World Supersport will get a major revamp for 2016 with technical regulations changing to keep costs down and bring them into line with most national series, including British Supersport.

A new series within the championship – following the same technical regulations as the main tier - will be created, which will be dedicated to teams aiming to take part in the European rounds only to promote young talents at much reduced cost.

This will provide a chance for a selected number of smaller further teams to increase their visibility on the world stage while the riders will have a chance to compete head to head with some of the established stars of World Supersport.

This means the current European Superstock 600 will cease to exist.

“We are happy to announce these major changes to the sporting and technical sides of the FIM Supersport World Championship. We are confident that the new format will bring further and fresh excitement to the series as well as a whole new set of opportunities for teams and young riders with the talent and desire to build a path upwards in motorcycle racing,” said Dorna boss Javier Alonso.

To read more on this and WSBK chief Daniel Carrera’s vision for the future, get tomorrow’s issue of Bikesport News