
Brazilian Alex Barros has quit MotoGP and will ride in the World Superbike Championship next season.
Barros was not satisfied with the offers he had received to stay in MotoGP, and has decided to try his luck in the Superbike class.
"I don't want to compete if I can't be a contender," Barros told the sports daily Lance. "My goal now is to be a world champion in the Superbike."
It ends a 16-year association in MotoGP/500c for the 35-year-old. During that time he won seven races, earned five pole positions and had 31 podium finishes. He was fourth in the championship on five separate occasions.