Sunday, August 16, 2009

Suzuki confirms Bautista for MotoGP

From Rizla Suzuki

Suzuki Motor Corporation has announced that Spaniard Alvaro Bautista will be joining its official MotoGP team in a two-year agreement, to contest the 2010 and 2011 MotoGP World Championships.

Bautista was Spanish 125cc champion in 2003 and crowned 125cc World Champion in 2006 He moved up to the 250cc class in 2007 and earned the ‘Rookie of the Year' title for his impressive results.

Bautista was runner-up in the 2008 title race and he is currently in contention for this season's 250cc championship, sitting in second place with six races remaining. Since his Grand Prix debut in 2002 Bautista has scored 43 podiums including 16 victories (eight in each class).

The 24-year-old hails from Talavera de la Reina in Spain, a town approximately 130km west of Madrid.

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