CERVERA, Spain – Marc Marquez will focus on recovering from a right-arm injury in the coming weeks, and as such will miss an extended portion of the MotoGP World Championship season.
Marquez, together with HRC, have consulted with and compared the opinions of a number of specialists in regard to the injury to the humerus of the right arm that he suffered on July 19 at the Spanish Grand Prix.
As a result, all parties have decided to modify Marquez’s planned recovery process.
The objective of both Marquez and the Repsol Honda Team is to return to the World Championship when his arm has fully recovered from the serious injury that occurred in Jerez.
It is estimated it will take between two to three months before Marquez can return to riding the RC213V.
HRC has not set a target date for the return of the reigning world champion and will continue to report on the evolution of his recovery.
“There has been a lot of talk about Marc’s recovery and the various deadlines, but from the first day after the second operation we have said that the only objective that exists is for him to be 100 percent,” said team manager Alberto Puig. “We do not want to rush. Once Marc is in a position to return and compete at the level he knows, then we will think about the next objective.”