Shinya Nakano
In , Gibernau fought for the championship and finished runner up. His teammate, Colin Edwards, finished fifth. Gibernau remained with the team for and was joined by Marco Melandri. Melandri won two races. In the team lined up Melandri and Toni Elías with Elías bringing Fortuna sponsorship back to the team, and the team achieved four victories, three for Melandri and one for Elías. Both riders remained with the team in , albeit losing the Fortuna sponsorship due to European Tobacco Regulations. The team also changed their tyre supplier to Bridgestone. The new 800 cc Honda RC212V did not deliver the results expected and the team finished the season with 2 podiums. For , Alex de Angelis and Shinya Nakano joined the team, with a new sponsor – San Carlo. For , Elías re-joined the team, replacing Nakano who deferred to World Superbikes.