2016 would prove to be a key year for Nagashima under the tutorship of Aki Ajo, with eight rostrums, including a debut victory at the final round of the year in Valencia, helping him to second in the Championship and, as a result, a seat in the World Championship full-time for 2017. He signed up with the Teluru SAG Team, leaving Aki Ajo’s side for now, where he made gradual progress throughout the year, topped off by a first top ten finish at the penultimate round in Malaysia.

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