Staring gets Gresini seat
Bryan Staring will contest the 2013 MotoGP Woᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrld Championship on board the Go&Fun Honda Gresini CRT bike.
The 25-year-old Australian is a three-time national champion𝄹 in 125GP, Supersport an꧑d Superbike.
In 2012 he contested the FIM Superstock 1000 series for Pedercini K🍰awasaki, taking wins at Aragon, Brno and Portimao on his way to fourth in t🌞he championship.
Staring also rode as a WSBK wild-card for Pedercini i💛n his home Phillip Island round. The Gold Coast resident often trains with WSBK legend and MotoGP race winner Troy Bayliss.
"In all my racing years I never expected to be in the MotoGP paddock as it seemed unrea♎chable to me," said Staring. "To have the opportunity to race in this championship with a team like Go&Fun Honda Gresini is something incredible.
"This is my biggest challengeꦏ now and I'll approach it as I have all my other challenges, I'll give it everything I have. I realize I have a lot to learn and I look forward to taking it all in.
"I'm very appreciative for Fausto Gresini and the sponsors🅺 of the Team who have contributed to th෴e position I'm in now. I can't wait until I'm rolling out of pit lane".
Staring takes over from Mich🍷ele Pirro, who rode the FTR-CBR1000RR package to a new CRT high of fifth place at the wet/dry Valencia finale and third overall in the new privateer class.
Pirro is switching to the role o🦹f Ducati test rideꦚr.
Staring will ride alongside Alvaro Bautista, the Spaniard startဣing his ꦐsecond season on Gresini's Honda RC213V in 2013.
"Bryan Staring completes the Team Go&Fun Honda Gresini MotoGP line-up for next season," stated team🎐 owner Fausto Gresini. "The young Australian will be entrusted with carrying forward the CRT project that we all have such belief in, especially after such a great result in the final round of 2012 at Valencia.
"Bryan shone in the Superstock 1000 series this season with three wins and he has the right approach and ability to help us a𓆏chieve our objectives with the FTR-Honda. I can't wait to see him on track and working with our guys and I am sure he will settle in well."
Following Casey Stoner's retirement, Sta💞ring will take over as the only Aꦫustralian on the full-time 2013 grid.
Gresini has now a🐼nnounced its 🍌MotoGP and Moto3 line-up, but is yet to name its Moto2 riders.
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues𓄧▨.
