May start date for 2021 World Superbike Championship as Assen postponed

The start of the 2021 World Superbike Championship has been pushed back until May following the postponement of the Dutch round at Assen due to Covid-19 regulations.
Jonathan Rea clinched his sixth successive World Superbike title at Estoril in Portugal last October.Jonathan Rea clinched his sixth successive World Superbike title at Estoril in Portugal last October.
Jonathan Rea clinched his sixth successive World Superbike title at Estoril in Portugal last October.

Originally scheduled to lift the curtain on the new season from April 23-25, the ‘Cathedral’ will now host round five of the championship from July 23-25 after the local authorities ruled out any major events in Drenthe until June 1.

The decision means that Estoril in Portugal, where the championship concluded last October, will kick-start the 12-round calendar from May 7-9.

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Northern Ireland’s Jonathan Rea will once again line-up as the title favourite with the Kawasaki Racing Team rider pursuing a remarkable seventh consecutive world crown.

2021 World Superbike Championship

Round 1: Estoril, Portugal – May 7-9

Round 2: Aragon, Spain – May 21-23

Round 3: Misano, Italy – June 11-13

Round 4: Donington, UK – July 2-4

Round 5: Assen, Netherlands – July 23-25

Round 6: Magny-Cours, France – September 3-5

Round 7: Catalunya, Spain – September 17-19

Round 8: Jerez, Spain – September 24-26

Round 9: Portimao, Portugal – October 1-3

Round 10: San Juan, Argentina – October 15-17

Round 11: Mandalika, Indonesia – November 12-14

Round 12: Phillip Island, Australia – (TBC)

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