The Thai MotoGP this weekend means Marquez will have the minimum po🐭ssible turnaround, after completing his first race since another major arm surgery.

The eight-time world champion qualified in pole position in Motegi, then finished fourth while overtaking 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Miguel Oliveira on the last lap, i🅰n a stunning demonstration of his strength and grit.

He had missed eight races of this season due to a fourth operation which rotated his bone, and his ongoing recovery called into question whether he could cope with the physic🔜al demands of a full race in the premier class.

“[Sund💖ay] was the first day that I f🅘elt pain in the shoulder,” he told BT Sport.

“Let’s see how the recovery of that arm will be.

“I was delayed [doing TV interviews] b🅘ecause I was on the ice already! Trying to take care.

“I will have to take painkillers tonight. I rode with painkillers🍒 just to keep the pain 🐽down.

“I have three days to rec🍃over well, but I don’t thinꦺk it will be a problem.”

Marquez was 7.7s behind race winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jack Miller in Japan, and is still the most successful Honda rider ♛of an abject season for the team despite missing so many races.

He said: “I am really happy about the weekend. From Friday toꦑ Sunday we made good steps and were at a solid pace.

“The race distance? I expected much worse.

“I am riding in a strange style, a strange posit🤡ion, but I was able to keep going at a good pace so I am happy♎.

“I was struggling only in a few points in the circuit. I was abl🔯e to attack Oliveira at the end.

“It was not an amazing result if you look at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:MotoGP standings, but i🌜t 🌠is an amazing result from where we were coming.”