Bagnaia Undergoes Successful Surgery After Qatar Sprint Crash

Ducati says surgeons stabilised two fractured metatarsals with a plate in Turin and will judge a Portimão return based on his short‑term recovery.

Overview

Bagnaia was taken down in the opening lap of Saturday’s Qatar sprint at Lusail when Fermin Aldeguer outbraked himself and made contact with the rear of his Ducati, leaving Bagnaia stretchered off and ruled out of the Grand Prix.
On Tuesday, doctors in Turin led by Dr. Luigi Milano operated to fix fractures to the fourth and fifth metatarsals and attached a fixation plate to the fourth metatarsal, a procedure Ducati described as successful.
Ducati said Bagnaia has begun rehabilitation but gave no firm return date; team medical staff will monitor his progress over the coming days to decide if he can race at Portimão on 20–22 November or else at Valencia.
The FIM stewards imposed a double long‑lap penalty on Gresini’s Aldeguer for the restarted sprint after the contact, a sanction the Gresini rider has publicly protested by saying he did not do anything reckless.
The injury is a notable setback as Bagnaia has two races left with Ducati before moving to Aprilia, and his recovery will shape whether he can finish the season on track or attend Valencia in a non‑riding capacity.