Marc Marquez's punishing Indonesian MotoGP weekend culminated in one of the biggest accidents of his career followed by a trip to hospital, forcing him to withdraw from the race due to concussion. Like his fellow Honda riders, after a strong test at the new Mandalika circuit in February, Marquez struggled on the modified Michelin rear-tyre casing brought for the race weekend and last used in 2018. The Spaniard had already fallen three times in practice and qualifying, leaving him 14th on the grid, but the near 200km/h highside in morning warm-up was on another scale. As Marquez entered the last of the fast Turn 5-6-7 right-handers, the rear of his machine kicked out and then dug in, sending him somersaulting through the air before landing hard on the asphalt runoff. Marquez's recent injury battles heightened the concern over his welfare, but the 29-year-old was eventually able to stand and stagger slowly out of the gravel.

A seriously big crash for @marcmarquez93 today

A testament to how good modern protective gear is, we're incredibly happy to see and hear that he's OK! See you in Argentina, Marc! 💪#IndonesianGP 🇮🇩 pic.twitter.com/GKAaOAFauw

— MotoGP�🏁 (@MotoGP) March 20, 2022