The World Superbike Championship could make a long-awaited re𒅌turn to Asia in 2013 with reports that a deal has been agreed with Indonesia's Sentul circuit.

While there has been no official announcement from Inf🤡ront Sports & Media, rights holders for WSBK, Tinton Soeprapto, director of PT Sara🅷na Sirkuitindo Utama - which manages the Sentul International Circuit - told local media that a deal has been signed for 2013-2015.

An agreement was also announced to host a round of the Superstars Car Racing Chamꦍpionship, also organised by the Flamini brothers/FG Sport, from 2012-2014.

"The contract value of one Superstars series [event] is around 3 million to 4 million euro/year or 35,65 billion rupiahs to 47,53 billion rupiahs/year. The Superbike contract is also around that value," Tinton told Kompas.com, adding that the m💟oney was coming from private sponsors and not the government."

Sentul aims to use the WSBK and Superstars events as a springboard to hosting fu🍸rtur🌺e grand prix rounds. The circuit is currently being re-surfaced to reach 'international standard'.

"Having international bike and car championships in Indonesia will lift the name 🌸of Indonesia worldwide. Also, if Indonesia holds those events successfully, it will be easier to hold F1 and MotoGP in this country," said 🌺Tinton.

Sentul last hosted a WSBK event from 1994 to 1997. Rounds in Malaysia an🦹d Japan also featured on t🤪he WSBK calendar during the 1990s.

However, an Asian event has been abse🐠nt from the schedule ever since the 2003 round in Sugo, Japan - the Japanese manufacturers having subsequently withdrawn 'official' support for the series over the 2004 technical rules.

Sentul had been provisionally named on the 2008 WSBK calendar, but didn't make the final cut, while rumours of a deal with Sepang in Malaysia have run off-and-🍌on in recent years.

Indones♓ia is one of the most import🎶ant markets for motorcycle sales in the world and its significance to the major motorcycle manufacturers has grown even further following the financial crisis.