CDR Yamaha has officially announced that Dean Ferris will return home to Australia in 2016, following a four-year international career in MXGPs and a short time in the US.

Ferris, as reported previously by MotoOnline.com.au, has signed for CDR Yamaha, the information confirmed during this weekend’s FIM Motocross of Nations in France.

Contracted to ride the 2016 MX Nationals, the New Zealand Motocross Championships and the Australian Supercross Championship, Ferris is looking forward to his return not only to Australia, but also the Yamaha brand.

As part of his new arrangement, Ferris will compete in the New Zealand Motocross Championships at the beginning of the year with Josh Coppins’ Altherm JCR Yamaha outfit.

“I’m really looking forward to getting back home and racing in Australia again,” Ferris said. “I have done three years in Europe and a season in the US and while I have enjoyed every moment of it, there is nothing like racing in Australia and living back at home in Kyogle.

“Working with the CDR Yamaha team and racing the YZ450F is equally exciting. I first started my professional career on Yamaha as part of the Yamaha Junior development program back in 2007 and then had a great season with Dixon Yamaha in Europe in 2013, so I feel like it’s a return home in more ways than one.

“The CDR Yamaha team have proven over the years to have the bikes, staff and know how to win races and championships and that’s exactly the kind of team I want around me. As soon as I’m finished with my commitments in Europe, I will be heading home and getting to work on bringing CDR Yamaha and myself some championship wins in 2016.”

For team owner, Craig Dack, the prospect of working with Ferris has injected plenty of enthusiasm into his team for the new season and together he hopes for a long and successful working relationship.

“Dean has all the qualities I look for in a rider,” Dack explained. “He has skill, drive, talent and a determination to succeed at almost any cost and when we first reached out to Dean it was obvious we were both on the same page in our racing goals.

“In the past we have had incredible success in working with riders like Dean who have returned from overseas and are mature in the way they approach their racing.

“I think he will be a perfect fit for both the YZ450F and the CDR Yamaha team and we look forward to what he brings to not only CDR Yamaha but to the domestic racing scene in 2016.”

CDR Yamaha is yet to confirm who will join Ferris in the team next season aboard the factory-backed YZ450F, with an announcement due in the coming weeks.