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Michael van der Mark (Pata Honda World Supersport) has a serious chance of clinching his first ever World Supersport title at Jerez providing his only rival left, Jules Cluzel (MV Agusta Reparto Corse), does not score at least three points more than him. The 21 year old from Gouda in the Netherlands has a 53 point lead over the Frenchman, with three races left in the season and 75 points still to be awarded.

Cluzel has a hard challenge ahead of him, as he needs to win at every cost and, at the same time, trying to avoid a DNF that would rule him out of contention for the ultimate prize. There will be a new home for the three time WSS champion Kenan Sofuoglu, who will race with the San Carlo Puccetti Racing Team for the remaining rounds of the year after the decision made by the Mahi Racing Team India to pull out from the championship.

Several other riders are looking for a strong finish at Jerez to get some momentum in the final part of the year and end up the season on a high note. Florian Marino (Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki), Sofuoglu, Lorenzo Zanetti (Pata Honda World Supersport), Kev Coghlan (DMC-Panavto Yamaha), PJ Jacobsen (Intermoto Ponyexpres Kawasaki), Raffaele De Rosa (CIA Insurance Honda) and Roberto Rolfo (Team Go Eleven Kawasaki) are all quite close to each other point wise, meaning every single result can change their positions quite considerably.

Vladimir Leonov has joined forces with fellow Russian Team Rivamoto and he will return to action in World Supersport after missing out the last three races due to Yakhnich Motorsport’s withdrawal from the series.
Former WSS regular rider and European Junior Cup champion Matt Davies will make a comeback to the series with the AARK Racing Team, who are also returning to WSS, switching from Triumph to Honda.

Local rider and current CEV Superstock 600 leader Ferran Casas Pendon will make his World Supersport debut with Team Torrento Yamaha, the same squad he is racing with in the Spanish Championship.