Aussie Damian Cudlin will partner Michaael Laverty in the PBM MotoGP team for the Aragon and Phillip Island rounds which still leaves a question over who will take the ride for the remaining rounds.
Cudlin will ride the GPMS-framed bike that Laverty has been using all season after the Irishman elected to switch to Yonny Hernandez' now-vacant Aprilia ART machinery following a test at Misano.
"PBM are looking forward to working with Damian at the Aragon and Phillip Island GPs where he will race the PBM bikes. With his experience and knowledge, we hope to continue the development of our bike and have a positive weekend together," said technical director Phil Borley.
"Unfortunately we will not have the chance to test before the race and so the first sessions will be important for Damian to acclimatise to the bike, the Bridgestone tyres and carbon brakes.
"Our target will be to improve Damian's feeling in each session and give him a bike he is confident to race. Michael will switch to the ART bikes for the next races, as his feeling was positive when he tested them after the Misano race and we are interested to see if we can improve on our recent results."
Cudlin won the 2010 IDM German Supersport Championship and in the same year, made his debut with a superb seventh place at Sachsenring. He made his MotoGP debut in the 2011 Japanese Grand Prix with Pramac Racing and raced in Moto2 at Assen and Sachsenring last year also.
