The 2009 season went well as he scored 4 wins, 3 second places and finished every other race in the points.
After negotiations with DORNA, Kawasaki provided a scaled down team named Hayate Racing Team for the 2009 season.
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In August 2008, Kawasaki signed Marco Melandri to join John Hopkins for the 2009 season.
After a few months of speculation, on the 23rd of October at Valencia, it was officially confirmed that he would return to race in 2009 on Onde 2000 Ducati, a Ducati satellite team run by Angel Nieto.
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