Jorge Martin to return to Spain on Saturday on a medical flight from Qatar
Jorge Martín has spent the last 11 days in Doha following the pneumothorax he suffered after crashing in the MotoGP Qatar Grand Prix. The reigning world champion had completed 13 laps of the grand prix in Qatar when he crashed and, unfortunately, was left lying in the middle of the track, vulnerable to the pack […]
Injured MotoGP champion Jorge Martin released from Qatar hospital
Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been released from hospital in Qatar as plans for a return to Europe take shape. In a statement from his Aprilia team on Sunday, it was announced that Martin “has been discharged from Hamad General Hospital and will remain in Qatar for a few more days until his […]
Jorge Martin faces at least two weeks in Qatar hospital
Newly injured world champion Jorge Martin may be forced to spend at least two weeks resting in hospital in Qatar before he can return home to Spain. Initial indications are that he will be out for around three months. The Spaniard, who had only just made a return to MotoGP action after recovering from the […]
Fabio Di Giannantonio horrified hitting a fallen Jorge Martin in Qatar crash
Hitting Jorge Martin, following the injured world champion’s fall in the Qatar Grand Prix was according to Team VR46’s Fabio Di Giannantonio, “the worst scene of my life”. The Italian Ducati rider was extremely close to Martin, making it difficult to avoid hitting the Spanish rider when he lost control of his Aprilia exiting the […]
Martin suffers eight rib fractures in Qatar GP crash
Reigning MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has suffered a chest trauma and eight fractured ribs in a 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 field when he lost […]
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 […]