MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will not participate in the 2025 Malaysian MotoGP after suffering a fracture and ligament injury to his right shoulder in a crash at the Indonesian Grand Prix (GP), according to his Ducati team. He will also miss the race in Australia.
Ducati stated that Marquez: “Suffered a fracture at the base of the coracoid process and a ligament injury in the right shoulder.
“Clinical examination and radiological assessment ruled out any connection to previous injuries and confirmed there is no significant bone displacement.”
Marquez could still potentially compete in the Portuguese GP (November 7-9) and the Valencia GP (November 14-16), but he stressed that he will not rush the recovery process.
“My goal is to return before the season ends, but without rushing and going against the doctors’ advice,” said the Spanish rider.
“Both my personal and the team’s goals have already been achieved, so the priority now is to recover properly and return to 100% fitness.”
Marquez’s motorcycle was hit by Aprilia factory team rider Marco Bezzecchi during the main race at the Mandalika circuit in Indonesia. The collision caused both riders to be thrown onto the gravel trap at high speed, with Marquez appearing to be in pain after tumbling through the air before landing.
Marquez, who won his seventh MotoGP championship at the Japanese GP last month, was seen hunched over in pain at the side of the track for several minutes before slowly getting up while holding his shoulder.
This latest injury is to the same shoulder as the arm he broke at the 2020 Spanish GP in Jerez, an incident that forced him to take a long break and undergo a series of surgeries.
