Based in Barcelona, Yamaha Spain is managed by Dani Devahive, who has taken the team to national championship success three times since 2002 - in 2004, 2005 and 2006, before finishing 2007 in fourth.

Taking into account three second place finishes - in 2002, 2003 and 2004 - the Yamaha Spain squad is the most successful team in the Spanish Supersport Championship to date.

With one season of World Supersport experience under its belt and a brace of experienced national and international technicians in the team Devahive is confident of making a next step upwards in their second year in the WSS championship.

The team's main objective has always been to nurture young riders in the Spanish Championship and then launch them onto the world stage; having done this previously with Martin Cardenas and Arturo Tizon, who both went into 250GP, the team is looking to achieve success with its latest protégé, Salom.

During his rookie WSS campaign, Salom made an impact with sixth at Valencia followed by a season's best fifth at Assen. The 23 year-old Spaniard contested his national Supersport championship for three years prior to moving to the world championship.

30 year-old de Gea has raced in World Supersport previously, but focussed on other classes in recent years. His career has also seen him participate in 250GP and MotoGP races, though his best success has been in the Spanish Formula Extreme Championship, in which he is the current champion and has taken the title a total of four times since 2003.

The Yamaha Spain World Supersport Team is the third team to be supported by Yamaha Motor Europe in the championship, joining YME's own Yamaha World Supersport Team and the Yamaha Team Italia squad.