Reigning WorldSSP300 Champion Ana Carrasco will join the Provec-run KRT team in 2018 and will defend her crown with all the experience of Jonathan Rea's crew around her.

Offering their best attention and technical structure to support the young Kawasaki rider in defending her crown in 2019, Provec Racing are not a team short of experience, as they won the WorldSBK team title for four seasons in a row, the last in 2018, and with the support also of Kawasaki Motors Europe it will be a strong match with Carrasco.

“In the first place, I am very pleased to continue being a Kawasaki rider. I’d like to sincerely thank all the work performed by the DS Junior Team in 2018, in which we were champions," said Carrasco.

"In spite of all the Public Relations activities of these last months after becoming world champion, my priority has always been to find the best technical resources in order to face the 2019 season, I’ll be wearing the 1 and that means that the pressure will be extremely high, we’ll see if we are capable of being at the highest level again.”