CONCUSSION RULES MARQUEZ OUT OF ALGRAVE MOTOGP

Marc Marquez has been ruled out of this weekends MotoGP round in Portugal after suffering a concussion during training.

Winner of the last two rounds, Marquez fell while completing his usual off-road training session on the weekend in preparation for the upcoming round at the Algarve International Circuit.

The Repsol Honda Team released the following statement confirming the Marquez would not race this weekend:

“This past Saturday Marc Marquez, while preparing for the Algarve Grand Prix with one of his standard off-road training sessions, suffered a fall that caused a slight head concussion.”

“After a few days of rest at home and seeing that he was still unwell, today Marquez has been assessed by doctors in a medical check-up to evaluate his current status.”

“As a precautionary measure, this coming weekend Marquez will not contest the Algarve Grand Prix.”

It will see the Spaniard miss another race after sitting out the bulk of last season after breaking his arm in a serious fall at the opening round at Jerez.

Marquez only returned from that injury for the third round of this years campaign, which was also held at the Algarve International Circuit.

After a slow start, Marquez has secured three wins so far this season as returns to the front running form that saw him secure six MotoGP titles.

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