Ducati has confirmed that Marc Marquez underwent a “successful” double surgery on his foot and shoulder in Madrid on Sunday, following his Le Mans MotoGP crash. The reigning world champion was ruled out of Sunday’s French Grand Prix - won by Aprilia’s Jorge Martin - following a violent crash during the sprint.

Defending MotoGP champion Marc Marquez will miss the rest of the French Grand Prix and next week's Catalan Grand Prix after fracturing his foot in a crash on Saturday.

MARC MARQUEZ suffered a broken metatarsal following a brutal crash in today’s MotoGP sprint race in France. And the Ducati king has been ruled OUT of tomorrow’s Grand Prix in Le

“Marc is Madrid and he will undergo surgery today,” said team manager Davide Tardozzi in a Sunday morning medical update issued by Ducati. “At the same time, his right shoulder will be also fixed to repair an old injury dating back to his crash at the Indonesian GP of the last year.

Pecco doesn't name the culprit, but the clues are clear. "It was the same as in Jerez, but I didn't want to give up and ended up crashing. I hope Marquez comes back soon. Congratulations to Martin, and especially to Aprilia.

Francesco Bagnaia admits his struggles at Ducati have now stretched over a year, as he heads into the French Grand Prix looking for a way back to form.

LE MANS, May 10 (Reuters) - Reigning MotoGP champion Marc Marquez underwent successful double surgery on Sunday in Madrid following his crash in Saturday's French Grand Prix sprint, Ducati announced.