Yamaha has confirmed it will run two teams in next year’s World Supersport Championship but French charger Jules Cluzel does not have a place in either one.

It was expected that Cluzel would join Finnish revelation Niki Tuuli in the works-supported Kallio Racing squad but instead veteran South African Sheridan Morais has been wheeled in.

GRT will run the factory effort with Lucas Mahias and Federico Caricasulo which leaves Britain’s Gino Rea, who raced for the team this year on an MV Agusta, again looking for a job.

Yamaha has won the series three times in the last seven years - with British riders Cal Crutchlow, Chaz Davies and Sam Lowes.