On the World Supersport front Championship leader by 40 points Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda) will miss the Misano round after breaking a collarbone and his pelvis in a testing crash at Brno recently, and his place will be taken by Dutch rider Arie Vos. He will partner regular Winston Ten Kate rider
Kenan Sofuoglu, but Charpentier's misfortune could be Yamaha Motor Germany rider Kevin Curtain's opportunity to make up for the bad luck he had in Monza, when he was forced to retire. Fourth highest points scorer Broc Parkes, Curtain's team-mate, was also fast in recent Brno tests, not to mention second at the recent
Silverstone race.
Pick of the privateer bunch this year has to be Robbin Harms (Stiggy Motorsports Honda) who currently sits third in the overall series. A strong Honda entry will feature Monza race-winning rookie Yoann Tiberio (Megabike Honda) but team regular Katsuaki Fujiwara (Megabike Honda) misses the Misano round through injury, and will be replaced by Simone Sanna. Once more British privateer rider Stuart Easton will ride for the team Manila Grace SC Ducati squad.
