Motorcycling-Marquez, Zarco discharged from hospital after Catalan Grand Prix crashes

Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco have been ​discharged from hospital after both ​riders sustained injuries in separate ‌crashes ​that caused Sunday's Catalan Grand Prix to be red-flagged twice. Gresini Racing's Marquez slammed into the back of ‌Pedro Acosta's bike and careered towards a wall before cartwheeling through the air as he lost control on the gravel.

Marquez was rushed to hospital where scans confirmed he ‌had a marginal fracture on the vertebra near his neck as well ‌as a fracture on his right collarbone. "Alex Marquez successfully underwent surgery last night for a fracture of his right clavicle, which was stabilized with the insertion of a plate," Gresini Racing ⁠said ​in a statement ⁠on Monday, adding that he had been cleared to leave hospital later in the day.

After the ⁠race was restarted, LCR Honda's Zarco was involved in a crash with Ducati's Francesco ​Bagnaia and Honda's Luca Marini. Zarco tumbled across the gravel with his leg caught ⁠on Bagnaia's bike and the team confirmed the Frenchman had suffered knee ligament injuries as ⁠well ​as a small fracture in the ankle.

"After the crash in Barcelona during Sunday's race, Johann Zarco left Hospital Universitari General de Catalunya on Monday afternoon ⁠and travelled to France," LCR Honda said in a statement. "On Tuesday, he will ⁠visit the renowned ⁠knee specialist Dr. Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet in Lyon for a further evaluation of his condition and to determine the next steps ‌in his ‌recovery."

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