At first it was onlya rumorthen he announced it himself, but it's now official; Stefan Bradl has signed with Honda in Superbike, alongside Nicky Hayden.
So the 2 Moto2011 world champion will leave the Grand Prix paddock 12 years after making his first appearance there, and during which the native of Augsburg won 5 victories; 2 in 125cc and 3 in Moto2.
He then moved to the LCR MotoGP team for 3 years, which allowed him to score a podium to his credit (2nd place at Laguna Seca 2013).
Then it was the Forward interlude before joining a rapidly developing Aprilia factory team.
From 2017, German MotoGP enthusiasts will therefore have to shift their interest to Jonas Folger, recently joined Tech3.
Stefan bradl: “I'm really happy to join the Honda WorldSBK team for the 2017 season. It's a great opportunity for me and I'm sure we can do good things together. Of course, it will be a completely new experience for me and I will try to adapt as quickly as possible in order to get some good results. I'm looking forward to trying the Fireblade and obviously it'll be great to work with Nicky: I think it's a fantastic combination because we understand each other really well. We can look forward to the future and I am super motivated by this new journey. »
