Danny Kent replaces injured Antonelli in Germany 28/06/2017

Bo Bendsneyder will share the garage with the British rider this weekend, due to the back injury suffered by Niccolo Antonelli last Saturday.

This weekend the Red Bull KTM Ajo Moto3 team will field a modified rider pairing at the German GP. With Niccolo Antonelli out of action due to a hernia between his sixth and seventh cervical vertebrae, Bo Bendsneyder will be joined by Danny Kent for Round 9 of the season. Kent previously took part in the French GP as a wildcard for the team.

Bendsneyder only lacked some late luck at the Dutch GP last time out. After a weekend placing in the top positions and leading the race, a fall a few metres from the finish line was an unfortunate end to his home round. In spite of this, the Dutchman left Assen with a lesson learned and pleased to have taken a step forward. Last year at Sachsenring, as a rookie, Bendsneyder was twelfth in a wet race after qualifying fourth.

For Danny Kent, this will be his second Moto3 race of the year. Tenth at Le Mans as a wildcard for the Red Bull KTM Ajo team, the Briton will be back this weekend at a track where he has previously won in Moto3. He took victory at the 2015 German GP after starting from pole position.

The ninth race of the year will mark the halfway point of the calendar. The Moto3 race will be held on Sunday at 11am. The last Red Bull KTM Ajo rider to win in Germany was Jack Miller in 2014.

Circuit information – Sachsenring

Length: 3.671 m / 2.281 miles

Width: 12 metres

Left corners: 10

Right corners: 3

Longest straight: 700 m / 0.435 miles

Constructed: 1996

Modified: 2003