Assen, Netherlands (April 22)
Round 4: Monza, Italy (May 6)
Round 5: Donington Park, Great Britain (May 13)
Round 6: Miller Motorsport Park, USA (May 28)
Round 7: Misano, San Marino (June 10)
Round 8: Motorland Aragon, Spain (July 1)
Round 9: Brno, Czech Republic (July 22)
Round 10: Silverstone, Great Britain (Aug. 5)
Round 11: Moscow International Raceway, Russia (Aug. 26)
Round 12: Nurburgring, Germany (Sept. 9)
Round 13: Portimao, Portugal (Sept. 23)
Round 14: Magny-Cours, France (Oct. 7)
