Rider changes • After leaving the
Superbike World Championship in 2020,
Althea Racing returned in the
Supersport World Championship, with the Italian
Federico Caricasulo. •
Aruba.it Racing - Ducati joined the
Supersport World Championship with
Nicolò Bulega, who left
Moto2. • Barni Racing Team expanded into the
Supersport World Championship, racing with the Australian
Oli Bayliss. • CM Racing raced with
Maximilian Kofler, who moved from
Moto3 and replaced
Luca Bernardi, who moved up to the
Superbike World Championship. • Motozoo Racing raced with an all-new line up with
Jeffrey Buis and
Benjamin Currie, replacing
Shogo Kawasaki and
Michel Fabrizio. •
Patrick Hobelsberger joined Kallio Racing. •
Yari Montella joined Kawasaki Puccetti Racing with
Can Öncü, replacing
Philipp Öttl, who moved to the
Superbike World Championship. •
2021 Supersport 300 World Champion Adrián Huertas joined the
Supersport World Championship with MTM Kawasaki. • PTR Racing announced its return to the World Supersport grid with a brand new
Triumph Street Triple 765 RS and rebranded as Dynavolt Triumph, fielding
Hannes Soomer and
Stefano Manzi •
Leonardo Taccini joined
Ten Kate Racing Yamaha and replaced
Galang Hendra Pratama who moved to the ARRC Supersport 600 class. ==Championship standings==