Marc Márquez to miss two MotoGP rounds after shoulder fracture

Marc Márquez, the newly crowned seven time MotoGP world champion, will miss the next two rounds of the season after sustaining a right shoulder fracture and a ligament injury in a first‑lap crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix in Mandalika. Ducati and medical staff said examinations at the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid found a fracture at the base of the coracoid process and a ligament injury to his right shoulder. The team said there is no significant bone displacement and the injury is not related to his previous operations on the same arm.

The crash occurred when Márquez’s Ducati made contact with the rear of Aprilia rider Marco Bezzecchi, sending both riders into the gravel. Video and race reports showed Márquez hunched and clutching his shoulder before leaving the scene. Ducati announced that the injury does not require surgery and that Márquez will follow a conservative treatment plan of rest and immobilisation until the fracture heals and clinical consolidation is confirmed.

As a result, Márquez will not compete at the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island or the Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang. Ducati said the recovery timeline precludes participation in those...