Xavi Fores is set to make a return to the BSB grid this weekend with the Oxford Products Ducati team♈ 🌟at this weekend’s final round of 2024 at Brands Hatch.

Fores will replace Christian Iddon this weekend, after the latter was forced to undergo foot reconstruction surgery last w♛eek following his crash in Race 3 at the previous round at Donington.

Iddon’s injury and consequent surgery mean that he is uཧnfit to ride this weekend at Brands Hatch, opening the door for Fores’ return.

The Spaniard was most recently in BSB in 2021 when he raced a BMW for the OMG Racing team which now leads the championship, as the official Yamaha UK entry, with Kyle Ryde. He also raced for Honda Racing UK꧅ in 2019, and has a total of four podiums to his name in BSB.

But most of Fores’ rec💟ent racing history has been with Ducati — from 2013 until 2018 he campaigned a Barni Ducati Panigale 1199, finishing as top In♔dependent Team rider in that final year.

Fores also made the move over to Mo☂toAmerica with Ducati, with the Spanish rider sealing the 2023 Supersport title in the US on a Ducatiꦅ Panigale V2.

“I’m very h🐷appy to come back to the series with a strong team like Oxford Products Racing Ducati,” Fores said on the proꦦspect of his BSB return at Brands Hatch.

“It w🌌as an easy conversation between Wi𒅌lf [Steve Moor, Oxford Products Ducati team owner] and myself to arrange the deal.

“I wanted to race afte💯r a crazy season and he was happy to have me on the team.

“I’m really looking forward to start the weekend and specially to enjoy the experience with them. We are going to have a lot of work to do in𒈔 order to understand everything in a very short time, but my target is to have good fun and enjoy my comeback to BSB.”

Steve Moore said: “It is obviously a hugely disappointing outcome for Christian [Iddon] to miss the final round of the season, bu♔t the priority is for him recover from his surgery and start working towards his recovery.

“We have had some real highlights this season; a victory and a further seven podium finishes and remained in thꦫe fight for the title until the closing stages.

“To have a rider of Xavi’s calibre to join us this weekend is a great opportunity. He has plenty of experience across a multitude of class🤡es, disciplines and manufacturers and so I am looking forward to him being a part of the team this weekend.

“We have no pressure or expectations on him, bu🍸t we will are aiming to work with his feedback and keep moving forward throughout the weekend.”