MotoGP: What a disaster for Marco Bezzecchi—he needs surgery after his terrifying crash

Two weeks after his crash at 200 kilometers per hour in Assen—which, fortunately, had no serious consequences—Marco Bezzecchi experienced another major scare during the decisive qualifying session for the German Grand Prix, this time with more serious consequences: just over ten minutes before the end of Q2, the rider from Romagna lost control of his Aprilia in Turn 7 at a speed of 160 kilometers per hour, ending up in the gravel and rolling several times before coming to a stop, after being thrown from the bike.

“Bez” got back on his feet shortly afterward and was escorted by a marshal on a scooter to the pit area, but he did not return to his bike, watching the rest of qualifying from the pits and thus settling for seventh place overall. After qualifying, Bezzecchi went to the medical center for an examination, complaining of persistent pain on the left side of his body. The results of the initial tests confirmed the fears: a comminuted clavicle fracture requiring surgery.

For the rider from Rimini—who had started the season with three consecutive Grand Prix wins and, later, a victory at Mugello—this is not a lucky moment: the last few race weekends have yielded just 13 points in the standings, thanks to a third-place finish in the Sprint race in Hungary and a fourth-place finish in the Sprint race at Assen. However, he retired from those respective Grand Prix races, while in the Czech Republic, after a crash in the Sprint race, he was also disqualified from the Grand Prix due to an altercation with a track marshal.