During the second lap of the Portimão GP, at turn three, Marc Marquez slipped in to overtake Martin, but he decidedly took the measures badly and hit Oliveira. Both pilots ended up on the ground. Miguel only suffered numerous bruises, while Marquez fractured right hand (and a penalty of two long lap penalties to be served at the next race).
Upon returning to Spain for further tests, Marc Marquez was diagnosed with one intra-articular compound fracture of the base of the first metacarpal of the thumb of the right hand.
Marquez was immediately operated on at the Ruber Internacional Hospital in Madrid with Dr Ignacio Roger de Oña leading a team made up of Dr Samuel Antuña and Dr Andrea Garcia Villanueva. The operation consisted in a closed reduction of the fracture and internal fixation of the same with two screws.
After the surgery, Marc Marquez and the Repsol Honda Team have decided to sit out the next round of the World Championshiptaking place this weekend in Argentina, to focus on recovery.
