Redding, who is currently leading the Moto2 Championship standings, had been linked with a step up to MotoGP last year when he tested the Ducati MotoGP bike, but decided to stay in Moto2 for 2013. The Briton now has set his sights on clinching the Moto2 world title, aiming to become the first British World Champion in any Grand Prix class since 1977, when Barry Sheene won the 500cc title
“I am looking forward to the challenge of MotoGP next season," Redding said after Gresini's announcement. "I’ll be racing alongside the best riders in the world, aboard the brand new Honda RCV1000R, so I know already how steep a learning curve it’s going to be."
"This was why it was so important to me that I made this step with an experienced team, and there are few more experienced in the MotoGP paddock than Team GO&FUN Honda Gresini. But my focus now is on winning the Moto2 World Championship for Marc van der Straten, without whose support over the past four years I wouldn’t even have been given this opportunity to move up to the premier class.”
