Former Moto2 world champion Stefan Bradl will make his first MotoGP appearance since 2016 at this year's Czech Grand Prix as a wildcard with Honda.
Bradl won the 2011 Moto2 crown before stepping up to the premier class in 2012 with the LCR Honda squad, with whom he remained through to the end of the 2014 season.
The German switched to the Forward Racing team for 2015, but financial troubles that threatened to fold the team saw him break contract and switch to Gresini Aprilia as Marco Melandri's replacement, where he stayed through to the end of the 2016 campaign.
Bradl moved to World Superbikes last year with the Ten Kate Honda team, but injury meant he did not see out the season, and was not retained by the squad for 2018 after finishing a lacklustre 14th in the standings.
He had been linked with a potential MotoGP return this year with Marc VDS, but was signed by HRC as its official test rider, riding the RC213V at private test days towards the end of last year and prior to the January Sepang test.
A statement from the Grand Prix commission revealed Bradl will contest the Czech Grand Prix at Brno in Repsol Honda colours, and is expected to also race at Misano in September and the Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi in October.
The German's best MotoGP results came aboard the Honda, with Bradl scoring his one and only premier class podium at Laguna Seca in 2013, having also taken pole position for the race.
The GPC release also confirmed Suzuki test rider Sylvain Guintoli, who replaced the injured Alex Rins at the French, Italian and Catalan Grands Prix last year, will take part in the Brno race.
Grid stall procedure revised
The GPC also announced a revision to the current procedure to be carried out when a rider stalls on the grid prior to the start, in the wake of the Argentina incident involving Marc Marquez.
Now, if a rider stalls, they must remain on their bike with their hand raised and wait for an official to guide them back to pitlane.
Marquez, who was given a ride-through penalty for push-starting his bike when he stalled on the grid in Argentina, said misguidance from officials on the grid at the time and misinterpretation of the rules on his part were to blame for him wrongly taking up his grid slot.
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