 Jacque previously competed in MotoGP for Kawasaki in 2005 |
Former world 250cc champion Olivier Jacque will replace Shinya Nakano in Kawasaki Racing's MotoGP team for 2007. Jacque, who has worked on developing next season's Ninja ZX-RR 800cc and previously raced in MotoGP in 2005, will race alongside Randy de Puniet.
"We have seen from his performances in testing that Olivier still has the speed needed to compete in MotoGP," said racing director Kenichi Furuhashi
"He is also a proven team player which will be key to our success next year."