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JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com – It doesn’t feel like an event MotoGP The Mandalika, which will be held at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit, will take place in a few days, precisely on March 18-20, 2022.
The plan is that the riders competing in the MotoGP class are scheduled to meet President Joko Widodo before heading to Lombok, NTB.
Regarding the meeting of Marc Marquez cs with the President Jokowi This was stated by the Minister of SOEs, Erick Thohir. The meeting will reportedly be held before the first free practice session was held.
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“Later on March 16, the president will receive a group of MotoGP rider who are willing to come to Jakarta,” said Erick, in a virtual conference (6/3/2022).
“There is Marc Marquez, then Maverick Vinales, Joan Mir, Andrea Dovizioso and Francesco Bagnaia, there will be 12 more later,” he said.
As is known, Pertamina MotoGP Indonesia is the second MotoGP series this season after the race in Qatar (6/3/2022).
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Aerial photo of a number of workers working on re-paving the 17th corner of the Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit track at the Mandalika SEZ, Pujut District, Praya, Central Lombok, NTB, Saturday (5/3/2022). The re-paving of the track with a total length of 1.2 Km is being worked on in accordance with the specifications from Dorna Sports and the FIM and is targeted to be completed on 10 March.-
Pertamina Mandalika Circuit is currently still in the process of being re-paved in several parts. The re-paving process is scheduled to be completed one week before the Indonesian MotoGP is held
Previously, several riders and teams complained about the asphalt of this circuit when they held a pre-season test in February.
“Hopefully this will be a good thing in building Indonesia’s perception to the world. That we certainly continue to promote world events in Indonesia,” said Erick.
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