Bezzecchi suffered a complete and displaced fracture of his left collarbone and will undergo surgery on Sunday in Italy.
It’s another damaging blow to his MotoGP title aspirations, having previously led the standings.
Aprilia teammate Jorge Martin took the points lead at Assen after Bezzecchi crashed during the Grand Prix of the Netherlands.
Bezzecchi looks likely to slip further down the order with only two points separating him and third-placed VR46 rider Fabio Di Giannantonio.
On Saturday, Martin extended his lead over Bezzecchi in the riders’ championship to 11 points with a sixth place finish.
“First of all, I’d like to send all my strength to Marco, because I know well what it means to find yourself in that type of situation,” said Martin.
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“I’m sure that he will be back even stronger than before, and the team will definitely feel his absence.
“This weekend is not going as I had expected.
“We strayed a bit from the path during the weekend and we decided to use an entirely different bike in view of the sprint race which allowed me to improve my speed slightly.
“We are still far from where we’d like to be, but we’ll try to make another step forward in the long race.”
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Saturday’s sprint was won by Ducati’s Marc Marquez from pole position ahead of his brother Alex of Gresini while third went to Di Giannantonio.
While Aprilia has had the bike to beat this season, satellite rider Ai Ogura was the best of the RS-GP26 riders in fourth ahead of Trackhouse teammate Raul Fernandez.
Aprilia technical director Fabiano Sterlacchini acknowledged Bezzecchi’s untimely injury amid the manufacturer’s struggles.
“This was a bit of a complicated Saturday, especially with Marco’s accident, but these things can happen in motorsport, so we just need to buck up and he’ll have all of our affection and warmth for a return as soon as possible, even stronger than before,” said Sterlacchini.
“This track is certainly not a particularly favourable one for us, but we still put in a good performance, although we know we are struggling a bit with the soft tyre.
“As confirmed on other tracks, when the front tyre becomes a limiting factor, we have to work a bit harder. This is an aspect which, compared with our competitors, we still need to grow and keep working on.”
Sunday’s Grand Prix of Germany at the Sachsenring gets underway at 10:00pm AEST.
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