Nicky Haydꦡen will return to MotoGP action during the second of Ducati's home Italian events at Misano this weekend.

The American has been side-lined since suffering two hand fractures in a qualifying f🎃all at Indianapolis on August 18, during which he was also knocked brief💖ly unconscious.

Still far fr🎉om fully fit, Hayden is never꧋theless looking forward to getting back on track.

"I can't wait to get back on the track, but I know that it won't be easy this weekend," said Hayden, who has slipped to 𒅌🍸ninth in the championship during his two-race absence.

"My hand is improving and one of the two fractures is healing quickly, while the other metacarpal still has༒ a pretty good fracture line.

"I've been able to keep up with my cardio training, and of course I've been doing the normal rehab, including a visit to Dr꧅ Ting in California.

"Braking on t♛hese MotoGP bikes puts a lot of stress onꦏ the right hand, particularly on a clockwise circuit like Misano.

"Nevertheless, racing at one of Ducati's home tracks is somethi🌱ng that I enjoy, and I certainly hope to be able to do the race.

"We've got a couple of thin🌱gs stacked against us, but we'll see if we 🉐can put up a solid result and kick off a new positive stretch at Misano."

Hayden has ta♉ken a best race finish of sixth,൲ four times this year.