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It was announced at Aragon over the weekend that Loris Baz will team up with the Avintia Ducati squad for the 2016 season after a successful rookie campaign.

Baz, still just 22 years of age, will race for the Spanish team in the 2016 MotoGP World Championship, riding a Ducati Desmosedici GP14.2.

The French rider started his career in Spain, competing in several regional championships such as the Bancaja Cup in Valencia. He won the Superstock 600 European Championship in 2008, Then he moved to Superstock 1000 combined with running in BSB until 2011 when he made his debut in the World Superbike Championship.

Upon arrival in WorldSBK, Baz won several races and got his best overall result in 2014 with the fifth place in the championship as part of Kawasaki’s factory team.

2015 has been his rookie season in MotoGP with the Forward Racing team and he currently leads the Open Class ahead of Hector Barbera, who will be his teammate in the Avintia Racing team next season.