Alex Rins has suffered a small fracture in his right ankle while motocross training on Thursday and has undergone a non-surgical medical procedure in order to recover in time for the Argentina MotoGP round next weekend, the factory Suzuki team has confirmed.

The MotoGP rookie sustained the injury while on his Suzuki motocross bike and after feeling pain in his right ankle was checked out as a precaution in a Barcelona hospital.

Doctors diagnosed a 'partial fracture of the right talus' in the Spaniard's ankle but he has avoided suffering any dislocation. Rins has not required immediate surgery and been given magnetotherapy and physiotherapy by the Spanish medical team.

The 21-year-old will need to pass a fitness test on Monday which will be set by his medical team before being given the green light to travel to Argentina and the team will give an update on his condition in due course.

Rins finished in ninth place on his MotoGP debut in Qatar for the factory Suzuki squad having stepped up from Moto2 last season. The Spaniard missed most of 2016 post-season testing after a back injury on his MotoGP debut at Valencia.

The second round of the 2017 MotoGP season is set to take place at Aut?dromo Termas de R?o Hondo in Argentina on the 7-9th April.