DRIVE M7 Aspar Team strengthen MotoGP line-up as Eugene Laverty joins for 2015
Spanish team see Ireland’s former World Supersport and World Superbike runner-up as a solid bet for their latest project
Whilst the 2014 season heads into its decisive phase, the DRIVE M7 Aspar Team is already shaping its plans for 2015 and is today pleased to announce the signing of Eugene Laverty for its MotoGP project. The current World Superbike rider began his international career in Grand Prix, competing in the 250cc category in 2007 and 2008, and he has gone from strength to strength since then, meaning that the DRIVE M7 Aspar Team will now welcome a talented and experienced rider back to the paddock.
Laverty, from Toomebridge, Northern Ireland, has twice finished as runner-up in World Supersport (2009 and 2010) and was also runner-up in World Superbikes in 2013. In six seasons of production racing the 28-year-old has ridden a host of different machinery for various manufacturers, winning races for all of them, showing his great adaptability as a rider. Aside from this obvious talent, the DRIVE M7 Aspar Team sees him as a gifted rider with the potential to continue improving, and is pleased to offer him the opportunity to ride a Honda in MotoGP next season.
Jorge Martínez ‘Aspar’: “Eugene Laverty is a rider we were already in contact with last year, we tried to sign him then and even though we didn’t manage it at the time he is a rider we have been interested in for a long time. I think he is a rider with great potential, he has produced some incredible races in Supersport and Superbikes, and he has a lot of wins on his record with a lot of different manufacturers, which says a lot about his capacity to adapt. Maybe he hasn’t had the luck that you always need to win a world title but I am sure that he will be giving 100% to the DRIVE M7 Aspar Team. I am sure he will continue to develop as a rider and he can bring a lot to this team. He is ready to make the step to MotoGP. Next year we will have a new, more competitive Honda, and I have a lot of hope invested in our MotoGP project. I am sure we will achieve great results together.”