Macau Grand Prix 2018: Ben Wylie in hospital but Phil Crowe fine as motorcycle crash ends race early; Peter Hickman wins
- Ben Wylie taken to emergency room following Fisherman’s Bend crash
- Phil Crowe given check-up but fine after colliding with Wylie’s bike
Peter Hickman was awarded his third Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix after two riders crashed with four laps to go at the Guia Circuit’s notorious Fisherman’s Bend section.
Bimota’s Ben Wylie struck the barrier and spun out of control on lap eight, with Phil Crowe coming off his BMW after hitting Wylie’s bike, though neither rider has life-threatening injuries.
Wylie was treated for pain in his left shoulder before being transferred to the emergency room at Conde S. Januario General Hospital, where he is conscious but under examination.
Crowe was given a check-up after the accident but it was determined by the organising committee’s chief medical officer that no further examination was needed.
Ambulance sirens could be heard trackside as the remaining riders came into the pit lane early, with Michael Rutter declared second and Martin Jessopp third.