Sandiaga Uno Invites Erick Thohir To Fix The Mandalika International Circuit, Finished Before The Peak Of MotoGP Racing

Mandalika Circuit (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Mandalika International Circuit is entering a period of revamping after being used for the MotoGP pre-season test on 10-13 February. One of them is related to road paving (resurfacing).

For this reason, the Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said he would immediately coordinate with the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) Erick Thohir.

This improvement is said to be completed before the peak of the Mandalika MotoGP race on March 18-20, 2022.

"We will coordinate with the Minister of SOEs to ensure that PT PP (Persero) Tbk and ITDC (Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation) immediately complete the revamping of the MotoGP circuit track, and it is hoped that the resurfacing will be completed before March 11, 2022," said Sandiaga, quoted by Antara, Tuesday. , February 15th.

According to him, improvements made must pay attention to the safety of the drivers.

The 2022 MotoGP Pre-Season Test, which will take place on 11-13 February 2022, is not only a test event for the racers, he continued, but also for the evaluation of the organizers.

"Broadly speaking, the drivers expressed satisfaction with the readiness and setting of the new Mandalika circuit," said the Menparekraf.

Field Commander of the Mandalika MotoGP Preparation Field Marshal TNI (Ret.) Hadi Tjahjanto acknowledged that there will be asphalt resurfacing at several points of the Mandalika Circuit.

On the first day of testing, Hadi said, it was found that there was a lot of dust generated from dirt deposits due to this circuit not being used in the last few months after World Superbike (WSBK) and due to construction activities, but it was still in a normal condition.

"After the pre-season has been carried out, Dorna Sports submits the results of a review with several things that need to be perfected before the peak MotoGP event is held, one of which is the asphalt condition at Turn 1 and Turn 17," he said.

The Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) and the Mandalika Grand Prix Association (MGPA) are said to have agreed with the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) and Dorna, among others, regarding asphalt resurfacing in several spots by PT. PP is estimated to be completed a week before March 18, 2022.