MotoGP racer hurtles through the air in terrifying crash, suffers serious injuries

Spanish MotoGP rider Alex Marquez was progressive successful a serious clang during a race astatine nan Catalunya Grand Prix connected Sunday.

Marquez collided pinch then-race leader Pedro Acosta arsenic nan 2 jockeyed for position. His motorcycle flipped complete respective times aft he was thrown to nan ground. Acosta’s motorcycle slowed down unexpectedly and Marquez couldn’t debar him connected nan track.

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Alex Marquez of Spain crashes his BK8 Gresini Racing Ducati aft hitting nan backmost of Pedro Acosta during nan MotoGP of Catalonia astatine Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya connected May 17, 2026. (Gold & Goose Photography/Getty Images)

The biker was sent hurtling done nan aerial arsenic his conveyance ripped apart.

Marquez was conscious aft nan clang he was taken to nan infirmary for "further evaluation," according to title officials. His injuries were not considered to beryllium life threatening, according to Spanish media.

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Marquez’s chap MotoGP racer, Johann Zarco, was besides sent to nan infirmary pursuing a wreck.

"Álex Márquez beingness conditions update: Marginal fracture of C7; further information will beryllium completed adjacent week. Right clavicle fracture; it will beryllium stabilized pinch a plate. He will acquisition room coming by nan squad astatine Hospital General de Catalunya," his squad said successful a station connected X.

An ambulance arrives astatine nan Circuit de Barcelona successful Barcelona, Spain, aft Gresini Racing's Alex Marquez sustained an wounded during a clang successful nan MotoGP title connected May 17, 2026. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

Zarco’s limb sewage entangled connected nan rear of different rider’s motorcycle. He was trapped arsenic nan motorcycle flipped complete respective times. He was taken to nan infirmary for further evaluation.

Red flags came retired aft some incidents.

Fabio Di Giannantonio managed to attain a first-place decorativeness contempt pieces of Marquez’s motorcycle hitting him during nan crash.

Pedro Acosta of Red Bull KTM Factory Racing, Alex Marquez of Gresini Racing, and Raul Fernandez of Trackhouse Racing compete during nan MotoGP title astatine Circuit de Barcelona successful Barcelona, Spain, connected May 17, 2026. (Nacho Doce/Reuters)

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"Today has not ⁠been an easy time for everybody. I really dream that Alex is fine," he said, via Reuters. "We've been really lucky. We cognize ​that our athletics is amazing. We effort to springiness an astonishing show, but besides we are humans and we are successful danger. ​So I really dream that everybody is safe."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.