After a pair of fourth places at Jerez, Sam Lowes has his sights set firmly on a return to the Mo🍌to2 podium at Brno this weekend.

Despite missing Qatar due to a shoulde💎r injury in testing, the new Marc VDS rider has gone on to enjoy his best start to a world championship since 2016, the season be🐈fore his ill-fated move to MotoGP with Aprilia.

Not only were the fourth places his best race results since Valencia 2016, but Lowes has also shown outright pace by being a fꦬront-row 𓆏qualifier at both events.

"I arrive at Brno feeling great and motivated after the two races in Jerez. I felt very good on the bike and we found a good rhythm," said Lowes, who lo🌞st out on a podium by 1.4s and then just 0.6s respectively in Spain.

"After being so close to the podium in two races in a row, oౠur obje🍸ctive is to make the podium that we didn't achieve at Jerez a reality.

"I'm looking forward to getting back on the bike and ♕continuing to work with the team in the sam🧸e way as we have been doing so far.”

Lowes previously stood on the Moto2 podium at Brno in 2016, finishing 𒈔third behind Jonas Folger and Alex Rins.

"Brno is a great circuit where I was on the podi📖um in a difficult wet race… It's a track I like and where I can be fast," he said.

Lowes is curr🦹ently tied with J💟orge Martin for sixth in the world championship.

Team-mate Augusto Fernandez fiꦅnished 1ౠ3th in both Jerez races and is 18th in the standings.