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Australia Premier: «Don’t risk your lives» / Superbike World Cup

There will be no Superbike World Championship in Australia in 2021. According to the latest statements by Prime Minister Scott Morrison, there will be no World Cup opener at Phillip Island at the end of February 2022.

On April 29, promoter Dorna announced that there would be no Superbike World Championship in Australia in 2021 due to the official measures in the fight against Covid-19. “We have agreed that we will concentrate our forces on the official test and the start of the 2022 season,” said David Bennett, General Manager of Phillip Island, at the time. «The fact that we don’t have a race this year has no influence on continuing with this series. The SBK event on Phillip Island is secured until 2027. »

These plans have now been severely dampened. The Australian government wants to keep the borders closed until mid-2022 to protect the country from the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The Formula 1 race in Melbourne (November 21) and the MotoGP event on Phillip Island (October 24) are still on the calendar, but the truth is that they cannot be held. Because there are severe travel restrictions and strict quarantine regulations.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison (53) said: “It is completely premature to speak of a Formula 1 race in November 2021 or a tennis tournament in January 2022. Because we will not loosen our protective measures until then! The racing and tennis circus move through countries in which Corona is still an enormous problem. This is not the case in Australia, so we have to protect our country at all costs. “

Morrison said it is considering mid-2022 as a possible time for travel restrictions to be relaxed. “Thanks to our strict protective measures, we have prevented tens of thousands of deaths. In our country, 910 people died as a result of a corona infection, but for me every death is an incredible tragedy. This pandemic continues to rage, we hear about new virus mutations all the time. Our health professionals recommend sticking to strict precautions, and we will. I will definitely not put the lives of our fellow citizens at risk. “

If the SBK event on Phillip Island cannot take place at the beginning of the season, the Dorna will put it at the end of the 2022 calendar. For logistical reasons, but also to have more planning leeway.

Calendar of the Superbike World Championship 2021:

21. – 23. Mai Aragon / Spanien
28. – 30. Mai Estoril / Portugal
11. – 13. Juni Misano / Italien
02.–04. Juli Donington Park
23-25 July Assen / Netherlands
06-08 August Most / Czech Republic
20.-22. August Navarre / Spain
03. – 05. September Magny-Cours / France
17. – 19. September Barcelona / Spain
24. – 26. September Jerez / Spain
01. – 03. October Portimao / Portugal
15-17 October San Juan / Argentina
12. – 14. November Lombok / Indonesia


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