Aussie Damian Cudlin will race Moto2 this weekend in Germany.

Australia’s Damian Cudlin will make his debut in the Moto2 World Championship at the Sachsenring in Germany this weekend, the current German IDM Supersport Championship leader a surprise addition to the grid after a last-minute call from the team.

Having recently performed testing duties for the Pons/Kalex Racing Team at Aragaon in Spain, Cudlin was asked to fill in for the injured regular rider Axle Pons on the weekend. Cudlin was asked to join the squad by team manager Sito Pons, who was impressed with Cudlin’s speed and development skills at the recent Aragon test.

“It’s still hasn’t really sunk in that I’ll be making my GP debut this weekend.” Cudlin gleamed. “With so much politics involved in this sport, I always thought riding in GP would remain as just a dream for me, but now here I am!

“I’m really excited about this opportunity and am very grateful to the Pons/Kalex Team for giving me a chance. I feel like the luckiest guy in the paddock right now.”

Cudlin won the last round of the German IDM series at Sachsenring just a month ago, so favours ‘local knowledge’ as one of his strengths coming into this weekend.

“The Moto2 World Championship is filled with some of the best riders in the world, so I’m aware how tough this will be,” he continued. “I just want to make the most of the experience, give 110 percent and see what happens. I’ve got nothing to lose, so who knows?”

A crowd of over 200,000 people is expected to witness all the action over 16-18 July.