Gobbi debuts this season in WorldSSP with VFT Racing riding a Yamaha YZF R6. Born in Cesena 19 years ago, the young Italian talent competed in the last two seasons of STK600 under the same umbrella, coming 30th in 2014 and improving to 16th in 2015. In his third year with VFT, he achieves his goal of competing against riders on a world stage, although his participation will be in the European Supersport Cup.