The season also looks set to start at Phillip Island in Australia on March 1, rather than Qatar, with the desert venue reverting to round two.
The championship remains at 14 rounds, with one 'to-be-announced' event pencilled in for September 27 in Italy, a slot occupied by Vallelunga for the past two years. Monza remains 'subject to contract'.
The new Portimao circuit, due to host its debut WSBK event on November 2 of this year, retains its place as the season finale at the slightly earlier date of October 25.
The calendar shows that, unlike this season, the World Supersport Championship will take part in the 2009 US-round at Salt Lake City.
The full provisional 2009 WSBK and WSS calendar can be seen below:
The 2009 provisional calendar of the FIM Superbike and Supersport World Championships and Superstock 1000cc FIM Cup is the following:
March 1: Australia (Phillip Island) - SBK SSP
March 14: Qatar (Doha/Losail) - SBK SSP *
April 5: Spain (Valencia) - SBK SSP STK
April 26: Netherlands (Assen) - SBK SSP STK
May 10: Italy (Monza) - SBK SSP STK **
May 17: South Africa (Kyalami) - SBK SSP
May 31: United States (Salt Lake City) - SBK SSP
June 21: San Marino (Misano) - SBK SSP STK
June 28: Great-Britain (Donington Park) - SBK SSP STK
July 26: Czech Republic (Brno) - SBK SSP STK
September 6: Germany (Nürburgring) - SBK SSP STK
September 27: Italy (tba) - SBK SSP
October 4: France (Magny-Cours) - SBK SSP STK
October 25: Portugal (Portimão) - SBK SSP STK
