2026 GRID: All of the WorldSSP field’s confirmed lineups so far!
Take a look ahead at next season’s World Supersport class as riders continue their offseason preparations
After 2025’s edge-of-your-seat FIM Supersport World Championship campaign, the table is already being set for the coming 2026 season. Despite the high bar set in 2025 and the departure of defending Champion Stefano Manzi to race with the GYTR GRT Yamaha Racing Team next season, many big-ticket riders have been linked with a move to the Championship. So far, the following names have been confirmed!
FAMILIAR FACES AT THE FRONT: 2025 top ten finishers confirmed to be sticking around in the paddock
Tom Booth-Amos (PTR Triumph Factory Racing) will return to ride atop his native British manufacturer in 2026, where he will be joined across the garage by his Australian teammate Oli Bayliss. Philipp Oettl (Feel Racing WorldSSP Team) is returning to his Ducati V2 after earning a pair of podiums and a fastest lap in his debut season with the team. The German will hope to build on his P6 finish from last season and return to his top-five form from his first stint in WorldSSP in 2020 and 2021. Having finished one position behind Oettl, French veteran Lucas Mahias will ride alongside Spanish rider Roberto Garcia at GMT94-YAMAHA. The 19-year-old impressed after joining midway through the 2025 season and will look to continue to grow in 2026.
RIDERS ON THE BUBBLE: 2026 riders looking to improve from their performance last season and break into the top 15
Simon Jespersen brought with him one of the great surprise moments in 2025 in the form of his second-place podium finish in Race 2 at Balaton. For 2026, Jespersen will be changing teams, riding with EAB Racing. Mattia Casadei finished 2025 riding with Motozoo ME Air Racing; however, in 2026, the 2023 MotoE World Champion will change to D34G WorldSSP Racing Team and ride atop their Ducati Panigale V2. Leonardo Taccini (Ecosantagata Althea Racing Team) will remain with his team, where it has been confirmed that another rider will join him. The rider’s identity, however, has not yet been announced by the team.
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