Santander Yamaha's Troy Corser has signed to be Ruben Xaus's team-mate in the new BMW World Superbike squad for the next two years.
 
Corser won the Superbike World Championship in 1996, becoming the youngest rider ever to do so in the process, and then again in 2005. He has been runner-up in the WSBK championship once and third place on three occasions. To date he has taken part in over 300 races, been on the podium 126 times, and his 42 pole positions have earned him the nickname of “Mr Superpole”.

BMW's Peter Mueller said: "With Troy and Ruben, I feel confident we will have the best riders possible for our start in the Superbike World Championship. Troy has unrivalled experience in the series and that, together with Ruben’s exuberance, is our ‘dream team’ and the combination we wanted, right from the start of this project. I feel sure that their knowledge of the series will definitely help us become competitive very quickly."
This now leaves a space alongside Tom Sykes in the Yamaha garage, but who will it be filled by?