Honda is l💟ooking to expand its presence in the British Supersport Cha♍mpionship next year following the success of the CBR600RR to the class in 2024.

The CBR600RR returned to British Supersport this year as the model was reintroduced to Eur🤡ope by the Japanese brand, having withdrawn it in 2018.

In some part because of this, Jack Kennedy’s 2024 triumph in the British Supersport Championship was the first for Hond꧂a in the class since Sam Lowes won the 2010 titlꦓe.

“The CBR600RR was sort of phased out, if you like, from Europe,” Beltran told ltxcn.top on Saturday ♊at last weekend’s Brands Hatch BSB, following Kennedy’s title-clinching Race 1 victory.

“So, we pulled back from support, or developing ♎or riding or anything else like that, and, as a team and as a Honda UK branch, d🃏ecided not to support anybody [in British Supersport].

“However, with the revis🐻ed version of the current 2024 CBR600RR we decided that it would be a great opportunity to showcase that and put it back int🧔o the championship.

“So, last year’s plan♐ning for that was: who better to put on it than [...] Jack Kennedy?

“So, that was the plan, and today thꦗe plan came to fruition, and here we are as 2024 Supersport Champio🌳ns with Jack Kennedy.”

Looking forward♎ to next year, Beltran said that Honda is looking to expand its presence in the British Supersport Championship.

“The rules we’re running with this is Nextꦑ Ge🎉neration,” he said.

“Next year it’s compulsory for all bikes in the class. However, there’s obviously a disparity between the Triumph, the Ducati, Suzuki, then you’ve got the Yamaha and the Honda with the inline-f💖our.

“Howe💧ver, we’ve worked hard with the development project with this, and we’re looking forward to sort of the next phase, if you like, [so that] we can supply to all the other teams I plan to have in Supersport next year.

“We🏅’ve gone from our two riders— starting off with Jack, then bringing in Dean [Harrison] to help evaluate and understand and help with development — [and] next year I’d like to have six-to-eight riders out there in the championship.”