Czech MotoGP, Brno
Date: 15-16 August
Saturday 15 August: 1150-1500, BBC Red Button/online
Sunday 16 August: 125cc and 250cc races: 0950-1205, BBC Red Button/online. Race live: 1230-1400, BBC Two/online; MotoGP Extra, 1400-1430, BBC Red Button/online

Melandri will be returning to the team where he had his greatest success

Marco Melandri will return to the Honda Gresini team for the 2010 MotoGP season riding alongside Marco Simoncelli, who is moving up from the 250cc class.

Melandri, 27, was with the team from 2005-2007 in which time he won five races and was on the podium 17 times, being championship runner-up in 2005.

After a disastrous year with Ducati this season he has impressed riding in the one-man Hayate team.

The arrival of the Italians means Toni Elias and Alex de Angelis will leave.

"It gives us great pride and satisfaction to have Marco Melandri back with us," said team chief Fausto Gresini.

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"We have had great results together that over time consolidated a relationship founded on mutual respect and friendship.

"The choice we have made means that we will not be extending our relationship with Toni Elias or Alex de Angelis.

"But after a start to the season that certainly wasn't easy, thanks to a lot effort from everybody involved we are starting to pick up some good results so I hope we can keep it up until the end of the season and help them find a good ride in MotoGP."

Elsewhere, Repsol Honda duo Dani Pedrosa and Andrea Dovizioso, who won the most recent race at Donington, have both signed new two-year contracts.

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