Claudio Corti, who recently 🐷lost his Italtrans Kalex Moto2 ride to Toni Elias, looks set to make a surprise MotoGP debut in this weekend's Valencia 𒁃finale.

The Italian has been 🎃named by Inmotec as riding its part carbon-fibre CRT machine as a third Avintia BQR entry, alongside the FTR-Kawasakis of Ivan Silva a💧nd Hiroshi Aoyama. Aoyama is replacing the injured Yonny Hernandez.

Silva rode the Inmotec chassis, also powered by a modified ZX-10R engine, for Avintia in several events earlier this year (pictured), before s⛄wapping back to the aluminium FTR frame.

"The rider who👍 ride the Inmotec this GP, will be Claudio Corti. Good luck for him this weekend," said a message on Inmotec's official Twitter account, which then clarified: "BQR will have 3 riders: Silva, Corti & Aoyama for the Valencian GP."

A♍ subsequent press release was issued regarding the last-minute Corti-Inmotec deal, adding that the bike has been significantly developed - with changes to tꦗhe fuel tank, fairing, swing-arm and chassis - since it's last grand prix appearance.

25-year-old Italian Corti took his first grand prix podium with a second place finish at the wet Le Mans race earlier thisඣ year. 2012 is 𓆉his third year of world championship racing.

Following his Moto2 exit, after Aragon, Corti finished a creditable ninth and twelfth for Pe🥃dercini Kawasaki in the WSBK finale at Magny-Cours.

Corti is believed to have already secured a full time 2013 MotoGP ride, alongside Colin Edwards at Forward Racing. Avintia is set to run Aoyama and Hecto🅰r Barbera in MotoGP next y🍒ear.