The 300 FIM Supersport 2022 World Champion, Alvaro Diaz, will move from WorldSSP300 to the FIM Supersport World Championship in 2023 with the Arco Motor University team.
After an intense struggle with Mark Garcia at the start of the season then a nice fight with the late Victor Steeman in the second half of the year, Alvaro Diaz has won the Supersport 300 world title with 2 victories and 9 other podiums aboard his Yamaha from the Arco Motor University team.
In pure continuity with the previous winners of the category which are Manuel Gonzalez, jeffrey buis et Adrian Huertas, the Valencia rider, and his team, will move into the higher category of Supersport, still with a Yamaha, this time prepared by YART.
Alvaro Diaz : “The truth is that it makes me very happy to be able to race in WorldSSP with my team and with YART. For me, it was important to be able to progress in this paddock. I have already achieved a dream by obtaining the title of World Champion and we are leaving for the next challenge, the difficulty of which we know but where we will give 127%. I can't wait to start this new adventure. »
Antonio Molina, Team Manager: “For us, it is a pride to be able to confirm this project in collaboration with YART, and to be able to give this opportunity to Alvaro with whom we have been able to achieve our objectives these years. We know his talent and his value: Alvaro and YART and ARCO form a team sharing passion and ambition that will make us work hard to fight for good results. Special thanks to Valvulas Arco for this opportunity and to everyone who participated in this project to make this possible. We are very happy with the collaboration established with YART, a structure with a long history. We greatly appreciate their good work in endurance, and it is an honor for us to share this project. When Mandy Keinz gave us the opportunity, we couldn't be more excited to start working. »
Little by little, the Supersport grid is taking shape…
Provisional composition of the WSSP 2023:
GMT94: Valentin Debise
Arco Motor University Yamaha: Álvaro Diaz
Aruba.it Ducati: Nicolò Bulega
Kawasaki Puccetti: Can Öncü
MV Agusta: Bahattin Sofuoğlu –
Triumph: Niki Tuuli - Harry Truelove
Ten Kate Yamaha: Jorge Navarro – Stefano Manzi
Honda MIE: Tarran Mackenzie - Adam Norrodin
Evan bros: Andrea Mantovani
ProDina Kawasaki: Yuta Okaya
Yamaha VTF: Maiki Abe – Nicholas Spinelli
D34G: Oliver Bayliss – Maximilian Kofler
