Aprilia will be back to full stre🐻ngth with the return of Aleix Espargaro for this weekend's ♒Valencia MotoGP finale, when the team will also run the special (RED) livery seen at last year's event.

(RED), founde༺d in 2006 by Bono and Bobby Shriver, has contributed more than $475 million to the Global Fund in the battle agai🐻nst AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

Spaniard Espargaro will be back in the saddle of his RS-GP after being forced to miss Sepang due to a hand inj൩ury at Phillip Island.

"I can't wait to get back in the saddle. I have missed the RS-GP!" Espargaro said. "I was sorry to miss the Malaysia round due to t𒁏he injury. Unfortunately, ours i𒀰s a dangerous sport and these things can happen.

"I am confident. My hand🌱 is better and despite the fact that there is still some pain, I will give 100%. The entire team and I deserve to finish this season well. We have worked hard and we want to tackle preparation for 2018 with the right confidence."

Rookie team-maꦬte Sam Lowes will be making his final MotoG♚P appearance for Aprilia before stepping back to Moto2 in 2018.

"I want to do well in Valencia. It is a track where we have done various tests, so we will have a good ꦐstarting setup. After the triple-header I recharged my batteries and I am ready to give it my all for myself and for the team," Lowes sꦯaid.

Espargaro🌸 starts the final round holding 14th in the world championship, with Lowes 25th.