Overview
- Gresini confirmed on Tuesday that WorldSBK rider Iker Lecuona will ride Álex Márquez’s Ducati at the Balaton Park Grand Prix this weekend.
- Álex Márquez remains sidelined after the high‑speed Catalunya crash and is being treated for multiple injuries including a marginal C7 vertebra fracture and a broken right collarbone.
- Ducati test rider Michele Pirro is unavailable because he is racing the Italian CIV at Imola and Nicolo Bulega declined the MotoGP call to remain focused on his WorldSBK title bid.
- Lecuona returns to MotoGP for the first time since Qatar 2023 and will make his debut on the Desmosedici GP26 while he sits second in the 2026 WorldSBK standings.
- Teams are confirming replacements on a race‑by‑race basis because calendar clashes and manufacturers’ test programmes limit available stand‑ins, and Cal Crutchlow will continue deputising for Johann Zarco at LCR Honda.