Jacque forced out of home event.

Olivier Jacque will miss his home round of the MotoGP season at Le Mans this coming weekend as a result of complications with the arm injury he picked up in a practice crash ahead of the Chinese Grand Prix.

The 33-year-old Kawasaki rider was sidelined in Shanghai following the fall during Friday practice that left the Frenchman nursing a major puncture wound and muscle damage to his right forearm.

Having been treated at Shanghai's Huasham hospital, Jacque was hopeful of being fit in time for his home race before an examination in Barcelona discovered the onset of infection in the wound.

Jacque was forced to spend three days in hospital undergoing a course of antibiotics, and will now spend further time undergoing an intensive course of physiotherapy to increase mobility in his right hand - with a current lack of movement making it impossible for him to feature at Le Mans this season.

"Obviously I'm bitterly disappointed that I've been forced to miss my home race, but the loss of mobility in my right arm means that it is simply impossible for me to race at Le Mans," said Jacque, who will now aim to try and get fit in time for the Italian Grand Prix on 3 June. "I damaged the muscles in my forearm in the crash, and the surgery to close the wound meant that the surrounding skin had to be stretched tight. As a result, I still can't fully extend my forearm and I won't be able to do so without some pretty intensive physiotherapy to stretch the skin and strengthen the muscle.

"For the moment, the important thing is to ensure that we're beating the infection, which means daily trips to the hospital for the wound to be examined. Once the danger of infection has passed then I will start work on regaining full movement and strength in the injured arm, with the aim being to be fully fit again for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello. It's a shame that this has happened now, because the bike has improved considerably since the start of the season and a good result at Le Mans was a real possibility. I hope that, when I return, my results will reflect just how much of an improvement has been made with the bike.

"I feel sorry for my team, but I am aiming to be back with them as soon as possible, and I wish them every success in France. I can only apologise to the French fans that were expecting to cheer on two French Kawasaki riders at Le Mans that I've been forced to pull out of the race, but I hope they'll all get behind Randy in my absence."