British star Gino Rea has finally been confirmed at riding for the Gresini team in this year's Moto2 championship and will partner Ratthapark Wilairot on the Moriwaki-chassied bikes.

Although Rea has been testing the bike all year, nothing had been signed until yesterday and he emerged from the garage at Jerez today in full livery.

“Moto2 is an important category in motorcycle racing and the only real launchpad, in a technical and sporting sense, to MotoGP. The fans love it, it creates a lot of interest and I am sure it has a big future. This season we take to the track with two different liveries for our two riders Gino Rea and Rattapark Wilairot, who both have great potential," said team boss Fausto Gresini.

"They will both be riding MD600 machines built by Moriwaki, who have been an important partner of ours since we joined this championship. We have proven to be a professional team over the years and our commitment to Moto2 is an important way for us to show our technical capabilities. It is not an easy category and it is very competitive but that just pushes us to do our best and compete at the front."