Alvaro Bautista and Mika Kallio will continue in the 250cc World Championship next year after electing to stay with their current teams for a further season each.Aspar Aprilia team boss Jorge Martinez confirmed during the build up to the Portuguese race that Bautista, the 22-year-old Spaniard, would remain with his squad for 2008.
Bautista (pictured), the reigning 125c world champion, has been this year's outstanding rookie after stepping up to the quarter-litre class, and took his maiden win at Mugello on his way to a current fourth place in the championship.
The identity of his team-mate remains the source of much debate though, with current partner Alex de Angelis yet to decide whether to remain with the team or make the step up to Moto GP with the Gresini Honda team next year.
Unlike Bautista, Kallio has yet to win a race in his rookie season, but does lie seventh in the championship following a second place in Germany and third in the Czech Republic.
The 24-year-old Finn, who was runner-up to Bautista in 125s last year, has signed a new one-year deal with KTM and is already targeting the 2008 world title.
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