Retired triple MotoGP world champion Jorge Lorenzo will return to racing as a wildcard at his home Catalan Grand Prix in June, Yamaha and the rider said on Thursday.
The 32-year-old Spaniard retired last year after struggling alongside six-times world champion Marc Marquez in an injury-plagued season at Honda.
Lorenzo, who signed as a Yamaha factory test rider in January, announced the news on social media.
"Back in the saddle again," Yamaha said in a tweet confirming the return.
Yamaha have Spaniard Maverick Vinales and Italian great Valentino Rossi, a nine-times world champion across all categories, as their main riders this season.
(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Toby Davis)
