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Eyewitness News
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Eyewitness News
MotoGP's Marini seriously injured in Japan testing crash
TOKYO - Italian MotoGP rider Luca Marini has suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung, after a heavy fall while testing for an endurance race in Japan. Marini was hospitalised after crashing at the Suzuka circuit on Wednesday, his Honda HRC team said. He was stabilised and will remain under observation in Japan until fit to travel. The 27-year-old rider posted a picture on his Instagram feed of him lying in a hospital bed. "Thanks everyone for the support! I'll keep you posted," he wrote in Italian. Marini, who finished 15th in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday, was testing for the Suzuka 8-Hour. READ: Marc Marquez says Silverstone focus is protecting MotoGP lead The annual endurance race, one of Japan's biggest motorcycling events, is held at the Honda-owned home Suzuka circuit that also hosts the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Marini completed the first day without incident but crashed heavily on the second, suffering a dislocated hip, knee ligament damage, fractures to his sternum and collarbone and a right collapsed lung. "Honda HRC and the Honda HRC Castrol team will support Marini fully in his recovery," the team said in a statement. Marini is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings after seven races.
NDTV
3 days ago
- Automotive
- NDTV
MotoGP's Luca Marini Seriously Injured In Japan Testing Crash
Italian MotoGP rider Luca Marini has suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung, after a heavy fall while testing for an endurance race in Japan. Marini was hospitalised after crashing at the Suzuka circuit on Wednesday, his Honda HRC team said. He was stabilised and will remain under observation in Japan until fit to travel. The 27-year-old rider posted a picture on his Instagram feed of him lying in a hospital bed. "Thanks everyone for the support! I'll keep you posted," he wrote in Italian. Marini, who finished 15th in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday, was testing for the Suzuka 8-Hour. The annual endurance race, one of Japan's biggest motorcycling events, is held at the Honda-owned home Suzuka circuit that also hosts the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Marini completed the first day without incident but crashed heavily on the second, suffering a dislocated hip, knee ligament damage, fractures to his sternum and collarbone and a right collapsed lung. "Honda HRC and the Honda HRC Castrol team will support Marini fully in his recovery," the team said in a statement. Marini is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings after seven races.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
MotoGP's Marini seriously injured in Japan testing crash
Italian MotoGP rider Luca Marini has suffered serious injuries, including a collapsed lung, after a heavy fall while testing for an endurance race in Japan. Marini was hospitalised after crashing at the Suzuka circuit on Wednesday, his Honda HRC team said. He was stabilised and will remain under observation in Japan until fit to travel. The 27-year-old rider posted a picture on his Instagram feed of him lying in a hospital bed. "Thanks everyone for the support! I'll keep you posted," he wrote in Italian. Marini, who finished 15th in the British MotoGP at Silverstone on Sunday, was testing for the Suzuka 8-Hour. The annual endurance race, one of Japan's biggest motorcycling events, is held at the Honda-owned home Suzuka circuit that also hosts the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix. Marini completed the first day without incident but crashed heavily on the second, suffering a dislocated hip, knee ligament damage, fractures to his sternum and collarbone and a right collapsed lung. "Honda HRC and the Honda HRC Castrol team will support Marini fully in his recovery," the team said in a statement. Marini is 13th in the 2025 MotoGP world championship standings after seven races. amk/dh
The Mainichi
22-04-2025
- Automotive
- The Mainichi
Luxury NSX patrol car donated to police in Japan's Mie Pref., roars around Suzuka track
SUZUKA, Mie -- A patrol car converted from Honda Motor Co.'s NSX luxury sports car was donated to Mie Prefectural Police by the president of a real estate company on April 21. The NSX police car, painted in black and white and bearing the emergency phone number "110" as its license plate, sped around the Suzuka Circuit where the donation ceremony took place. This is the second instance nationwide, following Tochigi Prefecture, where an NSX patrol car has been donated. The latest donor is Toshiya Kobayashi, 43, president of the real estate company Smart based in Kusatsu, Shiga Prefecture, who is an enthusiast of motorsports. He learned about patrol cars converted from sports cars and thought that many people would be delighted to see one at the Suzuka Circuit, where the Formula One Japanese Grand Prix is held. In June last year, during a visit to watch a race, Kobayashi directly proposed the idea to prefectural police officials engaged in public relations activities, leading to the donation. Kobayashi said, "It looks even cooler than I imagined, and gets me excited. I hope it will be used in enlightenment activities so that children will be attracted to the police." According to the prefectural police, the total cost, including purchase and modification, was about 25 million yen (roughly $177,000). The engine has a displacement of approximately 3,500 cc, and the vehicle measures 4.49 meters in length, 1.94 meters in width, and 1.215 meters in height. Yoji Tsurusawa, head of the prefectural police, expressed gratitude for the donation, saying, "We gratefully accepted the offer to use the vehicle for police activities. We will operate it effectively to ensure it is widely recognized by the citizens of the prefecture." (Japanese original by Nene Haseyama and Masaya Shibuya, Tsu Bureau)
