Marc Marquez will not start the last two rounds of the 2025 MotoGP season. The newly crowned Ducati world champion, secured five races before the end of the championship, brought his triumphant year to an unexpected close: a crash requiring surgery on his right shoulder that will keep him off the track until 2026. The injury was more serious than initially thought, and Ducati boss Claudio Domenicali spoke at length about it.
Hit in the first round of the Indonesian Grand Prix in Mandalika, after contact with Marco Bezzecchi (Aprilia) at turn 7, Marquez He had initially hoped for a quick return. But medical examinations revealed more complex damage to the coracoid process and ligaments of the right shoulder, requiring full surgery.
Claudio Domenicali (CEO of DucatiSky Italia commented:
« Marc will have his bandages removed on Tuesday and will begin physiotherapy to treat his shoulder.We know it's a complex problem. The good news is that The bone and ligament fixation is completely resolved.Therefore, there will be no lasting effects. However, the recovery will be quite long. »
As a result, the Cervera native will miss not only the Portuguese and Valencia Grands Prix, but also the post-season tests at the Ricardo Tormo circuit.
The discovery during the operation: the screws placed in Marc Marquez's right arm in 2020 were bent.
To compensate for this absence, Ducati decided to entrust the Desmosedici GP25 From champion to runner-up in the Superbike World Championship, Nicholas Bulega, who therefore makes his official MotoGP debut in Portimão before also competing in Valencia.
The operation of Marc Marquez The surgery performed in October had an unexpected side effect. While operating on his shoulder, surgeons discovered that the screws placed in his right arm in 2020—following his terrible accident in Jerez with the Honda — were twisted. This new intervention therefore made it possible to correct these old after-effects, offering Marquez a real long-term medical benefit.
Claudio Domenicali said : " the attachment is now perfectMarc will not suffer any lasting effects. The goal is to find a champion at 100% physical fitness for 2026 »
The removal of the bandages is scheduled for November 11, a symbolic date marking the start of the champion's rehabilitation.
This operation brings the season to a premature end. MotoGP 2025 of Marc Marquez, but it doesn't diminish his status in any way. Champion in his first year on DucatiHe proved that the flame is still burning bright—and that even broken, the King of Cervera remains a force of nature. His return in 2026 will be eagerly anticipated.
