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World Supersport

After his exclusion from Misano, Italian rider Luca Scassa (Yamaha ParkinGO) is back on the track in Spain, aiming to make up the 15 points gap between himself and Broc Parkes (Kawasaki Motocard.com). The Australian, thanks to a superb win at Misano, his first in three years, has now moved into the lead of the table, overhauling both Scassa and his team-mate Chaz Davies. Spain's David Salom (Kawasaki Motocard.com) will be appearing in front of his home crowd, while the Honda riders will also not want to lose track of their front-running rivals; in particular Fabien Foret (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), after a second place at Misano that moved him two places up in the table to fourth, is just 29 points behind the leader.

Superstock 1000

In the Superstock 1000 class there could be another Ducati capable of fighting for the top positions starting from Aragon, as 2007 champion Niccolò Canepa switches from the GoEleven Kawasaki squad to an SS Lazio Motorsport Ducati 1098R. The best performance by the 23 year-old from Genoa this year was last Sunday's fifth place at Misano with his former machine. In Italy a second win in three races went to Davide Giugliano (Althea Racing Ducati) ahead of Danilo Petrucci (Berni Racing Ducati), who also follows him in the Cup standings. Lorenzo Zanetti (BMW Motorrad Italia Superstock), who won at Monza, is the first non-Ducati runner and after his third place last Sunday will be aiming to make the most of his engine power on the long Aragon straight, while team-mate Sylvain Barrier is also one to watch in Spain.

Superstock 600

Misano Adriatico also saw the first Italian win of the season in the UEM European Superstock 600 Championship, thanks to Giuliano Gregorini (RCGM Yamaha) who took the flag easily ahead of Australian Jed Metcher (MTM-RT Motorsports Yamaha), now second overall. The current points leader is Frenchman Romain Lanusse (MRS Yamaha Racing France), third at Misano. Two men still looking for good results are Riccardo Russo (Trasimeno Yamaha) and 15-year-old Francesco Cocco (Martini Corse Yamaha), as well as the American contingent of Austin DeHaven (Trasimeno Yamaha) and Joshua Day (Racedays Kawasaki).

The weekend programme will be completed with the third round of the European Ninja Cup for youngsters on identical Kawasaki 250 machines, following the opening two rounds at Assen and Monza.