Midway through the World Supersport Championship, Glenn van Straalen and D34G Racing have parted ways.

Glenn van Straalen and the D34G WorldSSP Racing Team have announced their split by mutual termination ahead of the Pirelli Emilia-Romagna Round in a couple of weeks.

After joining the team at the start of the season, the Dutch rider has been dealing with injury issues since the opening round. He has now taken the decision to focus on his health and has stepped back from racing for the time being.

A statement from the team said: "Team D34G Racing and Glenn van Straalen have jointly decided to terminate their agreement for the 2025 edition of the WorldSSP Championship.

"After a promising start to the offseason, with great feeling aboard the team’s Panigale V2 955 machine, in the opening session of the Phillip Island official test, the 24-year-old from Hoogkarspel, the Netherlands, lost control of his Ducati machine due to no fault of his own, after running on oil left on track by an opponent bike ahead of him – along with other competitors. After extensive medical checks, he was diagnosed with a concussion.

"Despite returning to action at Portimão in late March – after being declared fit to ride by the medical staff - van Straalen has struggled to regain the ideal condition to perform at the level shown in previous years (multiple podiums and last year a race win in the series). With some more time needed to make a full recovery, van Straalen and the team have agreed on terminating the contract in order for the rider to focus on his health."

van Straalen said: "It is regrettable to end the relationship with Davide and the team but, at the moment, it is for the best. After the concussion in Australia, we took time to come back ‘fit to ride’ but since then, the progress has stayed behind expectations.

"I want to express my gratitude to the team, they have been very supportive and made a lot of effort to give me a good feeling with the bike, but we have had to acknowledge that I am not fully recovered after the crash at the Phillip Island test.

"Davide is a former professional rider and knows what I am going through; he has been very considerate; the team has always been patient and given me time to recover. We have decided together that this is not possible with a full racing and testing program. I am now taking the time to fully recover and to come back fully fit and strong. I wish the team all the best."