WSBK: No Replacement for Monza, Series Now 13 Rounds

The 2016 World Superbike calendar will have just thirteen rounds. Attempts at finding a replacement for the canceled Monza round have failed, causing the calendar to definitively lose a round.

Dorna had been in talks with several other circuits to replace the races at Monza, with the Estoril circuit being the most popular candidate. However, no agreement could be reached with any of the replacement candidates, and Dorna had no choice but to cancel.

All hope is not lost for Monza, however. Work continues at the iconic Italian track, including efforts to make it suitable for motorcycle racing. The circuit could yet make a return, but not this year.

The cancellation of Monza does leave a gaping hole in the WSBK calendar. There is a gap of ten weeks between the US round of WSBK at Laguna Seca and the German races at the Lausitzring.

That hiatus presents a serious problem for Dorna in maintaining interest in what is turning out to be a very good year for WorldSBK. It will need to be addressed for the 2017 calendar.

2016 World Superbike Championship Calendar – Updated April 29, 2016

DATE	COUNTRY	CIRCUIT	WorldSBK	WorldSSP	STK1000
February 27-28	Australia	Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit	X	X
March 12-13	Thailand	Chang International Circuit	X	X
April 2-3	Spain	MotorLand Aragón	X	X	X
April 16-17	Netherlands	TT Circuit Assen	X	X	X
May 30-1	Italy	Autodromo Int. Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola	X	X	X
May 14 -15	Malaysia	Sepang International Circuit	X	X
May 28-29	United Kingdom	Donington Park	X	X	X
June 18-19	Italy	Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’	X	X	X
July 9-10	USA	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	X
September 17-18	Germany	Lausitzring	X	X	X
October 1-2	France	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	X	X	X
October 15-16	Spain **	Circuito de Jerez	X	X	X
October 29-30	Qatar	Losail International Circuit	X	X