LCR Honda rider Taka Nakagami crashed in the opening stages of Sunday’s Aragon GP after colliding with fellow Audi driver Marc Márquez. The Japanese injured himself.
On the first lap of the Aragon Grand Prix, a frightening accident happened in which Takaaki Nakagami involuntarily fell to the ground. After a collision with factory Honda rider Marc Márquez, who was having trouble with his RC213V after colliding with Fabio Quartararo, the Japanese crashed.
The LCR driver was lucky not to be hit by the following drivers as he skidded a few 100 meters across the circuit. Immediately after the race, Nakagami made his way to Barcelona to have his right hand checked.
The 30-year-old has now announced that he has been separated from Dr. had surgery on me. Nakagami sustained fractures to his little finger and ring finger in his right hand, which were treated in Barcelona. Because the tendons in his hand were also affected in the accident on Sunday, the Honda driver is worried about taking part in the home race in Japan next weekend.
Whether Nakagami will be able to take part in the Grand Prix in Motegi on his Honda will be decided on Thursday at the latest, when he has to obtain clearance for the race from the on-site doctors during an examination.
MotoGP result, Aragón (September 18th):
1. Bastianini, Ducati, 23 Rdn. in 41:35,462 min
2. Bagnaia, Ducati, + 0.042 sec
3. Aleix Espargaró, Aprilia, + 6.139
4. Brad Binder, KTM, + 6,379
5. Miller, Ducati, +6,964
6. Martin, Ducati, +12,030
7. Marini, Ducati, + 12,474
8. Zarco, Ducati, + 12,655
9. Rins, Suzuki, +12,702
10. Bezzecchi, Ducati, + 16,150
11. Oliveira, KTM, + 17,071
12. Alex Marquez, Honda, +18,463
13. Viñales, Aprilia, + 18.730
14. Crutchlow, Yamaha, +20.090
15. Pol Espargaro, Honda, +27,588
16. Gardner, KTM, + 28,805
17. Morbidelli, Yamaha, +30,422
18. Darryn Binder, Yamaha, + 31,330
19. Di Giannantonio, Ducati, + 31.595
20. Raúl Fernández, KTM, + 36,160
– Marc Marquez, Honda, 22 laps down
– Takaaki Nakagami, Honda, first lap not finished
– Fabio Quartararo, Yamaha, first lap not finished
MotoGP World Championship standings (after 15 of 20 races):
1. Quartararo, 211 Punkte. 2. Bagnaia 201. 3. Aleix Espargaró 194. 4. Bastianini 163. 5. Miller 134. 6. Zarco 133. 7. Brad Binder 128. 8. Rins 108. 9. Martin 104. 10. Viñales 104. 11. Oliveira 95. 12. Marini 91. 13. Mir 77. 14. Bezzecchi 74. 15. Marc Márquez 60. 16. Nakagami 46. 17. Pol Espargaró 43. 18. Alex Márquez 39. 19. Morbidelli 26. 20. Di Giannantonio 23 21. Dovizioso 15. 22. Darryn Binder 10. 23. Gardner 9. 24. Raúl Fernández 8. 25. Bradl 2. 26. Crutchlow 2.
Constructors’ Championship:
1. Ducati, 346 Punkte. 2. Aprilia 217. 3. Yamaha 213. 4. KTM 161. 5. Suzuki 134. 6. Honda 100.
Team World Cup:
1. Ducati Lenovo Team, 335 Punkte. 2. Aprilia Racing 298. 3. Monster Energy Yamaha 237. 4. Prima Pramac Racing 237. 5. Red Bull KTM Factory 223. 6. Gresini Racing 186. 7. Suzuki Ecstar 185. 8. Mooney VR46 Racing 165. 9. Repsol Honda 105. 10. LCR Honda 85. 11. WithU Yamaha RNF 27. 12. Tech3 KTM Factory 17.