 He took pole position at Lausitzring in 2007 after finding a dry spell in a wet qualifying session.In 2007 he also replaced the injured Olivier Jacque in the French Grand Prix making his debut in the MotoGP class, finishing the race in 11th place.For he joined Alstare Suzuki, making an immediate impact by winning his first world superbike race in the second race of the opening round in Qatar.