Zarco set for MotoGP return at Aragon pending medical clearance

LCR Honda rider Johann Zarco is scheduled to return to MotoGP at the Aragon Grand Prix on August 28-30, but only after passing a medical assessment at the circuit, the team said Thursday. The Frenchman has been sidelined since injuring a knee ligament in a multi-rider crash at the Catalan Grand Prix in May. He had been expected back in September initially. Zarco was hurt during a restart when he collided with Ducati’s Francesco Bagnaia and Honda’s Luca Marini in a three-rider pile-up, trapping his leg under Bagnaia’s bike and requiring hospital treatment. He has missed six rounds.