 He finished the championship in ninth place, despite only contesting three of the thirteen rounds.Following the retirement of Olivier Jacque in June 2007, West was offered the position to race with the Kawasaki Racing Team in MotoGP and aboard the Ninja ZX-RR for the remainder of the season, buying out his contract with Yamaha.He made a good debut at the British Grand Prix, reaching fourth position, but then crashing and eventually finishing 11th.