MotoGP Mandalika 2023 Is Again Held, Pertamina's Managing Director: Pushes For Regional And National Economy

Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati (Photo: Doc. ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The Pertamina Grand Prix (GP) of Indonesia will be held again this year. Pertamina is the main sponsor for the international event.

The world's prestigious motorcycle racing event organized by Pertamina will be held at the Pertamina Mandalika Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) from 13 to 15 October 2023.

Pertamina President Director Nicke Widyawati said Pertamina's support in this activity was not only limited to encouraging automotive sports, but also being able to encourage the national economy, as well as Indonesian MSMEs.

Last year, while we were still in the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of the Mandalika MotoGP could bring 102,000 spectators who attended the world-class motorcycle racing live. This event was able to improve the economy of West Nusa Tenggara to 3.5 percent in the first quarter of 2022. So the impact is extraordinary," said Nicke, in Jakarta, written on Sunday, July 23.

Nicke revealed that this automotive sporting event last year has succeeded in contributing to the national economy with a transaction value of around IDR 5 trillion.

Furthermore, Nicke said this value was obtained from the entire ecosystem that supported and was positively affected by the event. In terms of MSMEs in the same event last year, it succeeded in creating transaction value of up to Rp800 billion.

"Direct work workers who were absorbed at the time of the event reached 4,600 people. So economic growth rotates, transactions are such large, labor absorption also occurs," said Nicke.

For this reason, Nicke hopes that the enthusiasm of the community in the second year of the Pertamina GP of Indonesia event will increase. So that the impact on the economy, employment and MSMEs will increase.

Pertamina together with local governments and organizers also continue to strive to improve infrastructure facilities at the event location, in order to add comfort to the spectators who attended directly watching the international motorcycle race.

So that in the end it will not only improve the national economy, but also bring the names of Pertamina and Indonesia to the world stage.

"For that, I want to invite the whole community through the motorcycle and media community, together let's build awareness so that we are all ready to accept guests who will watch MotoGP in Mandalika so that all audiences are more comfortable," concluded Nicke.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga, Riva Siahaan said, Pertamina GP of Indonesia is one of Pertamina's efforts to take part in activities carried out both nationally and internationally.

"The goal is for us to host our own country," said Riva.

Riva said Pertamina invited all enthusiastic automotives to be involved in enlivening and watching firsthand the races involving world racers.

On this occasion Pertamina also featured The Ultimate Box carrying the concept of Pit Garage from MotoGP Racers, containing a MotoGP racing simulator that was brought directly from Italy.

To promote the Pertamina GP of Indonesia 2023 event, The Ultimate Box will conduct roadshows to a number of cities in the country, namely, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Medan, Batam, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Makassar, Bali, and Lombok.