Kyle Smith joins Tom Booth-Amos as the second British rider con💦firmed for the 2022 WorldSSP championship after signing for VFT Racing Yamaha.

Smith impressed as a replacement 🎀rider in 2020 as he claimed two podiums in his four races, however, the 30 year-old&nbs⛄p;was without a ride last season. 

The three-time World Supersport race winner will lꩲink up with German rider Marcel Brenner who has🌞 already been confirmed at the Yamaha team. 

"I am really motiv🉐ated to return to the World Supersport scene and to start a new project, with a team that believes in me," said Smith. "I can't wait to work hard for a successful season and show what we are capable of. I would like to thank all the sponsors who support us."

The 2022 season will be Smith’s s🤪ixth full-time campaign in the intermediate class which is among the highest on the current grid - only Jules Cluzel and Raffaele De Rosa have more.

Smith’s signing for VFT Racing also sees him become the 11th ri🍨der to be confirmed aboard Yamaha machinery, while Valentine Debise, Luca Ottaviani and Alessandro🎉 Zetti are expected to be the final three. 

Fabio Menghi, Team Manager at VFT Racing, added: "We were working on having a 🧸line-up consisting of fast riders for 2022, and I'm really happy to have Kyle Smith on our team. 

"Kyle, together with Marcel, makes a duo of drivers who will give us more than just a few satisfactions, especially since our team, with over 30 years of experience, is more motivate😼d and hungrier for success than ever. 

"I would like to thank the sponsors and all those who bel༒ieve in this pr✃oject like we do."