Irishman Jack Kennedy will contest the 2013 World Supersport Championship with R𓄧ussian team Rivamoto, which will be managed by former MotoGP competitor Jeremy McWilliams.

Rivamoto has made the switch fr𝓡om Yamaha to Honda machinery for next season, w🏅hen Kennedy will be joined by Eduard Blokhin.

The pair have already completed pre-⛎season tests as thܫey build towards 2013.

Kennedy was a leading contender in the British Supersport Championsh𒆙ip this year and agonisingly lost out on the title with a machine failure on his Mar-Train Yamaha at the final r🔥ound.

Ke𒆙nnedy said: "Iꦆ am delighted to have signed a contract with Rivamoto.

"This is a fantastic opportunity to participate in the world championship. I will try to do everything to make sure the team believes in me, aꦚnd to a🔥chieve the best results.

"Of courꦰse, I have no illusions, I'm a rookie in this series, and I still have much to learn.

"But 𝔍tests in Jerez showed that I had a good feelin♕g with the bike. So now I'm looking forward to the season."

Nor🙈thern Irishman McWilliams believes Kennedy has made the move to the championship at the right time in his career.

"We are pleased to have been joined by Jack. Watching his career, I can say that it's a perfect time to comeဣ to try his hand at a global level," he said.

"We made a decision to speak to Honda about changing f⛄or 2013 and looking at the progress of Jack on the new bike during the tests we are confident in the prospects for next🌠 season.

"He has literally exceeded himself on a new track, and now we are planning to return to Jerez in January, before the offꦿicial tests start at Phillip Island."