For 2007, he raced in the 250cc Grand Prix World Championship for LCR Honda[REF] finishing in 25th place overall with a best result of 14th.
Plans for him to make his World Superbike debut later that year[REF] were scrapped when Chris Walker joined the team full-time, but he instead joined the factory Yamaha team in World Supersport as a temporary replacement for the injured Fabien Foret.