Spanish Ducati Pramac Racing rider Hector Barbera will be back in action at this weekend's Grand Prix in San Marino, after the his six-week absence. MotoGP arrives in Misano for the second race in Italy.
The Spaniard is eager to jump aboard his Ducati and return on the track and to start working again with his team.
Barbera's recovery, from both the small vertebrae fractured and the broken leg he suffered in a training accident six weeks ago, has gone so well that Barbera is able to get back in action earlier than expected.
The Spaniard has been recovering in his homecountry and has undergone an intensive rehab therapy, which has resulted in Barbera being back in good form.
The 25 year old has missed the last three races over his injuries and currently lies eleventh in the Riders Championship standing with 60 points.
Hector Barbera
"I’m really excited that I’ll ride this weekend on this amazing track. I have a lot of good memories about Misano, especially from 2009 when I won in the middle class. Obviously this year it is a different situation. I didn’t ride for six weeks, but I made a big effort to be ready to race this weekend and the only thing I thought about during the rehabilitation was to be back on my Ducati as soon as I could. I had some down time on my active rehabilitation due to the forced rest after the big crash in Indy, but I worked hard with the passive rehabilitation to recovery as quick as possible.
I feel good, even if I know that on the track it will be a different thing and it could be hard, but I miss my bike and my team and I want to try.
I have to say thanks to a lot of people, in particular to my team, my sponsor, all the people that I worked with in these weeks and also thanks to Toni Elias."
Press release courtesy of the Pramac Racing Team.
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2024 F1 Championship Standings (as of April 20)
P | Driver | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 85 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 70 |
3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 64 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 59 |
5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 40 |
6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 34 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 25 |
8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 24 |
9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 17 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 9 |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 7 |
12 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 6 |
13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 3 |
14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1 |
15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 |
16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 0 |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 0 |
19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 0 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
21 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 155 |
Poles: 4 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 3 | ||
2 | Scuderia Ferrari | 129 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | McLaren F1 Team | 74 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
4 | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 42 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 33 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 4 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Williams Racing | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 0 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |
2024 MotoGP Championship Standings (as of April 14)
P | Rider | Team | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Jorge Martin | Pramac Racing | 80 |
2 | Enea Bastianini | Ducati Lenovo | 59 |
3 | Maverick Viñales | Aprilia Racing | 56 |
4 | Pedro Acosta | GASGAS Tech3 | 54 |
5 | Francesco Bagnaia | Ducati Lenovo | 50 |
6 | Brad Binder | Red Bull KTM | 49 |
7 | Aleix Espargaro | Aprilia Racing | 39 |
8 | Marc Marquez | Gresini Racing | 36 |
9 | Fabio Di Giannantonio | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 25 |
10 | Jack Miller | Red Bull KTM | 22 |
11 | Marco Bezzecchi | Pertamina Enduro VR46 | 20 |
12 | Fabio Quartararo | Monster Energy Yamaha | 19 |
13 | Alex Marquez | Gresini Racing | 14 |
14 | Miguel Oliveira | Trackhouse Racing | 13 |
15 | Joan Mir | Repsol Honda | 7 |
16 | Raul Fernandez | Trackhouse Racing | 7 |
17 | Augusto Fernandez | GASGAS Tech3 | 7 |
18 | Johann Zarco | LCR Honda Castrol | 5 |
19 | Alex Rins | Monster Energy Yamaha | 3 |
20 | Takaaki Nakagami | LCR Honda Idemitsu | 2 |
21 | Luca Marini | Repsol Honda | 0 |
22 | Franco Morbidelli | Pramac Racing | 0 |
P | Team | Points |
---|---|---|
1 | Ducati Lenovo Team | 109 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 1 | ||
2 | Aprilia Racing | 95 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 2 GP wins: 1 | ||
3 | Prima Pramac Racing | 80 |
Poles: 1 Sprint wins: 1 GP wins: 1 | ||
4 | Red Bull KTM Factory Racing | 71 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
5 | Red Bull GASGAS Tech3 | 61 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
6 | Gresini Racing MotoGP | 50 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
7 | Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team | 45 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
8 | Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP | 22 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
9 | Trackhouse Racing | 20 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
10 | Repsol Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 | ||
11 | LCR Honda Team | 7 |
Poles: 0 Sprint wins: 0 GP wins: 0 |