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title: "World Supersport 300 feeder series announced for WorldSBK"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Lewis Duncan"
section: "SBK"
published: "2016-09-27T16:25:57Z"
modified: "2016-09-27T16:25:57Z"
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# World Supersport 300 feeder series announced for WorldSBK

The FIM and Dorna Sports have announced its plans for a new feeder category for the World Superbike Championship. It will be called World Supersport 300 and joins the World Supersport class as a stepping stone into the world’s premier production-based motorcycle championship.

WorldSSP 300 has been designed with aim of providing the World Superbike Championship with a steady stream of talent progressing through the ranks, the entry age for the series set at 15 years old, as well as allowing manufacturers to showcase their 300cc sports machines. WorldSSP 300 will join the World Superbike schedule from next season.

FIM President Vito Ippolito stated: “This new platform will be the perfect environment for developing future talents. The intention of WorldSSP 300 is to creat a benchmark for National Championships to follow. We want to offer an environment that is regulated and relatively equal in which future talent can grow, and where manufacturers can accompany young riders as they take their first steps towards stardom.”

WorldSBK Executive Director Javier Alonso added: “The focus is to have an affordable series for these young competitors. There has been great interest for low-capacity motorcycles in this sport and the new WorldSSP 300 class strives to offer that. It will be promoted by manufacturers as an easily accessible championship, the best possible platform to grow future stars where manufacturers can accompany riders from an early age and as they progress through their career.”

The provisional Technical Regulations for WorldSSP 300 can be viewed here: [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/828d05dc5f4c88573aeb98365/files/2017\_Part\_2.7\_WorldSSP\_300\_provisional\_technical\_rules.pdf](https://gallery.mailchimp.com/828d05dc5f4c88573aeb98365/files/2017_Part_2.7_WorldSSP_300_provisional_technical_rules.pdf)