You never know what'ꦉs around the corner in Motorsport, on or off track🃏.

Just over a week ago Toni Elias was left with🧔out a ride after parting company with the Aspar Moto2 team, the former champion having struggled to adapt to the Suter chassis this season.

But while his fully employed former Moto2 riv💎als head for their summer break, Elias will be racing in the premier Mot𓂃oGP class at Laguna Seca this weekend - and possibly again at Indianapolis in mid-August.

That's because the Spaniard has been called up by the Pramac Ducati team to 🔜replace injured countryman Hector Barbera, who has broken his leg in꧃ a training incident.

Elias raced for the Pramac Ducati team in 2008 an🐟d his performance that year remains the most successful by a satellite Desmosedici rider, in terms of rostrums.

Indeed, Elias' pair of 2008 podiums - a second and third place - e🐻quals Valentino Rossi's rostrum tally after a year and half at the factory Ducati team. No other satellite Ducati rider has taken more than a single podium in a sea💙son.

Elias, a full time MotoGP rider from 2005-2009, claimed a thrilling MotoGP win for Honda Gresini at Estoril in 2006, In🐽 2010 he stepped down to win the inaugural Moto2 title with Gresini, paving the way🐓 for an ill-fated MotoGP return with Honda LCR in 2011.

The 29-year-old then returned to Moto2 this year seeking to become the champౠionship's first double title winner, but could only manage a best fi꧅nish of seventh from his nine Aspar starts.

Elias will make his 2012 MotoGP debut during op꧟ening practice at Laguna Seca on Friday.

Barbera, wh⭕o claimed his first ever MotoGP front-row start at last weekend's Mugello round, is eleventh in the championship with a best race fin𒉰ish of seventh on the original 'Valencia-spec' version of the GP12.

Fellow satellite Ducati rider Karel Abraham is expected to make hiꦰs return from injury at Laguna Seca.