Marc Marquez About The Character Of The Mandalika Circuit: Simple, But Very Difficult To Overtake

Repsol Honda racer, Marc Marquez, commented on the Mandalika Circuit. (Doc. MotoGP official site)

JAKARTA - The 2022 MotoGP race will continue at the Mandalika Circuit. The riders will compete at the Mandalika MotoGP on March 18-20

This is not the first time MotoGP riders have tried the Mandalika Circuit. Previously, they took to the track to carry out pre-season tests.

Repsol Honda racer, Marc Marquez, said that the Mandalika Circuit has a simple layout. However, he believes the race there will be very entertaining.

"This is a simple circuit in terms of layout, but the conditions make it interesting. There is only one line to overtake," said Marquez in an interview with AS.

Marquez then praised Dorna and MGPA for working well to fulfill the request of the riders regarding re-paving at the Mandalika Circuit. Marquez believes that the track conditions are now cleaner.

As is known, the re-paving was carried out on some of the circuit tracks located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara. The process has been completed according to the target.

The Mandalika MotoGP series will start on Friday, March 18, starting with the first free practice session. The new race will be held on Sunday, March 20.

The following is the complete schedule for the Mandalika MotoGP, March 18-20:

Friday 18 March

09.50 WIB First free practice session14.05 WIB Second free practice session

Saturday 19 March

09.50 WIB Third free practice session14.05 WIB Qualification

Sunday 20 March

14.00 WIB Racing