World Supersport News

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Lucas Mahias has retained top spot on Friday practice in Thailand by just 0.034s from Randy Krummenacher as Yamaha riders continued to dominate at the Chang International Circuit.

Reigning World Supersport champion Lucas Mahias has picked up where he left off from the 2018 opener by topping the first practice session in Thailand with Yamaha riders locking out the top three spots on the timesheet.

Five-time World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has been ruled out of the Thailand round this weekend due to an ongoing injury battle and will be replaced by Malaysian rider Azlan Shah at Puccetti Kawasaki.

Jack Kennedy will fill in for the injured Stefan Hill for the Thailand round in the World Supersport championship.

Full Superpole qualifying results from Phillip Isl

Defending World Supersport champion Lucas Mahias has topped the times on Friday practice at the 2018 season opener at Phillip Island before poor weather set in.

Full free practice two results for the first round of the 2018 World Supersport championshiop at Phillip Island, Australia.   1. Kenan Sofuoglu TUR Puccetti Kawasaki ZX-6R 1m 33.576s

Andrew Irwin will miss the 2018 World Supersport season opener for CIA Landlords Insurnance Honda with injury after fracturing the third metacarpal bone in his left hand in a crash on the opening day of testing at Phillip Island.

Inaugural World Supersport 300 championship runner-up Alfonso Coppola will graduate up to World Supersport in 2018 as GRT Yamaha’s entry into the European Supersport Cup.

The 2018 World Supersport championship entry list has been revealed with Lucas Mahias opting not to take up the #1 race plate as defending champion.

Lucas Mahias has moved closer to sealing the 2017 World Supersport championship by taking his maiden pole position of the year at the season finale with a lap record on the GRT Yamaha.

Lucas Mahias has laid down the marker to beat for World Supersport title rival Kenan Sofuoglu by topping Friday practice in Qatar at the season finale at the Losail International Circuit.

World Supersport championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu has been ruled out of the Magny-Cours round after suffering three fractures in his hip in a nasty crash during Superpole qualifying.

Lucas Mahias and Federico Caricasulo have both been re-signed by the GRT Yamaha squad for the 2018 World Supersport championship, with the team retaining its official factory status for next season.

Kyle Smith has remained on top of the times at the World Supersport Thai round with local rider Decha Kraisart jumps to second place.

Jules Cluzel has been taken to a local hospital at Phillip Island for further injury assessments after his spectacular off in the 2017 opener.

Gino Rea has joined Team Go Eleven Kawasaki for the 2017 World Supersport championship after just one season with GRT MV Agusta.

Jules Cluzel has re-signed with CIA Landlords Insurance PTR Honda for the 2017 World Supersport championship, returning to the squad he finished runner-up in 2012 championship.

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 has ended its partnership with MV Agusta midway through the season after believe the F3 675 was letting its riders down.

Kyle Ryde says he still doesn't have any answers why his Team Ranieri Med SC Racing squad withdrew its entry in World Supersport.

Team Ranieri Med SC Racing has unexpectedly withdrawn from the World Supersport championship leaving Kyle Ryde without a race seat.

Luke Stapleford will reconvene the Profile Racing team he won the British title with to ride a Triumph in the remaining World Supersport rounds.