Seven-time MotoGP Champ sidelined with fracture and ligament damage
Ducati has confirmed Marc Márquez will miss the next two MotoGP rounds, ruling him out of the upcoming Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island and the following race in Malaysia. The Spaniard landed in Spain this morning after flying straight from Indonesia and immediately headed to Madrid’s Ruber Internacional Hospital for assessment. Following tests, doctors identified a fracture at the base of the coracoid process along with a ligament injury in his right shoulder. Medical staff also determined the damage is unrelated to his prior shoulder issues and noted there is no meaningful bone displacement.
Given those findings, the medical team led by Dr Samuel Antuña and Dr Ignacio Roger de Oña has chosen a conservative approach. Márquez will rest and keep the shoulder immobilised until the fracture heals and shows full clinical consolidation, which definitively sidelines him from the upcoming Australian and Malaysian Grands Prix.
The Ducati Lenovo Team rider will attend weekly medical check-ups to monitor recovery, with his return date dependent on how the injury responds to treatment.
Coming just weeks after Márquez confirmed his seventh MotoGP title, the news is a blow for the Australian MotoGP, with the Spanish superstar’s spectacular style and speed making him a favourite around the high-speed Phillip Island layout, and his absence means the podium places will be more unpredictable than ever following Aldeguer’s first-ever win in Indonesia.
Márquez adds to an already threadbare-looking grid late in a gruelling season. Several leading riders are managing injuries or on the sidelines, with Jorge Martín nursing a broken collarbone, Maverick Viñales recovering from shoulder problems, and Ai Ogura has also missed recent races with wrist trouble.
Marc Márquez (Ducati Lenovo Team #93):
“Fortunately, the injury isn’t serious, but it’s important to respect the recovery timeline. My goal is to be back before the end of the season, but without rushing things beyond the doctors’ recommendations. Both my personal and the team’s main goals have been achieved, so now the priority is to recover properly and get back to 100%.”
