World Supersport News
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Yamaha unveils factory-backed teams in R6 launch
Yamaha has officially unveiled its new YZF-R6 at EICMA show in Milan and with it two factory-backed squads to take on the 2017 World Supersport championship.
Schmidt Racing splits from MV Agusta
Schmidt Racing has ended its partnership with MV Agusta midway through the season after believe the F3 675 was letting its riders down.

Puzzled Ryde aims to stay in World Supersport
Kyle Ryde says he still doesn't have any answers why his Team Ranieri Med SC Racing squad withdrew its entry in World Supersport.
Ryde loses WSS ride after team pulls out
Team Ranieri Med SC Racing has unexpectedly withdrawn from the World Supersport championship leaving Kyle Ryde without a race seat.
Stapleford to resume WSS bid with Profile Triumph
Luke Stapleford will reconvene the Profile Racing team he won the British title with to ride a Triumph in the remaining World Supersport rounds.

World SSP Thailand: Cluzel fends off Kawasakis for Thai pole
Jules Cluzel returns to prominence with pole position for the second round of the World Supersport Championship, ahead of Randy Krummenacher.
Caricasulo, Bardahl Evans Bros step up to WSS
Former World Superstock 600 race winner Federico Caricasulo is preparing to step up into World Supersport with Bardahl Evans Bros

Gino Rea, Wagner join new MV Agusta team
Gino Rea and Aiden Wagner join incoming team GRT Racing to ride a pair of MV Agusta F3s in the 2016 World Supersport Championship.
Terol signs for Schmidt Racing MV Agusta
Former 125cc world champion Nicolas Terol has signed for privateer team Schmidt Racing and will ride an MV Agusta in the 2016 World Supersport championship
FIM calls WSS regulation changes, European Stock 600 scrapped
FIM confirms the European Superstock 600 championship will be scrapped with riders entering in a separate competition within World Supersport.

Clarke: 90% chance my racing career is over
"At the moment, it's looking 90% certain this crash has retired me from competition, very upsetting but I'm also very fortunate," - Kieran Clarke

Spain: Sofuoglu stays top, Cluzel fractures leg
Both Kenan Sofuoglu and Jules Cluzel fall out of Friday afternoon's session, Cluzel breaks leg and dislocates shoulder, ruling him out of weekend
Coghlan fractures six vertebra in German Superbike crash
Kev Coghlan has suffered six fractured vertebra and undergone an operation to set one in place after crashing while racing as stand in at Team Yamaha MGM in the IDM German Superbike championship

WSS Malaysia: Zanetti heads MV Agusta 1-2 in FP1
Lorenzo Zanetti heads up an MV Agusta 1-2 in first free practice for the World Supersport Championship; Kenan Sofuoglu is fifth fastest.

Buckmaster slams 'snake' Stiggy after Wilairot drop
PTR team manager expresses his anger towards Johan 'Stiggy' Stigefelt for his part in the CORE Honda team dropping Ratthapark Wilairot.

WSS: Kieran Clarke targets rostrum on racing comeback
English rider Kieran Clarke will contest the 2015 World Supersport Championship with CIA Landlords Insurance Honda after a two-year hiatus from the sport

World Supersport entry list revealed with Yakhnich included
The 2015 World Supersport entry features 24 riders, including 2013 champions Yakhnich Motorsport.

WSS: Ruben Xaus lends support to new Supersport team
Ruben Xaus helps form the new Cat Bike Exit team, which will run Nacho Calero and Marco Ramirez in the World Supersport Championship.

WSS: Danny Webb calls on fan support for WSS bid
Danny Webb launches a crowd-funding initiative to help him secure a ride with CIA Insurance Honda for the 2015 World Supersport Championship.

WSS: de Rosa replaced by Cardenas at PTR Honda
Martin Cardenas will see out the World Supersport Championship season with PTR Honda, in place of its leading rider Raffaele de Rosa.

Zanetti dedicates win to Andrea Antonelli
Sporting a helmet in tribute to Ayrton Senna, Lorenzo Zanetti goes on to dedicated his maiden WSS win at Imola to the late Andrea Antonelli.

Aragon WSS: Maiden WSS pole for Kev Coghlan
Kev Coghlan fends off PJ Jacobsen and Jules Cluzel to score his first-ever World Supersport Championship pole position.

WSS Aragon: Jacobsen closes on lap record in FP3
PJ Jacobsen shows up his more experienced rivals by setting an impressive World Supersport pace in third free practice.

SSTK: Ducati take early charge in FP1
Ondrej Jezek tops the first Superstock 1000 practice session of the season for the Barni Ducati team at Motorland Aragon.