Two WorldSBK riders are doubtful for the upcoming Estoril WorldSBK spherical on 10–12 October, though they’ve each been cleared to at the least start the penultimate race weekend of the season.
Each Danilo Petrucci and Iker Lecuona come into Estoril with accidents.
Petrucci introduced on Wednesday (8 October) night that he had sustained proper hand accidents, together with a damaged metacarpal, whereas coaching within the gymnasium within the week after the Aragon Spherical. The Italian has been cleared to participate in FP1 in Estoril however he shall be reviewed after the session, as confirmed by WorldSBK.
Lecuona, however, has been out of motion since sustaining a double fracture in his proper arm within the lap one crash brought on by Andrea Iannone in Race 1 at Balaton Park.
The Spanish rider was in Aragon final day out to attempt to assist his substitute, Tommy Bridewell, adapt to the MotorLand circuit he had by no means visited earlier than, however shall be aiming to be again on-track himself in Estoril’s races.
As with Petrucci, Lecuona has been cleared to journey in FP1, however shall be reviewed after the session, as confirmed by WorldSBK, to find out his functionality to proceed the weekend.
Whereas each Petrucci and Lecuona are unsure for the weekend in Estoril past FP1, GRT Yamaha’s Dominique Aegerter was dominated out after he fractured a metacarpal in coaching after Aragon.
For the Swiss rider, it’s an absence from the races that comes with unlucky timing, as Aegerter stays with out his future secured for 2026 at current.
Questions additionally stay over Aegerter’s potential to contest the ultimate spherical of 2025 at Jerez subsequent weekend (17–19 October). These questions would additionally relate to Lecuona and/or Petrucci ought to one or each of them be unable to proceed with the Estoril weekend previous FP1 on Friday morning.
