The six-time WorldSBK cham🌃pion will swap Kawasaki - the team he is synonoymous with representing - for Yamaha for the 2024 season.

A day aftജeꦕr the 2023 final round in Jerez, where Rea rode his last race for Kawasaki, he has been presented with the #65 Yamaha R1 WorldSBK.

Re♍a will test his new machine on Tuesday and Wednesdaꦦy in Jerez.

He 💫had reflected on his time with Kawasaki: “It’🧸s been an incredible partnership.

"I was inc𓆏redibly grateful for the opportunity to join the team and on track or off track, they’ve be🌼en fantastic. 

“They have had my back in tougher moments and supported me in the great days, so the consecutive winni﷽ng might continue in the future but it was like living a dream for six years and going to work, risking our life, putting everything on the line but it was fun. 

“It was fun with these people with a great manufacturer and I wish them all the bꦕest in the future ꦰwith the effort and attention that they put in.”