Marc Marquez will attempt to compete in this weekend’s Andalucia MotoGP event at Jerez, despite only undergoing surgery for a broken arm just two days ago.
Marquez suffered a broken humerus in his right arm during a violent high-side a Turn 3 in the closing stages of the Spanish grand prix on Sunday, the world champion landing heavily on the shoulder initially before rolling several times through the gravel trap on the outside of the bend.
The Honda racer was immediately diagnosed with a broken humerus at the circuit medical centre following the race, while there were worries he may have also sustained damage to the radial nerve in his right arm-an injury that would likely force him to miss the rest of the 2020 MotoGP season.
He headed to Barcelona on Monday to undergo surgery on Tuesday, where it was found that he had escaped any nerve injury and needed only a titanium plate with screws on his humerus in order to help the healing process.
Marquez was therefore expected to miss this weekend’s race at Jerez due to the small amount of time since his surgery and focus on a return at Brno in a fortnight’s time.
Honda announced this morning though that he is heading back to Jerez for a medical check on Thursday afternoon with a view to competing in FP1 on Friday morning.
MotoGP Traumatology Specialist Dr Xavier Mir said following Marquez’s strategy that the best he could hope for was a return for the Czech GP at Brno, making his participation in the Andalucian contest unlikely.
Also being tested on Thursday are Alex Rins and Cal Crutchlow, who were inflicted by shoulder and wrist injuries respectively during qualifying and warm-up that forced them to miss the Spanish GP altogether.
