Marc Márquez has been discharged from the Hospital Ruber Internacional in Madrid, following a successful double surgery on Sunday morning. The procedure addressed both the fractured fifth metatarsal in his right foot, sustained during a hard crash in the closing stages of the sprint race at Le Mans, and a displaced screw in his right shoulder from a previous injury.
Although no official recovery timeline has been discussed, the first steps of Ducati’s plan for the eight-time world champion have fallen into place. The crash in France forced an early intervention that had been scheduled for after the Montmeló round. Márquez originally planned to undergo surgery later to remove a screw in his right shoulder that had shifted following his crash at the 2025 Indonesian Grand Prix.
Under the direction of Dr. Samuel Antuña, the medical team successfully stabilized the foot fracture and removed two screws along with a bone fragment from a prior Latarjet procedure (December 2019) that had moved and was compressing the radial nerve. Davide Tardozzi, team manager of Ducati Lenovo, confirmed from the French GP grid that the operation went smoothly, and the team reiterated that there were no complications.
From his home, where he has already begun rehabilitation, Márquez expressed his gratitude. “I am truly grateful for all the warm messages and support. A special thanks to the medical team for their incredible work,” he wrote, sharing images from his hospital stay. In his post, he was seen at home without a sling but wearing a boot on his right foot due to the fracture.
Márquez made the decision to fly back to Madrid on Saturday evening to undergo surgery as quickly as possible, prioritizing a swift and proper recovery over an immediate return to racing. “Right now, coming back is not the priority,” he stated before leaving Le Mans.
The most important thing for him is a good recovery, which means he will miss this weekend’s Catalan Grand Prix (May 15–17). The next scheduled round on the MotoGP calendar is the Italian Grand Prix (May 29–31), but neither Márquez nor Ducati intends to rush the timeline. “If there are no complications, the recovery time should be short, but it’s uncertain,” he told DAZN. The positive side is that he went looking for a problem and found it. Now the countdown begins.
