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Oliver Konig (Orelac Racing MOVISIO) has been ruled out of the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship action on Sunday due to a suspected left ankle fracture. The Czech rider crashed in the original start for Race 1 at Turn 4 at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya for the Prosecco DOC Catalunya Round and retired from the race. He went to the medical centre for a check-up following that crash and he was reassessed on Sunday morning ahead of Warm Up. Following that second assessment, he has been declared unfit with a suspected left ankle fracture.
Konig had taken 23rd in Saturday’s Tissot Superpole session and he made great progress on the first lap of the original race to move close to the top 20. However, he crashed at Turn 4 on Lap 2 before a red flag was shown for a separate incident and he retired from the race without taking part in the restarted race in Barcelona.
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Source: WorldSBK.com