Provisional 2015 WSBK Calendar Released
The International Motorcycling Federation has released a preliminary schedule for the 2015 World Superbike, World Supersport and Superstock 1000 championships.
The provisional calendar has 14 rounds including all 12 rounds from the 2014 season. The two other rounds are the recently announced Thailand round at Chang International Circuit and the Moscow Raceway round in Russia which was initially supposed to on the 2014 calendar before being canceled due to the situation in Ukraine.
The 2015 season is set to start Feb. 22 at Australia’s Phillip Island circuit and end (pending a new contract) Oct. 18 at Qatar’s Losail track. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca will host the lone U.S. stop on July 19
Provisional 2015 WSBK Calendar
| Date | Country | Circuit | WSBK | WSS | STK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb. 22 | Australia | Phillip Island GP Circuit | X | X | |
| March 22 | Thailand | Chang International Circuit | X | X | |
| April 12 | Spain | MotorLand Aragón | X | X | X |
| April 19 | The Netherlands | TT Circuit Assen | X | X | X |
| May 10 | Italy | Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola | X | X | X |
| May 24 | UK | Donington Park | X | X | X |
| June 7 | Portugal | Autódromo Internacional do Algarve (subject to contract) | X | X | X |
| June 21 | Italy | Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli | X | X | X |
| July 5 | Russia | Moscow Raceway (subject to contract) | X | X | |
| July 19 | USA | Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca | X | ||
| Aug. 2 | Malaysia | Sepang International Circuit | X | X | |
| Sept. 20 | Spain | Circuito de Jerez | X | X | X |
| Oct. 4 | France | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | X | X | X |
| Oct. 18 | Qatar | Losail International Circuit (subject to contract) | X | X |
[Source: FIM]
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