Overview

• The FIM MotoGP Stewards ruled Marco Bezzecchi rode irresponsibly on the Indonesian GP’s opening lap and issued a double long‑lap penalty to be served in Sunday’s Australian Grand Prix as a second offence.
• Marc Marquez suffered a coracoid fracture and right‑shoulder ligament damage in the Mandalika crash, had successful stabilisation surgery in Madrid, and is ruled out of Phillip Island and Sepang.
• Ducati has drafted in test rider Michele Pirro for Phillip Island, with the Sepang replacement still to be confirmed under the team’s A‑concession limitations.
• MotoGP medical chief Dr. Ángel Charte said a return in Portugal looks unlikely, while an external analysis by Dr. Pedro Luis Ripoll suggested an approximately 16‑week recovery.
• Bezzecchi accepted blame and apologised, and riders pointed to a step between asphalt run‑off and gravel at Mandalika as worsening the impacts, with officials awaiting the FIM report before altering the area.