Redding won the British 125cc Grand Prix in 2008

Scott Redding will race in the Moto 2 championship at Aragon this weekend.

The Quedgeley rider needed 12 stitches in his back after being involved in the accident in which Shoya Tomizawa died.

Redding told BBC Gloucestershire: "The whole point of competing in sport is to win. It's my worst accident and I hope I don't experience it again.

"The last week hasn't been as bad as people imagine. I went to Marbella with Danny Webb. I was just quiet and kept myself to myself."

Redding tested at the Aragon circuit earlier in the year, and hopes to improve his points tally for the season at a track which is new to the Moto 2 Championship.

"A lot of the braking is downhill but it's a nice circuit, really up and down. They've sold around 50,000 tickets and there's a nice atmosphere around the circuit. The fans love their racing here," he said.

"I went testing in Valencia on Monday. The bike was a bit of a mess after the crash but the mechanics re-built it, they've done a great job and it's ready to go again."

The 17-year-old was unable to avoid colliding into Tomizawa during the San Marino Grand Prix earlier this month as the Japanese teenager died.

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