Alex Marquez hopes to race in MotoGP German GP following surgical procedure

Gresini Ducati rider Alex Marquez goals to participate on this weekend’s German Grand Prix regardless of the hand harm picked up in an accident on the final MotoGP race within the Netherlands.

Marquez, who’s his brother Marc’s nearest challenger within the 2025 MotoGP world championship factors desk, underwent surgical procedure instantly after the crash at Assen.

Now, following a interval of restoration, his staff has introduced that he’ll journey to the Sachsenring with the intention of racing within the German GP. This, nevertheless, is topic to him passing a medical examination on Thursday (10 July).

Alex trails Marc by 68 factors forward of the German spherical. Defeating his brother over the season just isn’t a sensible prospect, so his principal motivation for racing in Germany shall be defending his second place heading into the second half of the championship. He presently leads manufacturing unit Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia by 58 factors.

One other injured rider, Luca Marini, will certainly make a return to motion on the Sachsenring following a profitable take a look at at Brno final week. 

Luca Marini, Honda HRC

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Marini, who was badly damage in a Suzuka 8 Hours testing accident following the British Grand Prix in Might, has missed the final three races.

“The take a look at we had at Brno final week was good, and I used to be in a position to perceive my bodily situation nicely,” reported the Italian in an announcement shared by Honda. “I’m not excellent in the intervening time, however one of the best ways to enhance additional is to trip. 

“In fact, it might be nice to go straight again into combating the place we had been, however this weekend is usually about getting again into the rhythm to finish the season nicely.”

The information is much less good for Marini’s fellow Honda rider Somkiat Chantra, who will miss the following two races following a coaching accident on an off-road bike final week. The Thai racer, who picked up his first MotoGP level at Assen final trip, underwent surgical procedure to deal with ligament injury in his proper knee. 

LCR rider Chantra won’t get replaced in Germany this weekend, however Takaaki Nakagami will return to his outdated seat to supply cowl within the Czech Grand Prix per week later. Chantra took over Nakagami’s trip at LCR following the Japanese rider’s retirement from full-time racing on the finish of 2024. 

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