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French rider Johann Zarco, who suffered a serious accident in the MotoGP race, will face a double long lap penalty upon his return to MotoGP after sustaining a knee injury. The FIM Jury Board handed this harsh penalty for the incident that occurred at the Catalunya GP, which led to a chain reaction accident.
In this exciting event in the world of MotoGP, LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco had a serious crash during the Catalunya GP race in May. After the race was restarted, Zarco lost control while braking approaching the first corner, and his erroneous maneuver caused Pecco Bagnaia and Luca Marini to also crash. The most critical result of the accident occurred when Bagnaia’s Ducati struck the rear wheel of Zarco during his fall. While the French rider suffered serious injuries to his knee ligaments, Bagnaia and Marini managed to avoid the crash. Both riders stopped immediately and went to help medical teams beside Zarco, being the first responders.
Jury Review and Penalty Protocol
The FIM MotoGP Jury Board had postponed the review of the incident due to the severity of Zarco's injury. However, after the review was completed, the decision was announced before the German GP weekend at the Sachsenring circuit. The stewards evaluated movements that could pose a danger. These movements were deemed as actions that risked endangering other riders during the start or first lap, or caused an accident for multiple riders.
The wording used in the penalty decision included:
“According to the Penalty Protocols sent to the teams, this maneuver was evaluated as an MGP-CC5 type incident: Start / opening lap. Movements that pose a danger to multiple riders or cause an accident.” “As this is the first infraction this season, the appropriate penalty for this incident is a double long lap penalty.”
Following this decision, Johann Zarco will have to serve a double long lap penalty in the first Grand Prix he returns to MotoGP. This represents a very difficult start for the French rider from a sporting perspective.
Recovery Schedule and Race Program Difficulties
Initially, surgery was expected for the injury Zarco suffered at the Catalunya GP. The LCR Honda team stated that the French rider’s operation was planned, provided that the injuries healed and the risk of infection decreased. However, after final checks were conducted, the treatment plan was revised, and it was determined that surgery was no longer necessary.
Despite this positive development, Zarco's return to MotoGP is not expected before September. According to the current recovery schedule, the French rider will miss the German GP, as well as the British GP at Silverstone and the Aragon race. During this period, the LCR Honda motorcycle will be ridden by experienced British rider Cal Crutchlow. The team will provide support by participating in the race program during Zarco's recovery process. While the priority for Johann Zarco is the complete healing of his knee injury, his return to MotoGP will be a difficult start from a sporting perspective. The French rider will have to adapt to racing pace after a long break while also having to complete the double long lap penalty given for the Barcelona accident.
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