The latest race in the Moto GP season had to be stopped after Alex Marquez suffered a brutal crash that left him needing to be taken to hospital.
Spanish racer Marquez crashed into the back of leader Pedro Acosta, who was out in front at the Catalunya Grand Prix after 12 laps of 24.
His bike lost power on the straight, and he had tried to warn riders behind him, but Marquez was left with no time to react.
He crashed into the back of the KTM and he and his bike headed for the wall before cartwheeling through the air.
Marquez was immediately attended to by paramedics as the race was halted, before it was eventually restarted later.
At the restart, former Moto2 champion Johann Zarco crashed and was also taken to hospital, which resulted in a second red flag of the race.
Fabio di Giannantonio, who was hit by debris in the first crash, was able to recover to win.
Marquez had won the sprint race on Saturday and was hopeful of success on Sunday too.
But things didn’t work out that way, and it was later confirmed he was conscious in hospital.
