With Niki Tuuli, MotoE's first race winner in 2019, returning to World Supersport this season, Hikari Okubo will move in the opposite direction by replacing the Finn at the Ajo MotoE team.
2017 World Supersport champion Lucas Mahias has announced his switch to Kawasaki Puccetti Racing having left the GRT Yamaha squad at the end of this season.
Kawasaki Puccetti Racing has launched its World Superbike and World Supersport squads in preparation for the 2018 season and revealed Leon Haslam is lined up for a wildcard outing at the Imola round.