Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Sete Gibernau has signed to ride a Honda RC211V alongside Daijiro Kato on the Honda Gresini team in the 2003 MotoGP series. Gibernau, 29, has collected one win (Valencia 2001) and six podium finishes over the past three seasons.

Suzuki has not announced who will replace Gibernau as teammate to Kenny Roberts on the second GSV-R for 2003.