Alvaro Bautista with Gresini Honda in 2012

It is now officially official, Alvaro Bautista will be riding for Team San Carlo Honda Gresini in 2012.
Suzuki announced earlier this morning that they had released Bautista from his contract and now the Spaniard is currently on track with Hiroshi Aoyama’s RC212V and at the moment is 10th after 21 laps and 2.

624s from Dani Pedrosa, who is still leading the timesheets at Valencia.
Fausto Gresini: “I am particularly satisfied that Alvaro Bautista will ride a Honda RC213V in the colours of Team San Carlo Honda Gresini next year.
He is a very fast rider and I also hold him in high regard for his personality and pleasant nature.

I am sure that he will integrate swiftly into our group and that we will enjoy some pleasant experiences together in the future.
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