{"id":198778,"date":"2026-05-17T16:04:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/17\/riders-hospitalised-after-high-speed-motogp-crashes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T16:04:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T16:04:18","slug":"riders-hospitalised-after-high-speed-motogp-crashes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tahrir2day.com\/news\/2026\/05\/17\/riders-hospitalised-after-high-speed-motogp-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Riders hospitalised after high-speed MotoGP crashes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div >\n<p ><b >Riders Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco were taken to hospital after high-speed crashes at the Catalonia MotoGP.<\/b><\/p>\n<p >The race was twice red-flagged after incidents before eventually being won by Fabio di Giannantonio in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p >The Italian Ducati rider was able to take the flag at the third attempt from Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer.<\/p>\n<p >Two big crashes stopped the race, with Marquez involved in a nasty accident when he ran into the back of Pedro Acosta.<\/p>\n<p >Acosta was leading the race on lap 12 of 24 \u2060when his bike \u200bsuddenly \u2060lost power on the straight and \u2060the Spaniard desperately tried to warn \u200bthe \u2060riders behind him.<\/p>\n<p >However, \u200csecond-placed Marquez had no time to react, hitting the back of \u200cthe KTM before he \u200cand his Ducati bike went towards the wall and then cartwheeled through the \u2060air.<\/p>\n<p >Marquez was taken away in \u200can ambulance and was \u200bnot involved in the \u200crestart, with his team Gresini Racing saying he was conscious.<\/p>\n<p >Di Giannatonio was hit by debris in the crash but was able to restart &#8211; and win.<\/p>\n<p >Former Moto2 champion Johann Zarco was also taken to hospital after crashing out of the restart, which triggered a second red flag.<\/p>\n<p >Zarco will have tests on his left leg after he became tangled up in his bike.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;Today has not been an easy day for everybody. I really hope that Alex is fine,&#8221; Di Giannantonio said.<\/p>\n<p >&#8220;We&#8217;ve been really lucky. We know that our sport is amazing. We try to \u2060give an amazing show, but also we are humans and we are in danger. So I really \u200bhope that \u2060everybody is safe.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p >Reigning champion Marc Marquez &#8211; Alex&#8217;s brother &#8211; missed the race after fracturing his foot in France last weekend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riders Alex Marquez and Johann Zarco were taken to hospital after high-speed crashes at the Catalonia MotoGP. The race was twice red-flagged after incidents before eventually being won by Fabio di Giannantonio in Barcelona. The Italian Ducati rider was able to take the flag at the third attempt from Joan Mir and Fermin Aldeguer. 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