Former Moto2 front runner Jules Cluzel has made the switch to World Supersport and will line-up with the rest of the ever-expanding PTR Honda squad for the first round at Phillip Island later this month.

Cluzel's defection to the team makes it a six-man affair with two Brits in the shapes of Sam Lowes and Martin Jessopp. Cluzel is a proven Moto2 podium man and should give Lowes a hard time when it comes to securing top-five finishes.

"I am very happy to have secured a seat with PTR Honda, one of the front running teams in the World Supersport Championship - there are not many bikes that can win the Championship but I have one of them. I cannot wait to get to know the team and bike better in the Australia test and then see what we can achieve in the first race. I cannot wait to get started," said the Frenchman.