Overview
- Ducati announced Tuesday that Márquez will travel to Mugello to attempt a comeback after being examined and provisionally cleared by his personal doctors.
- MotoGP’s appointed medical panel will perform the mandatory fitness check at the circuit on Thursday and must grant final approval before he can ride in any session.
- Márquez underwent mid‑May surgery for a broken fifth metatarsal and a shoulder procedure to remove two screws that were causing nerve pressure and loss of arm strength.
- Gresini confirmed that Alex Márquez will miss Mugello and has named Ducati test rider Michele Pirro as his replacement while LCR‑Honda continues to search for a stand‑in for Johann Zarco, with Takaaki Nakagami the likeliest option.
- A return at Mugello carries competitive and symbolic weight because it is Ducati’s home race in its centenary year and the circuit where Márquez took pole, the sprint and the race last season.