Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Glenn LeSanto

2003 World Superbike calendar includes a trip to Malaysia

The 2003 World Superbike provisional calendar has been released. Missing is the usual trip to South Africa, replaced next year by a round at Sepang in Malaysia. This is a development no doubt helped by former Superbike World Champion Carl Fogarty’s high profile involvement with Petronas, a Malaysian company.

Lausitzring is missing, because of the circuit’s financial collapse.

There are suggestions that the series will visit Hockenheim, Germany in 2003.

France has finally been added to the SBK list of countries, with a visit to Magny-Cours scheduled for October 5, 2003.

Superbike World Championship
2003 Pre-Calendar

3/9 Valencia, Spain
3/30 Phillips Island, Australia
4/27 Sugo, Japan
5/4 Sepang, Malaysia
5/18 Monza, Italy
6/1 tba, Germany
6/15 Silverstone, Great Britain
6/22 Misano, San Marino
7/13 Laguna Seca, United States
7/27 Brands Hatch, Great Britain
8/31 tba
9/7 Assen, Netherlands
9/28 Imola, Italy
10/5 Magny-Cours, France
10/19 tba