Aussie MotoGP tearaway Jack Miller has been confirmed alongside Tito Rabat in next year’s Estrella Galicia MarcVDS MotoGP team as part of his deal with HRC.
He moves from the LCR Honda team into the Belgium-based team and his current crew, headed by experienced Chief Engineer Cristian Gabarrini, will join him but he rides in the traditional Marc VDS colours. The switch will also put to bed a long-standing contractural wrangle between Miller and the squad.
“I am very enthusiastic on this possibility with Honda and the Marc VDS Racing Team. I know Marc VDS is a good, strong and experienced team, and they can build a good structure for me to fight for good positions next year. As we both have already one year of experience from the top class, I feel that we can gain from the experiences we have to achieve good results together with Honda,” said Miller.
Miller, who hails from Townsville in North Queensland, started his racing career on dirt bikes. Having racked up six Australian titles on the dirt he then switched his attention to road racing, with similar success.
The success continued following a move to Europe, where Miller won the 2011 IDM 125cc Championship aged just 16 and was rewarded with a ride in the Moto3 World Championship the following season.
Miller joins the team for his second season in MotoGP, having jumped into the premier class in 2015 straight from Moto3, following a titanic season long battle that saw the Australian lose out on the World Championship title by just two points to eventual winner, Álex Márquez.
