Landing In Lombok With A Chartered Plane, Marc Marquez Is Invited To Take Photos By Airport Officers

Marc Marquez (Insaatgram @marcmarquez93)

JAKARTA - MotoGP teams and riders have arrived at Zainuddin Abdul Majid International Airport, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara on Monday using a chartered plane to undergo a pre-season test at the Mandalika Circuit this weekend.

In the IG live video of themandalikaGP account, a number of racers such as Marc Marquez, Alex Marquez, Pol Espargaro, Darryn Binder, and Brad Binder lined up to collect their luggage in front of the airport conveyor belt.

Marquez was even invited to take pictures by a number of airport officials.

The riders previously completed the official MotoGP test at Sepang on February 5-6 and will continue their preparations for the start of the season with a test at Mandalika on February 11-13 this weekend.

The committee immediately brought the riders and team members who had arrived at a number of hotels to undergo a 24-hour quarantine.

Marc Marquez is surrounded at Zainuddin Abdul Majid airport, Lombok (Instagram @marcmarquez93)

"The new riders will do a track walk on Thursday," said the Managing Director of the Mandalika Grand Prix Association, Priandhi Satria, as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, February 8.

The Mandalika Circuit will be a new experience for the teams and riders as the 4.3km track will enter the MotoGP calendar for the first time this year.

The Mandalika Circuit is scheduled to host the Indonesian Grand Prix on March 18-20, after the series opener in Qatar on March 4-6.