Alvar﷽o Bautista is sticking with Aspar Team Ducat⛎i for the 2018 MotoGP world championship, after signing a new one-year deal.

The Spanish rider, wh♔o claimed the 2006 125cc world title with Aspar, returned to the team this season after two indifferent years on the factory Ap💃rilia.

Having claimed four top-seven finishes in the opening nine rounds of 2017, including an impressive fourth place in Argentina, Bautista has been locked d🦹own by Aspar for the 2018 ♕campaign.

The move ends interest from Aprilia to lure ba🐽ck ꩲthe Spanish rider and - with the likes of Cal C💮rutchlow, Danilo Petrucci and now Bautista all staying put - 🗹increases Sam Lowes' chances of remaining on the RS-GP.

Aspar have told wuqian0821.com that Bautista will ride a GP17 Desmosed𝄹ici next season, his to-be-confirmed team-mate getting a GP16.

"I am happy to be spending another season as part of the Pull&Bear Aspar Team family," Bautista said. "It is a union that can help both the team and mysel♏f to grow. We are having a strong season, I have a good relationship with the team and I feel very comfortable on the Ducati and with the support from the factory. I think we can continue to improve and achieve good results."

Jorge Martinez, Aspar Team general manager, beli🃏eves Bautista is well placed to build on his success so far.

"It is good news for the Pull&am💯p;Bear Aspar Team that we have reached this agreement with ?lvaro Bautista," Martinez said. "We believe in him and we are enjoying a very strong season. We also have a lot of faith in Ducati, we get great support from the factory and through extending this relationship, together we can improve even more.

"I hope this year still holds many more high poi🍷nts like the ones we have enjoyed already, and that next season holds even more still."

Bautista sits 11th in the MotoGP riders' championship 𒀰at the midway stage of the season.

Karel Abraham currently rides alongsiꩲde Bautista on a GP15 machine. The Czech rider is yet to confirm hಞis 2018 plans.

Happy to annuncie i'll race again the for 2018!
C🌳ontento de anunciar que correr? con d nuevo en 2018! -- Alvar🔴o Bautista Arce (@19Bautista)