On 4 and 5 March, the second round of the series-derived championship and on the Indonesian track of Mandalika, it’s time to hunt for the “reds”. All about qualifying and races live on Sky Sport MotoGP and TV8 and deferred on the digital terrestrial channel
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March 01
The world championship is back on track immediately Superbikes after the opening round of Phillip Island dominated by the reigning world champion Ducati, with three wins and a haul of 62 points. Watch out for the “redheads” on the island of Lombok al Mandalika International Street Circuitnot only Alvaro Bautistabut also the teammate Michael Ruben Rinaldion the strength of two podium finishes in Australia, two second places, respectively in the Superpole Race and in Race 2. The six-time Kawasaki champion is looking for redemption Jonathan Rea and former Yamaha world champion Toprak Razgatlioglu. The Northern Irishman brought only one second place to Indonesia in Race 1 and then closed the “last lap” of Sunday in seventh and eighth position. The Turkish driver from the Iwata company has to settle for the lowest step on the podium achieved during the first race of the new season and during the sprint race. He did nothing in Race 2 following his involvement in a crash in turn 4 with Alex Lowes. In great shape Andrea Locatelli, second in the riders standings thanks to fourth place in Race 1, fifth place in the Superpole Race and third place achieved in Race 2 behind the Ducatis of Bautista and Rinaldi. Waiting for two Italian riders who could reveal some surprises on the saddle of the Panigale V4R: Axel Bassani And Daniel Petrucci. The young rider from Veneto of the Motocorsa team greets the first round of 2023 with a fifth and fourth place in race 1 and race 2 respectively, while the rider from Terni, making his Sbk debut, finished the two long races in the top ten.
Superbike Indonesia, timetables
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On Sky Sports MotoGP all sessions will be broadcast live starting from Saturday. No free practice which will only be broadcast on the official Superbike website. Qualifications and races can also be followed live and deferred on the digital terrestrial channel TV8. The times of the Indonesian stage of the Sbk, second round of the 2023 season are as follows:
Sky Sport MotoGP times, channel 208
2.55 am – Supersport Superpole
3.40 am – Superbike Superpole
5 am – Supersport Race 1
6.30 am – Superbike Race 1
3.30 am – Superbike Superpole Race
5 am – Supersport Race 2
6.30 am – Superbike Race 2
6.30 am – Superbike Race 1
3.30 am – Superbike Superpole Race
6.30 am – Superbike Race 2
2.00 pm – Superbike Race 1
1 pm Superbike Superpole Race
Superbike Mandalika, the circuit
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The series-derived championship landed for the first time in Indonesia in 1994, but then it was raced at the Sentul Circuit. The track is long 4,300 meters, twenty-one laps of the race. The main straight of only 507 meters prevents the bikes from reaching high speeds, but nevertheless in two points the deceleration is around 180 km/h. According to what was stated by Brembofor the braking system curve 1the curve 2 and the curve 10 they are the most challenging. In particular, in curve 1 the initial speed is equal to 284 km/h, while the final speed is 101 km/h in a braking distance of just 232 metres. In curve 2 the initial speed is 184 km/h, the final speed is 95 km/h, the space available is just 109 meters and finally the initial speed with which the challenge is tackled is 262 km/h. curve 10 which decreases to 81 km/h in a braking distance of 209 metres.
March 01, 2023 – 19:08
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