Overview
- Ducati confirmed Marc Marquez will miss the Portuguese and Valencian Grands Prix and the November 18 post-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo.
- The newly crowned champion sustained a coracoid fracture and shoulder ligament injury in a first-lap collision with Marco Bezzecchi at Mandalika.
- After an initial non-surgical plan, Marquez underwent shoulder surgery in Madrid when the injury failed to stabilise, and his recovery is now described as positive.
- Four weeks of arm immobilisation followed by rehabilitation rules out any return to the track in 2025, according to the medical team.
- Michele Pirro has filled in at recent rounds, and Ducati says replacements for Portimao and Valencia will be announced in due course, with outside suggestions of other candidates remaining unconfirmed.