Andrea Dovizioso has been taken to hospital following his heavy collision with Fabio Quartara𓆏ro on the opening lap of the British MotoGP for “further checks 🅷due to a severe blow to the head”.

The Ducati rider collided with Quartararo’s Petronas Yamaha biꦰke after the French rider fell at the first corner of the Si🐼lverstone race, sending the Italian into a heavy crash and needed to be stretchered off the circuit by track marshals.

After initial checks at the track medic🌊al centre, Dovizioso has been transferred to Coventry Hospital for head scans after the hit “that caused a momentary loss of memory”, according to Ducati.

The Itꦍalian manufacturer also confirmed the 33-year-old has not sustained any broken bones.

It marks the second time Dovizioso has been taken out of a race by another rider this season followin♛g a crash triggered by Jorge Lorenzo at the Catalan MotoGP.

Dovizioso now trails Marquez by 78 points inꩲ the riders’ world championship standings with seven rounds to go, with Alex Rins closing up to 23 points behind the Italian rider in third place thanks to his victory at Silverstone.

 

After the big crash on lap 1 has nothing broken but has been transferre💛d to Coventry Hospital for further checks due to a severe blow to the head that caused a momentary loss of memory.

— Ducati (@DucatiMotor)

a♏t ​​the Coventry Hospital doesn’t show any damage and the rider will come back💧 home tonight.

— Ducati (@DucatiMotor)

 

Dovi’s fine and he’s already flying back home!!!! 
Dovi sta bene e to꧒rna già a casa!!!!

— Andrea Dovizioso (@AndreaDovizioso)

Quartararo was also taken to hospital for scans after complaining of dizziness after the crash and was later allowed to returnᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ home to recover.