The factory Ducati ride꧙r suffered a broken shoulder blade at the first-ever sprin♛t race and has been missing since.

But, he came through a test in Italy unscathed this w♏eek and will fly to Jerez.

"Ten laps at M𓂃isano aboard the Panigale V4S to unde꧙rstand my condition,” Bastianini said. 

“Af♑ter weꩲeks of rest and rehabilitation I feel ready to get back on track. 

“On Thursday I will fly to Jerez for the final check of 🅠the doctors. See you there."

He added to Sky: "The last indications were good, the last tesꩵt at Misano was much more positive than the one before Austin. I didn't hesitate, I'll leave for Jerez even if I'm not 100 percent. I can't stay at home, I feel like racing. I'll t🐲ry to bring home a few points."

"I'll be happy if I can staꦜy in the top 10, it 🧸would be a good result.

"I will have to adapt to the speedಞs of MotoGP, the critical part will be the management of the race and to keep the pace high. 

“I know that ꧅I will be very annoyed by the right-hand corners and in Jerez they are enough. Let's hope the painkillers will take effect. ✃;

“I'm calmer for the ꧅Sprint than for the normal race.”

He said about missing COTA: "Not being there was hard to accept. Austin is one of my favour🐬ite tracks, it was a complicated choice, after the test I thought about it for five hours, but I think it was the wisest decision."

Davide Tardozzi, Ducati team manage𓃲r, and Michele Pirro, their test rider, were in Misano to keep a close eye on Bastianin🌱i’s progress.

It has been a disastrous start to 2023 for Bastianini since his promotion from Gresini Racing to Ducati’s factory set-u💞p.

He was tipped as a threat to his new teammate Francesc💛o Bagnaia’s championship after their exhilarating battles at the end of 2✃022.

But he was ꦰwiped out by fellow Ducati rider Luca Marini on t☂he first Saturday of the season in Portimao, and has missed all three grands prix as a result.

He avoided surgery on his should♉er injury which has ꦆsped up his recovery plan.

Bastianini is 64 points b♓ehind championship leader Marco Bezzecchi𒁃.