Alex Marquez prepares for back-to-back races as reigning World Champion Marc Marquez undergoes surgery on his broken right humerus in #barcelona.
After falling heavily on Sunday, Marc Marquez was diagnosed with a broken right humerus and travelled to #barcelona on Monday to the Hospital Universitari Dexeus. Dr Xavier Mir and his team in collaboration with Dr Barrera performed an open reduction and internal fixation of a titanium plate to the right humerus. The radial nerve was untouched and did not need intervention.
Marc is now recovering from successful surgery and will remain in hospital for up to 48 hours. His aim is to return to the 2020 World Championship as soon as possible with an expected date becoming clearer soon.
Alex Marquez will again mount his Repsol Honda Team RC213V at the Circuito de Jerez – Angel Nieto after a solid rookie debut. The Gran Premio Red Bull de Andalucía presents a unique chance to run at the same circuit as the previous race, Alex and his side of the Repsol Honda Team garage able to apply all that they found during the previous weekend. Conditions ahead of the weekend look to again be demanding as temperatures are expected push above 30°C for most of the event. The reigning Moto2 World Champion will be aiming to collect points and finish as the top rookie once more.
Free Practice 1 begins at 09:55 Local Time on Friday, July 24. Lights for the 25-lap Andalucía GP will go out at 14:00 Local Time on Sunday, July 26.
Alex Marquez
“First, I’d like to again wish Marc, Cal and Alex Rins a speedy recovery. From my side as a rider, the situation does not change too much as I have my job, my objectives and I will always push to the maximum to achieve them. Going #racing at the same circuit will be interesting, times will be very fast as most #people have a good base setting but I am confident for the weekend, I learned a lot in my first GP and now I can apply it directly on the track again.
Alberto Puig
“Everyone who races in the World Championship has the unfortunate possibility of getting injured and having to go to the operating room. Unfortunately, it was our turn and it was Marc who has had to undergo surgery. Marc will take some time to recover but we are happy with how everything has gone. Doctor Mir and his team have taken care of the entire situation since the fall and performed a successful operation. This gives the Repsol Honda Team a lot of motivation, knowing it went well, but now we have to be patient to see how Marc recovers and to understand when he can return.”
“Cal Crutchlow also had an operation that went well and in principle, his intention is to test the wrist on Friday. We are optimistic about his participation in the Grand Prix.”
“This weekend we will be focused on Alex, helping him to take another step forward. When you are young and new in a category, every week you improve and grow. We hope he can close the gap to the front of the race.”
Rider StandingsPos.RiderNumNationPointsTeam
1 QUARTARARO Fabio 20 FRA 25 Petronas Yamaha SRT
2 VINALES Maverick 12 SPA 20 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP
3 DOVIZIOSO Andrea 4 ITA 16 Ducati Team
4 MILLER Jack 43 AUS 13 Pramac Racing
5 MORBIDELLI Franco 21 ITA 11 Petronas Yamaha SRT
6 ESPARGARO Pol 44 SPA 10 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
7 BAGNAIA Francesco 63 ITA 9 Pramac Racing
8 OLIVEIRA Miguel 88 POR 8 Red Bull KTM Tech 3
9 PETRUCCI Danilo 9 ITA 7 Ducati Team
10 NAKAGAMI Takaaki 30 JPN 6 LCR Honda
11 ZARCO Johann 5 FRA 5 Reale Avintia Racing
12 MARQUEZ Alex 73 SPA 4 Repsol Honda Team
13 BINDER Brad 33 RSA 3 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing
14 RABAT Tito 53 SPA 2 Reale Avintia Racing
15 SMITH Bradley 38 GBR 1 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini
Team StandingsPos.TeamPoints
1 Petronas Yamaha SRT 36
2 Ducati Team 23
3 Pramac Racing 22
4 Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP 20
5 Red Bull KTM Factory Racing 13
6 Red Bull KTM Tech 3 8
7 Reale Avintia Racing 7
8 LCR Honda 6
9 Repsol Honda Team 4
10 Aprilia #racing Team Gresini 1
Constructor StandingsPos.TeamPoints
1 Yamaha 25
2 Ducati 16
3 KTM 10
4 Honda 6
5 Aprilia 1
Location Information
Built in 1986 and hosting its first Grand Prix one year later, the circuit of Jerez is now one of the most popular MotoGP venues and the focal point for a city fanatical about sport. Set in a slight valley in the south of #spain, Jerez is blessed with consistently good weather and beautiful scenery, its numerous grandstands providing the perfect viewing facilities for up to 250,000 spectators. With two alternative road circuits (4,423m and 4,428m), which were resurfaced during 2005, Jerez is a popular venue used by many race teams for testing throughout the year, whilst its recently updated corporate and media facilities have proven to be a popular addition to the complex. Other facilities such as the control tower and pit boxes have also been vastly improved.
Length 4.423 kilometres / 2.748 miles
Width 11 metres
Left corners 5
Right corners 8
Longest straight 0.607 kilometres / 0.377 miles
Constructed 1986
Modified 2002
Resurfacing Complete resurfacing before 2018 round
Circuit Records
Pole Position 1m 36.705s (164.6km/h) Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha, 2020)
Race Lap 1m 38.051s (162.3km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2019)
Race Time 41m 08.685s (161.2km/h) Marc Marquez (Honda, 2019)
2020 Race Winner Fabio Quartararo (Yamaha)
