Indonesia set for MotoGP contract extension?
Indonesia's Mandalika circuit may still be 🎉under construction, but the venue is reported to have already a💦greed on a substantial MotoGP contract extension.
The twisty track, said to be 30% 🔯complete, is due to host 🦄its inaugural MotoGP event in 2021.
An initial agreement with the Mandalika Grand Prix Association is then set to expire in 2023, but MGPA's Chief Strategic Communication Officer Happy Harinto told CNNIndonesia.com:

Indonesia's Mandalika ci💦rcuit ಌmay still be under construction, but the venue is reported to have already agreed on a substantial MotoGP contract extension.
The twisty track༒, said to be 3🅷0% complete, is due to host its inaugural MotoGP event in 2021.
An initial agreement with the Mandalika Grand Prix Association is then set to expire in 2023, but MGPA's Chief Strategic Communication Officer Happy Harinto told CNNIndonesia.com:
"We, MGPA as a whole, have held official talks with Dorna. We have also done correspondence. We have received an approval to hold a MotoGP for 10 years, only we are still prepar𝓡ing the legal [contracts]."
Competing the contracts is expected to take longer than usual due to the coronavirus pandemic, but H♍arinto insisted circuit construction remained on course: "Up to now everything is on schedule."
Indonesia last hosted a MotoGP round in 1997, at Sentul, and spent several ye▨ars in search of a venue that would meet modern standards before completing the Mandalika deal.
MotoGP is currently aiming to rescue ten of its planned 20 events this season, but the knock-on effect from the coronavirus is also expected to force changes to the 2021 calenda🔯r.
Wor𓆏ldSBK is also set to make its debut at the Mandilika circuit, which is on the island of Lombok, near Bali, in 2ဣ021.
Latest 2020 MotoGP Calendar (April 7) | |||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit |
1 | 8 March | Qatar (MotoGP cancelled) | Losail |
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| Spain (postponed) | Jerez |
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| France (postponed) | Le Mans |
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| Italy (postponed) | Mugello |
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| Catalunya (postponed) | Barcelona |
2 | 21 June | Germany | Sachsenring |
3 | 28 June | Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen |
4 | 12 July | Finland | KymiRing (Subject to homologation) |
5 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno |
6 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
7 | 30 August | Great Britain | Silverstone |
8 | 13 September | San Marino | Misano |
9 | 27 September | Aragon | Aragon (rescheduled) |
10 | 4 October | Thailand | Buriram (rescheduled) |
11 | 18 October | Japan | Motegi |
12 | 25 October | Australia | Phillip Island |
13 | 1 November | Malaysia | Sepang |
14 | 15 November | Americas | COTA (rescheduled) |
15 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas de Rio Hondo (rescheduled) |
16 | 29 November | Valencia | Ricardo Tormo (rescheduled) |

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