Reigning MotoGP world champion Francesco Bagnaia (Ducati) suffers only bruises after his spectacular fall at the Catalunya GP on Sunday, while teammate Enea Bastiannini suffered two fractures to his hand and ankle, their team have informed. .
“Pecco Bagnaia suffered multiple contusions but additional medical examinations did not detect any fracture. He will return to Italy this (Sunday) evening with the team,” writes the Ducati team in a press release.
The leader of the provisional world championship standings, who had started from pole position, crashed on his own after turn 2: a loss of control of the front wheel sent him flying over his handlebars and he crashed. was then rolled on one leg by South African Brad Binder (KTM), causing the race to be interrupted (red flag).
First taken to the Circuit de Catalunya medical center, Bagnaia had been taken to a hospital in Barcelona for further examinations, which ultimately revealed no injuries.
The 26-year-old from Turin, who is leading the championship 50 lengths ahead of Spaniard Jorge Martin (Ducati-Pramac), third in the Grand Prix on Sunday, could be back on the track next week at home, at the San Marino GP at Misano.
His official Ducati teammate, Enea Bastiannini, on the other hand, was much less lucky after being the cause of a crash at the first corner. He had missed his braking inside and hit the Frenchman Johann Zarco, then they had involved in their fall the Spaniard Alex Marquez (Ducati-Gresini) and the Italians Fabio Di Giannantonio (Ducati-Gresini) and Marco Bezzecchi (Ducati- VR46).
“Enea Bastiannini suffered a fracture without displacement of the medial malleolus of the left ankle and a fracture of the second metacarpal of the left hand (…) He will need an operation on the ankle and, to speed up his recovery, he will also have hand surgery in the coming days,” his team detailed in a press release, which did not specify the duration of his unavailability.
The Italian (25) had already broken his right shoulder blade during the first weekend of the season in Portugal at the end of March and then missed the following four Grands Prix.
