Gresini: Superbike ace Iker Lecuona to replace Fermin Aldeguer in Australia

Fermin Aldeguer suffered a fracture to his right hand in a crash during the MotoGP race in Indonesia. Last week, the 21-year-old underwent successful surgery in Barcelona – the fracture was fixed with screws. Last weekend, Aldeguer was a guest at the Superbike World Championship season finale in Jerez. With his hand in a plaster cast, he watched the final races of the production-based world championship.

His appearance in Jerez already suggested that the MotoGP race weekend in Australia, which takes place from 23 to 25 October, would come too soon for Aldeguer. On Monday, his Gresini team confirmed that the Spaniard would be unable to compete in the Australian Grand Prix.

Aldeguer will be replaced at Phillip Island by Superbike ace Iker Lecuona. “Fermin Aldeguer will not be on the starting grid for the Australian Grand Prix. Iker Lecuona will once again ride the number 54 Ducati,” read an official statement from Gresini Racing. “Fermin is working to be fit again in less than two weeks for the race in Malaysia.”

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