LCR Honda rider Alex Rins will make his return to MotoGP action in this weekend's Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, having been sidelined by injury since June's Mugello round.
Rins sustained a broken right leg in a crash in the sprint race during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, and has subsequently missed the last seven grand prix weekends, including last weekend's Indian round.
However, LCR announced that Rins would be making the trip to Japan in hopes of being able to participate in Honda's home race, and on Thursday morning it was confirmed the Spanish rider had passed his medical checks.His seat at LCR has been taken over variously by Honda tester Stefan Bradl, World Superbike rider Iker Lecuona and Suzuka 8 Hours winner Takumi Takahashi since he has been on the sidelines.
Bradl secured a best finish of 13th in that period in the Dutch TT at Assen, while Lecuona didn't score a point in three outings and Takahashi failed to qualify during his one and only appearance at Misano. News of Rins' return means Honda will have its full stable of MotoGP riders in action together for the first time since the French Grand Prix in May, as works rider Joan Mir also missed the Mugello round due to injury.
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