President Jokowi to Join 20 MotoGP Riders on Parade Through Jakarta

(09 Mar 2022, 11:17 +07)  Twenty MotoGP riders are set to ride through the Indonesian capital before the paddock heads to Lombok for the inaugural Grand Prix event at the Pertamina Mandalika International Circuit: the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia.

It’s 25 years since the FIM MotoGP World Championship raced in Indonesia, and the time has almost come for the engines to fire up for the GP on Lombok island.

Erick Thohir, Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN), has confirmed that race day tickets for the Grand Prix have already sold out, with a limited number of extras now made available to cater to the high demand.

Twenty MotoGP riders will be joined by President Jokowi on parade through Jakarta ahead of the Pertamina Grand Prix of Indonesia on Lombok

Before the paddock heads to Lombok, however, the festivities will begin in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta on Wednesday, 16 March. Twenty riders will take part in an unique parade, starting and ending at the Merdeka Palace. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia, commonly known as President Jokowi, will welcome the riders at the Palace before joining the parade and riding with them.

The parade will feature the following champions and Grand Prix winners:

Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team); Pol Espargaró (Repsol Honda Team); Joan Mir (Team Suzuki Ecstar); Alex Rins (Team Suzuki Ecstar); Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati Lenovo Team); Jack Miller (Ducati Lenovo Team); Enea Bastianini (Gresini Racing MotoGP) Fabio Di Giannantonio(Gresini Racing MotoGP); Johann Zarco (Pramac Racing); Jorge Martin (Pramac Racing); Alex Marquez (LCR Honda Castrol); Takaaki Nakagami (LCR Honda Idemitsu); Andrea Dovizioso (WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team); Darryn Binder(WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team); Luca Marini (Mooney VR46 Racing Team); Marco Bezzecchi (Mooney VR46 Racing Team); Bo Bendsneyder (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team); Gabriel Rodrigo (Pertamina Mandalika SAG Team); Mario Aji (Honda Team Asia); and Veda Ega Pratama (Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup).