Huertas is World Supersport Champion for 2024

Words and images courtesy Ducati

Adrián Huertas is the new WorldSSP Champion, giving the Aruba.it Racing WSSP Team and Ducati its second consecutive title after the one obtained by Nicolò Bulega last season. The Spanish rider finished third in Race-1 at Jerez de la Frontera, thus becoming the first rider in the history of Superbike World Championship to win both the Supersport 300 and Supersport class titles.

It has been an extraordinary year for Huertas, who needed only two Rounds to find an exceptional feeling with his Ducati Panigale V2 and subsequently string together a series of seven consecutive victories to give an unequivocal direction to his fantastic campaign.  

For the rider born in Parla (Madrid) on 21 August 2003, who will join MotoGP in the Moto2 class next season, 2024 closes with an extraordinary haul of 10 wins in 23 races, 16 total podiums and 8 pole positions.

For Ducati, this is the third World Title in the Supersport category, after the one won by Paolo Casoli in the 1997 edition of the Supersport World Series with the Ducati 748, and Bulega’s success in 2023. In this 2024 edition of the Supersport World Championship, the Bologna-based company also won the Manufacturers’ Title.

Adrian Huertas said: “This is a dream come true for me. From the very first day with this team, I thought I could be in a position to achieve an important result. I am pleased, and I would like to share this feeling with everyone close to me. I thank my family, my staff, my fans. And I would like to address a special thought to those who gave me this opportunity. I will always be grateful to Aruba and Feel Racing. But I want to stay focused and think about tomorrow to give everyone another satisfaction.” 

Stefano Cecconi, Team Principal Aruba.it Racing, added: “I would like to extend my biggest congratulations to Adrian for what he has done this season. His talent and the results he has achieved are there for all to see, and they take on even greater significance when combined with his rookie status for the Ducati Panigale V2. We can only celebrate this extraordinary result together before saying goodbye and wishing him the same satisfaction in the new adventure that awaits him in Moto2.”