Macau GP 2019: Major crash leaves three in hospital as Michael Rutter awarded grand prix win

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The Macau Grand Prix has been cancelled after a major crash which left three riders in hospital saw the race red flagged.

Daniel Kruger, Didier Grams, Erno Kostamo, Michael Sweeney, Phillip Crowe and Derek Shiels were all involved in the incident. Kruger, Kostamo and Shiels were taken to hospital but all three are reported to be conscious and without life-threatening injury.

The race was cancelled and will not be re-run, and although initial reports suggested there would be no result, officials later decided to award the race victory to the leader after the first completed lap, Michael Rutter.

Rutter was overtaken during the second lap by his teammate Peter Hickman, who was leading the race at the time of the crash, but Hickman was instead awarded second place with David Johnson third.