WSB: 2024 calendar unveiled with two new circuits included

The 2024 World Superbike Championship provisional calendar has been revealed and includes trips to two new venues.

The series returns to Hungary for the first time since 1990, at the all-new Balaton Park Circuit located an hour south west of Budapest, on the shores of Lake Balaton. The 2.56-mile circuit includes 16 corners (six right, 10 left) and was designed by Hungarian engineer Ferenc Gulacsi.

The circuit has permanent seating for 10,000 fans, with the capacity increasing to 120,000 with the use of temporary grandstands. The Hungarian round is due to take place on August 23-25.

Meanwhile, WSB riders will also take on the Cremona Circuit in Northern Italy for the first time on September 20-22. Little is known about the circuit, which doesn’t feature on the CIV Italian Superbike Championship calendar. Currently, there are no grandstand facilities and Cremona is most known for FIA Karting events.

Balaton Park and Cremona are both subject to homologation as they’re new circuits on the WSB calendar.

Phillip Island will host the 2024 season opener on February 23-25, with official testing taking place during race week on February 19-20. A three-week break follows, with round two taking place in Barcelona on March 22-24.

The paddock then heads to the iconic Assen circuit in the Netherlands on April 19-21, whilst Misano hosts round four of the season almost two months later. The British round at Donington Park takes place on July 12-14, with Most hosting the Czech meeting one week later.

Portimao is next on August 9-11, before the aforementioned trip to Hungary. The French round takes place at Magny-Cours on September 6-8 ahead of the trip to Cremona.

Aragon (September 27-29) and Jerez (October 11-13) complete the season, which means there’s only one overseas venue on the entire 12-round calendar. It’s a topic which has sparked some negative feedback on social media.

The circuits which have been removed from the calendar are Mandalika (Indonesia) and Imola (Italy).

February 23-25: Phillip Island, Australia

March 22-24: Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain

April 19-21: TT Circuit Assen, the Netherlands

June 14-16: Misano World Circuit “Marco Simoncelli”, Italy

July 12-14: Donington Park, United Kingdom

July 19-21: Autodrom Most, Czech Republic

August 9-11: Autodromo Internacional do Algarve, Portugal

August 23-25: Balaton Park Circuit, Hungary*

September 6-8: Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France

September 20-22: Cremona Circuit, Italy*

September 27-29: MotorLand Aragon, Spain

October 11-13: Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto

*subject to homologation