July 21 (Reuters) - ⁠Former MotoGP champion Fabio Quartararo ⁠will race for Honda's factory ‌team in the 2027 season after signing a two-year deal, the manufacturer announced ​on Tuesday.

The 27-year-old Frenchman ⁠joined Yamaha ⁠in 2019 and enjoyed the most successful ⁠spell ‌of his career, claiming 11 race wins ⁠and 32 podium finishes, while also ​securing ‌the MotoGP world championship in 2021.

He ⁠will ​leave Yamaha at the end of the 2026 season and is ⁠14th in the riders' ​standings.

"Honda Racing Corporation (HRC) are pleased to announce the signing of Fabio ⁠Quartararo for the 2027 and 2028 MotoGP world championship seasons," Honda said in a statement.

"Quartararo will ​race for the ⁠factory Honda HRC team as the ​850cc era of ‌MotoGP begins from 2027."

(Reporting ​by Aadi Nair in Mumbai, editing by Pritha Sarkar)