FULL SCHEDULE: all the key times as WorldSBK hits the Assen ‘Cathedral of Speed’!
After a break in the calendar, WorldSBK action resumes this week at the iconic TT Circuit Assen and all the key times you need can be found in one place
The MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship bursts back into action at the TT Circuit Assen for the Pirelli Dutch Round, the third round of the 2023 campaign. WorldSBK and WorldSSP action resumes while the WorldSSP300 campaign gets underway at the 'Cathedral of Speed'; plus, the Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Championship and Northern Talent Cup will be in action. The action starts on Friday for WorldSSP300 at 09:45 Local Time (GMT+1) with Free Practice 1, followed by WorldSBK at 10:30 and WorldSSP at 11:25. In the afternoon, it is the same order with WorldSSP300 at 14:15, WorldSBK at 15:00 and WorldSSP at 16:00. The first race day on Saturday gets underway with WorldSBK Free Practice 3 at 09:00 before diving straight into Tissot Superpole: WorldSSP300 at 09:45, WorldSSP at 10:25 and WorldSBK at 11:10. Racing gets underway at 12:40 with WorldSSP300 Race 1, followed by WorldSBK Race 1 and WorldSSP Race 1 at 14:00 and 15:15 respectively. On Sunday, the three Warm Up sessions start the day from 09:00 before racing resumes at 11:00 with the WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race. WorldSSP Race 2 begins at 12:30 followed by WorldSBK Race 2 at 14:00 and WorldSSP300 Race 2 at 15:15.
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Friday, 21st April (all times Local Time, GMT+1)
09:00-09:30 – Northern Talent Cup Free Practice 1
09:45-10:15 – WorldSSP300 Free Practice 1
10:30-11:15 – WorldSBK Free Practice 1
11:25-12:10 – WorldSSP Free Practice 1
12:25-12:55 – Yamaha R3 Championship Free Practice
14:15-14:45 – WorldSSP300 Free Practice 2
15:00-15:45 – WorldSBK Free Practice 2
16:00-16:45 – WorldSSP Free Practice 2
17:00-17:30 – Yamaha R3 Championship Superpole
17:45-18:15 – Northern Talent Cup Qualifying
Saturday, 22nd April
09:00-09:30 – WorldSBK Free Practice 3
09:45-10:05 – WorldSSP300 Tissot Superpole
10:25-10:45 – WorldSSP Tissot Superpole
11:10-11:25 – WorldSBK Tissot Superpole
11:45 – Yamaha R3 Championship Race 1 (10 laps)
12:40 – WorldSSP300 Race 1 (14 laps)
14:00 – WorldSBK Race 1 (21 laps)
15:15 – WorldSSP300 Race 1 (18 laps)
16:15 – Yamaha R3 Championship Race 2 (10 laps)
17:15 – Northern Talent Cup Race 1 (14 laps)
Sunday, 23rd April
09:00-09.15 – WorldSBK Warm Up
09:25-09:40 – WorldSSP Warm Up
09:50-10:05 – WorldSSP300 Warm Up
11:00 – WorldSBK Tissot Superpole Race (10 laps)
12:30 – WorldSSP Race 2 (18 laps)
14:00 – WorldSBK Race 2 (21 laps)
15:15 – WorldSSP300 Race 2 (14 laps)
16:15 – Northern Talent Cup Race 2 (14 laps)