Dari Sentul ke Mandalika, Nostalgia MotoGP Indonesia 25 Tahun Lalu

$7 Apr 1996: Honda rider Michael Doohan of Australia leads from Alex Barros of Brazil on his Honda and Loris Capirossi of Italy on his Yamaha during the 500cc class of the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: MikeCooper/Allsport$

Pembalap Honda Michael Doohan dari Australia memimpin dari Alex Barros dari Brasil dengan Honda-nya dan Loris Capirossi dari Italia dengan Yamaha-nya selama kelas 500cc atau MotoGP dari Grand Prix Indonesia di Sirkuit Sentul, April 1996. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

$7 Apr 1996: Olivier Jacques of France leans into a corner on his Honda during the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: Michael Cooper/Allsport$

Olivier Jacques dari Prancis menikung di atas Honda-nya selama Grand Prix Indonesia di sirkuit Sentul di Indonesia. Indonesia akan kembali menjadi tuan rumah MotoGP Mandalika. Kali terakhir Indonesia menggelar MotoGP adalah 25 tahun lalu di Sirkuit Sentul. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

$7 Apr 1996: Michael Doohan of Australia holds the Australian National flag on his Honda after winning the 500cc race of the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/Allsport$

Michael Doohan dari Australia memegang bendera Nasional Australia di atas motor Honda setelah memenangkan balapan 500cc dari Grand Prix Indonesia di sirkuit Sentul. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

7 Apr 1996: World Champion Mick Doohan leads second place rider Alex Barros and third Loris Capirossi at the 500cc Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sentul, Jakarta. Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/ALLSPORT

Di kelas 500cc atau MotoGP, pembalap asal Australia Mick Doohan menang di GP Indonesia 1996. Ketika itu Doohan mengalahkan Alex Barros dan Loris Capirossi. (Mike Cooper/ALLSPORT via Getty Images)

$7 Apr 1996: Loris Capirossi of Italy leans into a corner on his Yamaha during the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: Michael Cooper/Allsport$

Loris Capirossi dari Italia menikung di atas Yamaha-nya selama Grand Prix Indonesia di sirkuit Sentul. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

7 Apr 1996: Max Biaggi shrugs his shoulders after finishing second in the 250cc Indonesian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Sentul, Jakarta. Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/ALLSPORT

Legenda MotoGP Max Biaggi masih tampil di kelas 250cc saat GP Indonesia 1996 di Sirkuit Sentul. Ketika itu Biaggi finis kedua di belakang Tetsuya Harada. (Mike Cooper/ALLSPORT via Getty Images)

$7 Apr 1996: Yamaha rider Tetsuya Harada of Japan celebrates after winning the 250cc class of the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/Allsport$

Pembalap Yamaha Tetsuya Harada dari Jepang merayakan kemenangannya di kelas 250cc Grand Prix Indonesia di sirkuit Sentul. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

$7 Apr 1996: Indonesian fans flock to watch the Indonesian Grand Prix at the Sentul circuit in Indonesia. \ Mandatory Credit: Mike Cooper/Allsport$

Fans Indonesia berduyun-duyun menonton Grand Prix Indonesia di sirkuit Sentul. (Getty Images/Michael Cooper)

Antusiasme masyarakat Indonesia akan balapan MotoGP di Sirkuit Sentul kala itu. (Dok.MotoGP)

Tadayuki Okada from the Japanese Repsol Honda Team (C) raises his trophy on the podium with second place Mick Doohan from the Australian Repsol Honda team (R) and Alex Criville from the Spaninsh Repsol Honda team (L) at the World Championship Marlboro Indonesian Grand prix in Jakarta's Sentul circuit 28 September. Okada won the 500 cc class race with a total time of 43'22.010 at 164.572 km/h. AFP PHOTO (Photo by AFP)

Tiga pembalap Repsol Honda Tadayuki Okada, Mick Doohan dan Alex Criville naik podium GP Indonesia 1997 di Sirkuit Sentul. Tadayuki Okada dari Jepang sukses mengalahkan Mick Dohan dan Alex Criville di kelas 500cc atau MotoGP. (AFP/STR)

Aksi Valentino Rossi di Sentul Tahun 1997

Sirkuit Sentul menjadi saksi munculnya legenda pembalap MotoGP, Valentino Rossi. Saat itu, ia menyabet juara dunia balap motor kelas 125cc di usia 18 tahun. Kala itu Rossi masih tergabung dalam tim Nastro Azzuro Aprilia. (Dok MotoGP)

Pembalap Repsol Honda Team MotoGP Marc Marquez memacu sepeda motornya pada hari pertama tes pramusim MotoGP 2022 di Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit, Lombok Tengah, NTB, Jumat (11/2/2022). Sesi tes pramusim di sirkuit Mandalika tersebut akan berlangsung hingga Minggu (13/2/2022). ANTARA FOTO/Andika Wahyu/rwa.

Setelah 25 tahun berlalu, Indonesia akhirnya kembali menggelar MotoGP. Bukan di Sentul, kali ini sirkuit baru Pertamina Mandalika International Street Circuit akan menjadi tuan rumah MotoGP 2022 akhir pekan ini. Dok. detikcom