Intercity Istanbul Park will be the 46th track to host a
World Superbike round, the third introduced in this decade after Motorland
(2011) and Moscow (2012).
In the previous decade (2000-2009) nine new venues made
their debut in the series: Valencia and Oschersleben in 2000, Lausitzring and
Imola in 2001, Silverstone in 2002, Losail in 2005, Vallelunga in 2007, Miller
Motorsport Park and Portimao in 2008. Among these, three are still present in
the current calendar: Imola, Silverstone and Algarve.
Seven riders in the 2013 WSBK field have already raced at
the Intercity Istanbul track before: