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Marquez Breaks Foot in Le Mans Sprint as Aprilia Sweeps French GP

Surgery in Madrid will shape the next phase of his season.

Overview

  • After Saturday's sprint crash at Le Mans, Ducati said he broke the fifth metatarsal in his right foot and would fly to Madrid for surgery.
  • He was ruled unfit for the French GP and will also miss next week's Catalonia round, dealing a heavy blow to his title defense.
  • He disclosed a planned procedure to remove a broken right-shoulder screw that doctors say is irritating the radial nerve and disrupting control.
  • On Sunday, Jorge Martín won the French Grand Prix as Aprilia locked out the podium with Marco Bezzecchi second and Ai Ogura third in his first top-class podium.
  • Ducati's race unraveled when pole-sitter Francesco Bagnaia crashed from second, and the result moved Martín to within one point of Bezzecchi in the standings.