Althea Racing will field Alessandro Delbianco in a one-bike WorldSBK team separate to their involvement in the Honda works effort.

The Italian squad are running the logistics side of the HRC Moriwaki team but will also field Delbianco on a Honda too.

“I am enormously happy to have reached another goal in my personal and Team journey in the exciting Superbike world. Delbianco embodies the essence of my ambition and that of the Team to bring young talented Italian riders to the World Superbike Championship finish line,” said team chief Genesio Bevilacqua.

“Alessandro is young and will have to learn a lot but for sure he is full of passion and ability to surprise us all. I also thank Midori Moriwaki for the collaboration in this ambitious project as well as all the Team’s technicians and engineers who are working hard to give us performing bikes that will allow Alessandro to express himself at his best”.