Repsol Honda has officially confirmed that retiring champion Ca𝄹sey Stoner will be replaced by rookie Marc Marquez, with fellow Spaniard Dani Ped⛄rosa retained to ride alongside him for the next two years.

Following Stoner's shock announcement at Le Mans, Honda initially made a bid for Jorge Lorenz💟o, but were unable to prevent the 2𒀰012 title leader from re-signing with Yamaha.

Keඣeping Pedrosa then became HRC's stated priority and terms were said to have been agreed even before Pedrosa won his first race of the season last Sunday in Germ𝔍any.

"I'm very happy to be able to announce my renewal with the Repsol Honda Team for the next two years. It's been a 𓆉very long relationship with Honda and I had a strong desire to stay♏ here," said Pedrosa.

"The fight for the 🐷Championship this year is still open and the next two seasons will be very interes⛦ting for me. My whole career has been linked to Honda, since I entered into the World Championship in 125cc, then in 250cc and since 2006 in MotoGP.

"﷽I'm perhaps one of the riders with the longest history with Honda, which makes me feel very proud. I want to thank HRC once again for their support; I'm sure that we have great things to do together".

Pedrosa's victory, combined with Stoner's last lap Sachsenring fall, means the Spaniard has moved into second in the world championship, 14 points fro🐓m compatriot Lorenzo heading into this weekend's Mugello round.

Joining Pedrosa on the official RC213Vs next year will be forme𒁃r 125cc world champion and current 🍒Moto2 title leader Marquez.

Marquez's path straight into the factory team has been cleared by the recent removal🐻 of the 'Rookie Rule', which had forced all new riders to spend their first MotoGP season at a sat🌊ellite team.

"To reach MotoGP next season with Repsol Honda is a dream come true and I want to thank HRC for their confidence in me," said the 19-year-old, whose aggressive on-track style has resulted in several visits to R🤡ace Direction.

"I am very proud to be a part of the big Honda family for the future aꦡnd I don't want to forget all the people ha♚ve helped me since I began to ride motorbikes.

"Now my focus is on Moto2 where my team and I are working very hard and we are excited to achieve ou🍨r goal, which is to win the World Championship 💧in 2012."

The Pedrosa-Marquez line-up officially ends any chance𝕴 that seven time MotoGP champion Valentino Rossi couldꦗ make a return to the team.

Stoner's shock exit plans initially prompted 'anything could happen' responses from Honda💮 regarding Rossi, but these were soon watered down to only a possible satellite team ride.

Rossi insists no contact has been made and he is looking ever more likely to re-sign for Ducati, despite just two podiums sincꦐe leaving Yamaha at the end of 2010, although a theoretical chance of re-joining Lorenzo on a Factory YZR-M1 remains.

Stoner was world champion with Ducati in 2007 and then in his debut season at Repsol Honda in 2011. Th💟e 26-yeওar-old has taken 36 race victories since 2007, more than any other rider.

HRC Executive Vice President Shuhei Nakamoto said of his futur𓂃e team line-up:

"We are very pleased to renew our contract with Dani and welcome Marc to the Repsol Honda Team. Dani is enjoying a very stro🦩ng season and currently fighting with Casey and Lorenzo for the Championship, we are💜 very pleased with his performance.

"Marc has already proved how 𓆉fast he is in 125cc 𒊎and Moto2, and we believe that, giving him the right time to adapt to the new class, he will also be able to show this in MotoGP in the future."

Pedrosa and Marquez join Lorenzo, Stefan Bradl (LCR Honda) and Bradley Smith (Tech 3 Yamaha) in having si🅠gned for the😼 2013 MotoGP season.

This weekend's Italian G🌼rand Prix is rou𓄧nd nine of 18.