Marc Marquez, Repsol Honda Team Accident Recap

Repsol Honda‘s rider, Marc Marquez, withdrew from the German GP after a series of five crashes at the Sachsenring, with the last one resulting in a minor hand fracture. However, he is set to make a comeback at the upcoming round in Assen, aiming to “leave behind the challenging German weekend,” as characterized by the team.

Marquez will be joined in the factory Honda team by Iker Lecuona, who steps in for the injured Joan Mir.

In a pre-weekend press release, Marquez stated, “I’m heading to Assen with the aim to leave behind the tough weekend in Germany. We have one more race before the summer break, and the goal is to collect extensive valuable data for our engineers to work with over the upcoming weeks. Our focus for the weekend is to stay calm and follow a well-defined plan.”

Marquez has enjoyed success at Assen twice in the premier class – 2014 and 2018 – and has only missed the podium once in 2021, his most recent visit to the circuit.

Marquez’s tough weekend in Germany started with a crash in FP2 as he pushed for a lap time to secure a spot in Q2, which resulted in a collision with Pramac’s Johann Zarco exiting the pitlane.

Though both riders were unscathed, there was a brief standoff as Marquez laid the blame on Zarco.

On Saturday, Marquez faced three crashes across both qualifying sessions, ending up seventh on the grid. Despite a brief spell in fifth during the 15-lap sprint on the same day, multiple early warnings from his Honda made him slow down, dropping him to 11th place.

He later admitted that the risks he was taking didn’t warrant the results, especially considering the crashes he had already experienced.

Marquez’s fifth crash in Germany occurred during the 10-minute warm-up session on Sunday morning when he was thrown off his Honda at Turn 6.

LCR Honda will be without Alex Rins, who sustained a right leg fracture during the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix sprint race at Mugello. Honda test rider Stefan Bradl is slated to replace the former Suzuki rider.