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The chances of Indonesia finally hosting a round of MotoGP have grown over the past few days. On Wednesday,
CNN Indonesia reported that a deal has been agreed with Dorna to host MotoGP in the country for three years, starting in 2021. MotoMatters.com has learned that an announcement of the deal could come within the next few days.*
Abdulbar M. Mansoer,*Managing Director of Indonesia Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC), told CNN Indonesia that they have signed a deal with Dorna to host MotoGP. The deal will see races held on a circuit based on the streets around a private tourist resort of Mandalika Beach, part of the
Mandalika Resort Area currently being developed by the ITDC on the island of Lombok.*
The deal has been on the cards for some time, and received a boost last year when
Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta visited Bali*and met with senior figures in the ITDC before the Sepang round of MotoGP. Initially, it had been hoped that a circuit would be ready for 2020, but the earthquake which devastated*the north of Lombok last year put the project back. The objective is now to host a race in 2021.
