Brands Hatch is the latest venue to confirm it will host the World Superbike championship for at least the next three years.

Circuit owners MotorSport Vision have completed a deal with WSB organisers FG Sport which will see the series return to Kent until at least 2007.

In 2005, Brands Hatch will host the eighth round of the WSBK Championship on August 5-7.

"I am delighted to have agreed a new contract for the Brands Hatch Grand Prix circuit to host the World Superbike Championship for the next three years," said Palmer. "World Superbikes has produced some quite brilliant racing this year and is clearly going to be even stronger in 2005. With the reigning WSBK champion – James Toseland – being British, next year's Brands Hatch event is going to be absolutely fantastic."

FGSport's CEO Paolo Flammini added: "The Brands Hatch round has always been one of the highlights of the World Superbike season," he explained. "After the very positive results of the 2004 event, we are extremely excited about the development of a long term co-operation with MotorSport Vision, which I'm sure will generate a huge success. Thanks to the creative and professional approach of Jonathan Palmer and his staff, our organisations are already at work in order to develop a number of projects which will be synergetic with the event and with the involvement of the UK in the World Superbike Championship."

Meanwhile, the provisional calendar for the 2005 Superbike World Championship has been announced.

It includes two new venues, Qatar and Brno, as well as a change of venue for the German round and also has provision for up to another four rounds.

The provisional calendar is as follows: