Gresini Racing has today reached an agreement with Bridgestone Corporation which will see the Japanese tyre manufacturer supply tyres to Gresini Racing for the upcoming season. The team’s first test on Bridgestone tyres will be at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia on Wednesday 1 November 2006 with both Marco Melandri and Toni Elias. Gresini Racing and Bridgestone are both looking forward to working closely together in pursuit of a MotoGP championship in the future.