Dominique Aegerter (GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK Team) will miss out on the Motul French Round next week after sustaining rib and shoulder injuries in a training crash. The two-time WorldSSP Champion was training in Austria when he crashed, with Aegerter flown back to Switzerland where multiple rib fractures and an injury to his right shoulder were diagnosed. He will therefore miss the MOTUL FIM Superbike World Championship round at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours.

A statement from Yamaha read: “GYTR GRT Yamaha WorldSBK rider Dominique Aegerter has been injured in a training incident in Austria while preparing for the remainder of the 2024 season. He was flown back to his native Switzerland, where it was confirmed he had sustained multiple rib fractures and an injury to the right shoulder. He will undergo surgery today for a stabilisation procedure. A full recovery timeline will be determined after the planned surgery, but the Swiss rider will sit out Round 8 of WorldSBK in Magny-Cours next weekend.”

2024 has been a difficult season for Aegerter so far, after ending 2023 with two podiums. The Swiss rider missed winter testing through illness, which put him on the back foot heading into his sophomore campaign. Aegerter’s best result of the season is sixth in Race 1 at Phillip Island, the opening race of the season. He currently sits 11^th in the Riders’ Championship with 79 points, seven points behind Jonathan Rea (Pata Prometeon Yamaha) who completes the top ten in the standings.

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