Supersport World Cup: new engines possible from 2022

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Supersport World Cup: new engines possible from 2022

New rules for the Supersport World Championship
New engines possible from 2022

At the moment, four-cylinder 600s still dominate the Supersport World Championship. Many manufacturers are dissatisfied with the regulations and would like new engine concepts. Barni Racing is already exploring the potential of a Ducati Panigale V2. The FIM is also examining new concepts.


Uli Baumann

11/10/2020

The Supersport World Championship applies to the promotion class for the Superbike World Championship. The WSSP organized by Dorna is becoming less and less attractive. The market success of the 600 supersport concepts that dominated there was a long time ago. The manufacturers hardly serve this class in the series anymore. With the R6, Yamaha has the latest model at the start. Kawasaki has been using the ZX-6R with 636 cm³ displacement for a long time and Honda offers the latest CBR 600 RR only in Japan. With the F3 675, MV Agusta is the only one with a three-cylinder engine to defy the Japanese – but the concept is exhausted, one hears from Italy.

In order to bring a breath of fresh air to the Supersport World Championship, various manufacturers want a change in the regulations that allows for new, more diverse engine concepts. The Japanese are doing well with the current regulations and would like to stick to them. The following currently applies: four-cylinder models must have between 400 and 600 cm³ displacement, three-cylinder units must be between 500 and 675 cm³. Two-cylinders are permitted if they are between 600 and 750 cm³.

First test drives with Ducati Panigale V2

But if you look at the series models of the major manufacturers, you can hardly find suitable material. To stay competitive, MV Agusta wants to upgrade to the F3 800. KTM and BMW have in-line twin cylinders with around 900 cc in the middle class. Triumph already supplies the Moto2 class with 765 cm³ three-cylinders. In Italy there is hope that two-cylinder units of up to 1,000 cm² could also be used. Accordingly, the Barni Racing team has recently started a test program with the Ducati Panigale V2 with the blessing of Ducati. Ex-Supersport world champion Randy Krummenacher acts as test driver.

FIM has new engine formula tested

As the FIM announced on November 9, 2020, the international series organizers DWO and MSVR will work together on the future development of the supersport category. The intermediate class derived from production has long been established, but as the motorcycle market evolves it is clear that changes are required to allow more motorcycle models to be registered.

Based on recent experience from the Junior Supersport 300 category, where motorcycles with different displacements and architectures are balanced to ensure a level playing field, the same principle could be applied to the future direction of the larger Supersport class, according to one FIM notice.

Planned new regulations could enable different manufacturers to homologate machines that are currently not eligible for participation in the Supersport class, which is an added value for both the teams and the series organizer.

First tests in British championship

MSVR, as the organizer of the British Supersport Championship, will steer the evolution of the class in 2021 with the introduction of a Triumph 765 three-cylinder machine and later in the season a Ducati 959 two-cylinder machine to evaluate whether these new technical regulations could be the platform for the 2022 FIM Supersport World Championship organized by DWO is used.

opinion poll

Would you like more variety in the Supersport World Cup??

Voted 171 times

Yes absolutely.

No, the way it is, it’s good.

Conclusion

New engine rules could lure new manufacturers into the Supersport World Cup. And the fight between different concepts should also go down well with the fans. The ball is now with Dorna.

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