Nicky Hayden Joins The Aspar MotoGP Team in 2014

American MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden will join the Power Electronics Aspar Team in 2014. The 32 year old, who has raced for the Ducati Team since 2009, will compete in next year's MotoGP championship with the Valencia-based outfit on a Honda RC213V prototype-based Production Racer.

"It is great news for the Power Electronics Aspar Team to have the acquired services of Honda and a rider of the profile of Nicky Hayden," CEO Jorge 'Aspar' Martínez said after the announcement at Phillip Island. "We are taking a huge step forward in terms of quality, prestige and image. We have grown a lot in a short space of time and we are all very excited about this new project with Honda."

"It is the factory that the Aspar Team first started with back in 1992 and I have great memories of that period. Our objective is to continue being a reference point in the premier class."

"I think the combination of Honda's MotoGP Production Racer and Nicky Hayden is going to be a very successful one. We are thrilled to be working with a manufacturer with the history that Honda has and a rider like Nicky, a World Champion with huge experience."

"It will be a big change for us after so many years working with Italian factories, but we have high hopes for this new project. We are up for the challenge and we will give maximum effort to making sure the Power Electronics Aspar Team continues achieving top results."

Very happy to announce I will be back in @MotoGP & back with @HondaPowersprts riding for the @asparteam next year pic.twitter.com/cRwNxhqmLe
— Nicky Hayden (@NickyHayden) October 17, 2013

Thanks to everybody who helped make this happen & my fans still behind me. Looking forward to the future. #Grateful 😘
— Nicky Hayden (@NickyHayden) October 17, 2013