WSB: Cremona Circuit to undergo key modifications and improvements ahead of 2024 debut
After being added to the World Superbike Championship calendar for 2024, Italian circuit Cremona is now set to undergo the crucial homologation process in order to ensure everything is ready to go next year.
The circuit, located just south of Milan, was one of two new circuits to make up the 12-round schedule, with brand-new Hungarian circuit Balaton Park also set to make its two-wheeled debut.
As for Cremona, a five-year contract has been signed between circuit owners and Dorna, meaning it's set to appear on the WSB calendar until at least the end of the 2028 season. It will host round 10 of the 2024 season on September 20-22.
The circuit must now undergo the homologation process in order to bring it up to the standards required for an FIM World Championship event. Key modifications and improvements include:
- Track layout enhancements: Changes to the layout of the track, with a notable focus on turns 11, 12 and 13.
- High-quality resurfacing: Refurbishing specific areas of the track with quality materials to enhance the track's condition.
- Track length extension: An extension of approximately 90 meters to the tracks length to enrich racing dynamics.
- Spectator facilities expansion: Construction of new grandstands and public areas to accommodate the ever-growing WorldSBK fan base.
- Modern Race Control facilities: The addition of a contemporary structure to house offices for Race Direction and support staff to manage the entirety of the event effectively.
“We are really happy, excited and hyped for this new great challenge,” Alessandro Canevarolo, Cremona Circuit CEO, said. “It will be an opportunity to take an extra, important step to grow, and with great satisfaction bring back the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship to Lombardy, missing for ten long years.
“After some negotiations, we immediately got to work to make the necessary changes for hosting this major event. Together with the management, the goal is to create an event that can showcase the area, the region and represent Italy in all its values.
“The goal has been clear ever since I started this adventure eight years ago. We started from afar, facing every moment with great spirit, passion, and dedication. Only in this way were we able to fulfil the big dream: seeing the Superbike World Championship race on the asphalt of our Cremona Circuit.”
Alongside the Superbike class, the World Supersport Championship and FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship riders will also race at the circuit.