Zarco Set for Aragon MotoGP Return After Barcelona Accident
The French rider is set to return after 96 days out, with LCR calling on Cal Crutchlow as a stand-in if he fails the circuit check.
- On Thursday, LCR Honda announced Johann Zarco aims to return to MotoGP at the Aragon Grand Prix on August 28-30, subject to passing a mandatory medical evaluation at the circuit.
- Zarco has been sidelined since suffering serious knee ligament injuries in May during a multi-rider crash with Francesco Bagnaia and Luca Marini at the Catalan Grand Prix, forcing him to miss six Grands Prix.
- The Frenchman gradually increased his workload riding a supermoto and a Honda CBR1000RR in recent weeks, while LCR called upon former racer Cal Crutchlow to fill the seat during his absence.
- Upon his return, Zarco will face a double long lap penalty for causing the Catalunya incident, and Crutchlow will travel to Aragon as a precaution should the Frenchman fail his medical exam.
- Zarco is confirmed to remain with Lucio Cecchinello's team next season, though the identity of his 2027 team-mate remains unconfirmed as the team prepares for the new 850cc era alongside factory riders like Fabio Quartararo.
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Very few trusted his return this year after his serious accident, in Barcelona, where his left knee was torn apart. Wait, long wait, medical doubts, operate or not operate and, in the end, making stock of patience and hard work in the gymnasium, the Frenchman Johann Zarco, 36 years old, returns, next week, in the Grand Prix of Aragon. It is the penultimate miracle of these gladiators.
The French pilot, who was the victim of a terrible fall in May, received the green light from his doctors to find the track at the Aragon Grand Prix at the end of August.
Johann Zarco MotoGP return set for Aragon, says LCR Honda
Johann Zarco is set to return to MotoGP at the Aragon Grand Prix after missing several months of racing. Zarco has been unable to race since he crashed in the Catalan MotoGP in May, meaning a return at Aragon will come after over three months on the sidelines. The French rider had been replaced by Cal Crutchlow since the Italian Grand Prix, but a return for Zarco at MotorLand will bring an end to the Brit’s latest stint as a fill-in, and likely …
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