Stefan Bradl will line up for his first race as a Factory Aprilia rider at the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix.

Bradl’s main aim will be to continue to develop the RS-GP bike in the remaining nine races after being released from his Forward Racing contract during the summer break. The German rider currently has 9 points in the MotoGP™ World Championship standings, and he will be hoping to add to this as the season goes on.

Stefan Bradl: “I can't wait to get to Indianapolis and start this new, great adventure. It obviously won't be easy at the beginning. I'll need to get used to a new team and a new bike, so my main goal in this first Grand Prix is to begin getting to know my mechanics and familiarising myself with the way the bike performs. As for my injured right wrist, the situation is good: I am very pleased because my hand is no longer giving me problems and lately I have been able to do the same training programme that I did before my injury. During the summer break the healing process went well and on Monday the doctors gave me the all clear to race at Indy. Recently I have also been Motocross training to check my sensations on a bike. I still don't know how I'll feel astride a MotoGP bike, but I think that by the time I arrive at Indianapolis I'll already be close to 100% fitness.”