Martin injured again, taken to hospital after Qatar GP crash
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has suffered a chest trauma and will be taken to hospital following his crash in the Qatar Grand Prix. This was the Spaniard’s first race weekend of the season after missing the first three of the year due to a pre-season training injury. He was running well down the […]
Jorge Martin makes progress in track return, Aprilia struggles
Defending world champion Jorge Martin enjoyed a thoroughly successful first day aboard the factory Aprilia RS-GP in Qatar. The Spaniard was upbeat following his comeback Friday that panned out as well he realistically could have hoped. But what might have given him pause for thought – after coming down from the high – was the […]
Jorge Martin confirms MotoGP return from injury at Qatar GP
The factory Aprilia team has confirmed that MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin will return from injury at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix. Martin, who has missed the first three weekends of the year following a pre-season Supermoto training accident, had already expressed his desire to return to action in Doha when he visited the paddock at the […]
Injured Jorge Martin was scared he might «never ride again»
World champion Jorge Martin revealed that he was afraid he might never ride again during the lowest moments of his current injury layoff. Martin crashed in a pre-season training ride and will not attempt to race for his new team, Aprilia, until the next (and fourth) event of the season in Qatar. He did however […]
Ducati key in denying Aprilia test for Martin before Qatar return
Ducati general manager Gigi Dall’Igna has hit out at his Aprilia counterparts for how they revealed their request to allow world champion Jorge Martin to test aboard his MotoGP bike ahead of his return from injury. Senior Aprilia figures Paolo Bonora (team manager) and Massimo Rivola (CEO) first raised the proposal of a mid-season change […]
How advice from Marquez is helping Martin recover from injury
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin says input from rival Marc Marquez was significant in helping him not to rush his recovery or his return to action. Having missed most of pre-season testing due to an accident in Sepang, Martin has also been absent from the first three rounds of the 2025 season following a […]
Martin sets sights on Qatar MotoGP return after medical ok
After traveling to the United States to support his team from the pit box for the first time this season at the MotoGP Americas Grand Prix at COTA, Jorge Martin received a positive medical check-up with hopes to return to the track as soon as Qatar. The check-up was conducted Tuesday morning by Dr. Xavier […]
Marquez supports eventual rule change allowing injured MotoGP riders to test before comeback
Marc Marquez is in favour of allowing MotoGP riders to test their current bike before returning from an injury — but does not want the rule to be introduced right now. During last weekend’s Argentina Grand Prix, Aprilia lodged a special request to allow its star rider Jorge Martin to test his RS-GP before making […]
Davide Tardozzi lukewarm on rival Aprilia’s request for a Jorge Martin test
Ducati boss Davide Tardozzi has said the Italian factory will not agree to Aprilia’s request for Jorge Martin to test his MotoGP bike ahead of a mooted return from injury at next month’s Qatar Grand Prix. On Friday, Aprilia revealed it will ask other manufacturers to agree to a regulation change allowing the reigning world […]