Somkiat Chantra will return to MotoGP as stand-in for the injured Joan Mir at the Japanese Grand Prix with the factory Honda team.
It was announced on Tuesday that Mir will miss the next two races, the Japanese and Indonesian rounds, which take place in early October.
For the time being, Chantra has only been confirmed to compete in Japan, as the Mandalika round coincides with the penultimate round of the World Superbike season, which takes place at Estoril from 9-11 October.
After spending six seasons in Moto2 between 2019 and 2024, in which he achieved two victories and six podiums in 106 races, Chantra moved
