Martin Jessopp is to make an unexpected appearance on the World Supe🌞rsport Championship grid at Magny-Cours after taking up the vacant seat alongside Gino 🎃Rea at Step Racing Honda.

The 25-year-old has been a regular on the ꧋MCE British Superbike Championship grid for the past four seasons, most recently scoring a career-best result of fou🐠rth position at Donington Park.

However, for one weekend he will swap his twin-cylinder Rapid Bathams Ducati for a 600cc Honda with an outing in France alongside Brno race winner Rea at Step Racing♊ in ༺the absence of Vladimir Ivanov, who also didn't race at Imola.

Jessopp will join fellow BSB rider James Ellison on the Magny-Cours grid, while British Supersport regꦗular Paul Pekkanen is also competing 🅷in France aboard his 777RR Triumph Daytona 675.