Marc Marquez 'heading back to Jerez'! Updated 'confirmed'
UPDATE 2: Marc Marquez passes Medical and is declared fit to ride!
UPDATE: Marc Marquez has now arrived at the track.
The Spaniard will have a Medical Check with Doctors in the early afternoon, but there are already rumours he intends to sit out Friday and return on Saturday.
UPDATE 2: Marc Marquez passes Medical and is declared fit to ride!
UPDATE: Marc Marquez has now arrived at the track.
The Spaniard will have a Medical Check with Doctors in the early afternoon, but there are already rumours he intends to sit out Friday and return on Saturday.
Back at the track. Feeling positive. pic.twitter.com/LhH08OnnuG
— Repsol Honda Team (@HRC_MotoGP) July 23, 2020
Just two days after surgery, the Repsol Honda team has confirmed that injured reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez is "heading back to Jerez"!
Marquez underwent an operation in Barcelona on Tuesday, where a titanium plate was inserted to stabilise his fractured right arm, broken in Sunday's season-opening race.
Following the operation, team manager Alberto Puig had said "we have to be patient to see how Marc recovers and understand when he can return" adding that "this weekend we will be focused on [team-mate and younger brother] Alex."
But Marc clearly has other ideas and would only be interrupting his rehabilitation to travel to Jerez if he believed there was a chance of being passed fit to compete in this weekend's Andalucia Grand Prix.
Marquez will undergo a medical check at the circuit early this [Thursday] afternoon.
After a successful operation on Tuesday, @MarcMarquez93 is heading back to Jerez.
— Repsol Honda Team (@HRC_MotoGP) July 23, 2020
After running off track while saving a big front-end slide early in Sunday's race, Marquez mounted an incredible recovery from 19th to 3rd, but then highsided from his RCV and was clipped by the bike.
Having already suffered one non-score, if the Spaniard also misses this weekend's event it would severely damage his 2020 title hopes, given the short 13-round championship.
One of the most famous examples of a rider returning so soon after an operation was in 2013, when Jorge Lorenzo broke his collarbone during Thursday practice at Assen, underwent surgery in Barcelona, then made a shock return to claim fifth in the Saturday race.
However, Lorenzo then damaged the plate in his shoulder when he fell during practice at the following German round, forcing further surgery.
Cal Crutchlow (wrist fracture) and Alex Rins (shoulder dislocation) will also be seeking the green light from MotoGP Doctors to compete this weekend.
Revised 2020 MotoGP Calendar (including free weekends) | |||||||||
Round | Date | Race | Circuit | ||||||
| 15 July | Official Test | Jerez | ||||||
1 | 19 July | Spain | Jerez | ||||||
2 | 26 July | Andalusia | Jerez | ||||||
| 2 August |
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3 | 9 August | Czech Republic | Brno | ||||||
4 | 16 August | Austria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
5 | 23 August | Styria | Red Bull Ring | ||||||
30 August | |||||||||
6 September | |||||||||
6 | 13 September | San Marino e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
7 | 20 September | Emilia Romagna e Della Riviera di Rimini | Misano | ||||||
8 | 27 September | Catalunya | Barcelona | ||||||
4 October | |||||||||
9 | 11 October | France | Le Mans | ||||||
10 | 18 October | Aragon | Aragon | ||||||
11 | 25 October | Teruel | Aragon | ||||||
1 November | |||||||||
12 | 8 November | Europe | Ricardo Tormo | ||||||
13 | 15 November | Comunitat Valenciana | Ricardo Tormo (Final European race) | ||||||
22 November | |||||||||
29 November | |||||||||
| 6 December |
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| 13 December |
| Deadline for any Flyaway races. | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of 'To Be Confirmed' events | |||||||||
1 |
| Thailand | Buriram | ||||||
2 |
| Malaysia | Sepang | ||||||
3 | 22 November | Argentina | Termas | ||||||
MotoGP 2020: List of Cancelled events | |||||||||
1 |
| Qatar (MotoGP class) | Losail | ||||||
2 |
| Italy | Mugello | ||||||
3 |
| Germany | Sachsenring | ||||||
4 |
| Netherlands | Assen | ||||||
5 |
| Finland | KymiRing | ||||||
6 |
| Great Britain | Silverstone | ||||||
7 |
| Japan | Motegi | ||||||
8 |
| Australia | Phillip Island | ||||||
9 |
| Americas | COTA | ||||||
Peter has been in the paddock for 20 years and has seen Valentino Rossi come and go. He is at the forefront of the Suzuki exit story and Marc Marquez’s injury issues.
