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As the FIM Supersport 300 World Championship continues on its debut season, the 36 riders now head to the technical circuit of Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola to take on the Italian passion. With 14 Italian riders on the grid, the crowd will certainly have something to shout about.

Scott Deroue (MTM HS Kawasaki) leads the way, being the only rider to win a WorldSSP300 race so far following two stunning performances in the strong field. All eyes will be on the 21 year old following a win in front of his home fans last time out at TT Circuit Assen, despite riding with a sprained ankle. With limited knowledge around European circuits, Deroue heads to the taxing Italian circuit with confidence behind him on board his Ninja 300.

In a stunning display of strong moves and some risky overtakes, Borja Sanchez (Halcourier Racing) sits in second position in the world championship standings, as he narrowly missed out on a podium finish last time out. Leading the way for many laps of the race, the Spaniard has proved he has the pace to be up and fighting for the victory, meaning it will be his chance to prove it around Imola. Team-mate Daniel Valle (Halcourier Racing) had a tough weekend in The Netherlands, but he will be looking to bring his pace from MotorLand Aragon back to Imola on his Yamaha machine.

Heading into his home round as leading Italian, Alfonso Coppola (SK Racing) has a lot of expectation around him, but with the talent shown so far this shouldn’t faze the 19 year old. Putting on a strong performance around Assen, he will be fighting around the technical circuit with his Yamaha machine, which should be a good match to the tight and twisty circuit.

Giuseppe De Gruttola (SK Racing) will also be looking to be back up and fighting this time in front of his home crowd, as he showed competitive signs last time out around the iconic Assen circuit. Paolo Giacomini (Terra e Moto) is another Italian showing signs of being up and fighting, hoping Imola will produce some heroics for him.

Mika Perez (WILSport Racedays) will be hoping to bounce back from a tough weekend at TT Circuit Assen and with experience around the technical Imola circuit, he will no doubt be one to keep an eye on as his fast pace improves onboard his Honda CBR500R.

Follow all the unmisable WorldSSP300 action from Friday at 12.15 LT on the WorldSBK VideoPass, ahead of the racing drama on Sunday.