Overview
- On Tuesday Gresini and MotoGP confirmed Márquez has been cleared by his doctors to travel to the Brno Circuit to attempt a return after his Catalunya crash.
- Medical scans showed a broken right collarbone that required surgery and a marginal fracture to the C7 vertebra after he hit the back of Pedro Acosta’s suddenly slowing KTM.
- Brno trackside doctors must clear Márquez on Thursday and then reassess him after Free Practice 1 before he is allowed to continue in the weekend's sessions or race.
- Márquez missed the Mugello and Balaton Park rounds, was replaced by Michele Pirro and Iker Lecuona, and has fallen to ninth in the riders' standings after eight rounds.
- The incident has renewed scrutiny of sudden electronic throttle failures and Catalunya’s run-off layout, and it has highlighted teams’ reliance on test riders when injuries force last-minute substitutions.