MotoGP returns to Indonesia for the first time since 1997 has been delayed indefinitely after heavy rain battered the Mandalika track around half an hour before the race was due to get underway.
The race was due to get underway at 3:00pm local time (7:00am GMT), but was initially delayed to 3:10pm.
However, the rain has not relented and pitlane remains closed due to the large volume of standing water on track currently.
No new schedule has been issued by race direction.
The race had already been reduced from 27 laps to 20 laps owing to safety fears about the circuit in the heat.
Race direction’s information regarding exactly what the problems with the asphalt are has been scant, though some Moto2 riders have reported some surface break-up at the final corner from their race.
The Moto2 race – won by Somkiat Chantra – was shortened from 25 laps to 16 laps just moments before it was due to get underway.
Rain in the pitlane
Photo by: Scherazade Mulia Saraswati
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