Wednesday, November 30 2011
2012 will see Russia play host to the FIM Superbike World Championship- the first time a motorsports event of this scale has ever been held there. The Russian round will take place at Moscow Raceway on August 26th 2012.
Infront Motor Sports has made an agreement with Russian company YMS Promotion which will see a Superbike round organised and hosted in Russia for at least the next decade. YMS have shown great enthusiasm and excitement at the prospect of this new development and preparations are underway to ensure the smooth running of Russia’s first taste of the FIM SBK World Championship.
Paolo Flammini, CEO, Infront Motor Sports: “It’s a very special day for us to be here in Moscow. This adventure started not so long ago when we met Alexander, and heard about his exciting project to develop the motorcycle racing culture in Russia. Now after less than one year since our first meeting, we are ready to present our 2012 event. It’s a great achievement for us and it comes together with other special events. Next year in fact World Superbike will be 25 years old, and will feature a brand new corporate image, which has been introduced over the past few weeks, that will also inspire the championship for the coming future.”
Paolo Ciabatti, General Manager, SBK: “Yesterday we visited the circuit with Jorge Viegas, the Deputy President of the FIM. Although it was mainly under snow, the first layer of asphalt has been laid and work on the infrastructure is well advanced and continuing. We were very pleased to see the development and we are sure that our riders and teams will like the facility and enjoy its very technical layout.
Hermann Tilke, Moscow circuit designer: “The circuit has been designed both for bikes and cars. For spectators it will be a great viewing track and for the riders it will be really exciting. It’s approximately 4 kms in length (3.920 kms for the WSBK round), with a 879 metre straight and an elevation change of 20 metres”
