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This Sunday, March 27, the first round of the French Superbike Championship took place on the Le Mans circuit.

Following the success of the 2021 edition, GMT94, the French Federation (FFM) and Yamaha France are renewing the Wild Card project in French Superbike Championship (FSBK) for the 2022 season. As a reminder, this challenge rewards the leader of the French Championship in the 600cc class.

After in two participations in Magny-Cours and Barcelona on the GMT94 Yamaha R6 in 2021, Andy Verdoïa (19 years old) will join Jules Cluzel in the French team for 2022. The French rider will wear the team’s emblematic number, #94.

Since its arrival in the WSSP Championship, the GMT94 team, with the help of the FFM and Yamaha, has offered the leader of the FSBK 600cc a Yamaha R6 for the WorldSSP French round at Magny-Cours.

Valentin Debise (29 years old – France) will ride alongside Jules Cluzel in the GMT94 Yamaha team for one more race.

French Supersport Champion in 2021, and wild-card for the GMT94 team during the French round of the World Supersport Championship, Valentin Debise had a beautiful 4th place in Superpole before being hit on the starting grid in Race 1.

Stefano Manzi (22 years old – Italy) will replace Andy Verdoïa for the Jerez round, following his injury at the Barcelona circuit.

Product of the Yamaha bLU cRU project, and author of two podiums in the 300cc World Championship, Andy has completed a full year in World Supersport during the 2020 season. Regularly in the points, Andy created won a race in epic conditions.

With a win in the World Supersport 300cc Championship, and currently fighting for the Spanish Supersport title, Dani impresses this year on a Yamaha R6.

ick Hobelsberger, current leader of the German Supersport Championship (IDM) will compete in the fifth round of the FIM Supersport World Championship with a GMT94 Yamaha R6.