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The 2022 MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship is honing into view and the final place on the grid for this season has been snapped up. After a rookie season in 2021, Belgian Loris Cresson will return to the TPR Team Pedercini Racing outfit for this year aboard the ZX-10RR and hope to improve on his performances from last year. This ends speculation about who the seat would go to, whilst also confirming Belgium as the 15^th different nationality to be represented on the grid.

Cresson’s first season in WorldSBK was a learning season, as he got to grip with Superbike machinery and the ZX-10RR Kawasaki. However, points were scored with a fine 13^th place at Assen in Race 1 and Cresson was making progress before an injury sustained at Portimao ruled him out for the rest of the season – the injury coming at the worst time for Cresson, as he had achieved his best Superpole result at the time in 17^th. For TPR Team Pedercini Racing, they also hope to have a wildcard at several events.

Bouncing back and ready to get stuck in, the 23-year-old said: “I am more than happy to continue with the TPR Team Pedercini Racing. It’s been a long winter discussing everything with the team and in the end, we were able to find a solution to continue together. Lucio is a great guy, and we share the same end goal. I am happy to continue with my guys inside the box because we found a good way to work as last year progressed. There was always a good atmosphere and I trust the guys completely.

“I can’t wait to get back on the race bike but in the meantime, I will test a stock bike like many riders do to be in the best shape possible. The plan looks good, and it should be a good year for us. The level in WorldSBK is high but my target is to score points in all the races, and I feel strong mentally and after my injury I am also now feeling strong physically. I want to thank all my family, Andi and everyone who is supporting me and also to Lucio and the entire TPR Team Pedercini because they too have made sacrifices to make this happen.”

Team principal Lucio Pedercini is pleased to welcome Cresson back, and also stated that the team will interact with WorldSBK fans in a more dynamic way: “2021 was a year of mutual understanding. 2022 will be the year in which we will do our best to achieve the goals we have set ourselves. We are happy to have Loris Cresson in our team again this year and I am delighted to finally be able to confirm this... our adventure continues, and we are looking forward to making a step on track this year. As a team we are also updating our team website and will be interacting with our fans and the fans of WorldSBK in a much more dynamic way. I can also say that we are working hard behind the scenes and are confident that a second machine will be on track at some point during the season.”

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