Toni Elias will not ride next year for the Ducati Alice Team nor the Kawasaki Team, having decided to return to the Honda Gresini Team to ride a Honda RC212V factorybike.
Toni rode in 2006 and 2007 for the Italian Gresini Honda Team but left the team for the Ducati Alice Team.
Kosuke Yasutake, HRC Managing Director, confirmed that a factory spec RC212V will be supplied to Gresini in 2009.
“The possibility to line up on a Honda factory spec machine represents for us a sign of esteem from HRC and it will offer us all the potential to make a great season.
Welcome back to Toni Elias who will be Alex De Angelis’ new team mate in 2009, recently confirmed after his debut season in MotoGP.
” Gresini also announced today on the eve of the Australian GP that his satellite team will again be backed by San Carlo.