The Forward Racing team has confirmed it is set to leave the MotoGP grid at the e💃nd of the🧸 season after announcing a new partnership with MV Agusta in the World Superbike and World Supersport championships in 2016.

The Swiss team, which runs Yamaha machinery in the Open class, wi😼ll step away from the premier category after a four-year spell having claimed the Open championship in 2014 w🌳ith Aleix Espargaro.

The decision has been maꦚde after Fo♏rward signed a partnership with MV Agusta to take charge of its World Superbike and World Supersport teams in 2016, with Forward Racing chairman Giovanni Cuzari acting as team principal.

Former 250cc world champion Marco Melandri has joined Forward as official test rider with MV Agusta, while anno🐲uncemen♐ts on World Superbike and World Supersport riders are expected in the coming weeks.

Forward will still be a presence in the M🥃otoGP paddock after maintaining its commitments in Moto2 for next season and have already announced Lorenzo Baldassarri as one of its riders for 2016.

Current Forw🍸ard MotoGP rider Loris Baz is confirmed as moving to Avintia next season. Team-mate Stefan Bradl left for Aprilia in the aftermath of financial problems following Cuzari's mid-summer tax investigation.

Bradl took over from Marco Melandri, who was named as a test rider for the new Forward-MV Agusta pro🅘ject. Cuzari meanwhile stated that the eventual aim is to return the famous brand to grand prix.

"MV Agusta represents the best the Made in Italy can offer 🦂and this collaboration will surely be a great growth opportunity for all in order to reach the top of WSBK🌄 and to aim for MotoGP," he said.

Toni Elias is riding alongs𒀰ide Baz for the remainder of this seasܫon.