DANNY KENT has been offered a way back to world championship motor cycling just days after walking away from the Kiefer Racing team.

The former Moto3 world champion from Malmesbury will take part in testing for the Red Bull team next Tuesday in Jerez, Spain and will be entered in the French Moto3 Grand Prix at Le Mans on May 21 as a wildcard by them.

Kent rode for Red Bull teams in both 2012 and 2014 and has been called up to give his valued opinion on the KTM RC250 GP bike being used in the world championship.

Kent will then race alongside the Red Bull KTM Ajo team's regular riders Niccolo Antonelli and Bo Bendsneyder in Le Mans.

Kent recently revealed his split from the Kiefer Racing outfit on Twitter after just three Moto2 races this year.

He said: "Due to irreconcilable differences I've decided to part ways with Kiefer Racing and the Moto2 team.

"It's been a difficult period since joining the team and I don't feel I'm able to reach my potential so I've decided to step away.

"I'm still hungry & determined and believe I can be competitive in Moto2. I wish Kiefer Racing the best for the future."

He had another disappointing round of qualifying before the latest GP in Texas but pulled out before the race citing a back problem.

But he has been given a lifeline in the lower Moto3 category, where he became world champion two years ago – with Red Bull hinting at a more permanent arrangement in the future.

Red Bull team manager Aki Ajo said: “After learning of Danny Kent’s situation in the World Championship, the team, Red Bull and KTM, had the joint idea of asking him to test and develop our bike.

"Danny is a rider who has already been part of our team in the past; we know well how he works and he knows us, and we believe that with his experience he can give us a very interesting point of view for the technical development of our bike.

"In addition, what every rider needs is to compete, so we have offered him the possibility of a wildcard ride at Le Mans with us. I am convinced that the outcome of this collaboration will be very satisfactory for both parties.”

Kent became Britain’s first motorcycle grand prix world champion since the late Barry Sheene in 1977 when winning his title in 2015 for the Leopard Racing team of manager Stefan Kiefer.