Michael van der Mark (ROKiT BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team) will be back on track in the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship on Friday after passing his medical check at the Autodrom Most. The Dutchman fractured his left femur in a huge highside at Assen back in April and has missed every round since but will return to the M1000RR during the Acerbis Czech Round after undergoing a medical check on Thursday, although will be reviewed again on Friday.

Van der Mark’s crash happened in the early stages of Race 2 at the TT Circuit Assen and the injuries left him requiring surgery on his left femur, with the 30-year-old slowly working his way towards full fitness. His return comes just one round before WorldSBK’s summer break in August and BMW announced their plans to have him back as soon as the Italian Round at Imola concluded two weeks ago. Van der Mark will undergo more checks on Friday after Free Practice 1 but will return to WorldSBK action tomorrow.

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