Australian Remy Gardner will replace injured MotoGP wild card Cal Crutchlow at the Briton's home grand prix next month, says Yamaha.
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Gardner, 26-year-old son of 1987 world champion Wayne, was also a stand-in for Yamaha's injured Spaniard Alex Rins in Germany on July 7.
"First of all, I just want to say that I hope that Cal can get better soon. I saw him last week, and I hope he can get back to riding and help the MotoGP project along," Gardner said on Monday.
"Obviously, it's a nice opportunity to get to ride the M1 again, so I'm really happy.
"Silverstone is a track I like, and hopefully I can give some more important feedback to Yamaha and the team and continue to enjoy the moment.
"Thanks to everyone at Yamaha, and I'm looking forward to riding again."
Crutchlow, who retired from full-time racing at the end of the 2020 season, would have been the only British rider in the top category at Silverstone but was forced to withdraw due to a hand injury.
"I had surgery on my hand two months ago, and the recovery has not gone as expected at all, leading to a further surgery and complications," the 38-year-old team test rider said.
"It is important to let my hand heal fully before trying to ride the MotoGP bike.
"I would like to wish Remy good luck and to have fun. He has experience on the MotoGP bike and got a good taste of the Yamaha in Germany at the last race, so it is the perfect situation for him to ride the bike again."
Gardner finished 19th in his first start for the factory Yamaha team.
Rins is expected to have made a full recovery by the time of the race at Silverstone.
With AAP.
Australian Associated Press
