Reigning MotoGP champion Martin will miss Thai GP due to new injury

Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will sit out this week’s Thailand Grand Prix after struggling a fracture throughout coaching, Motorsport.com has discovered.

Martin is known to have damaged his left hand on Monday, simply days earlier than he was due to participate within the opening spherical of the season at Buriram. He’s now set to bear an operation on Tuesday.

The Spaniard was already recovering from the accidents he had sustained in a horrific highside on the opening day of pre-season testing at Sepang earlier this month. On that event, he had suffered fractures to his proper hand and left foot.

After spending 24 hours underneath statement for a extreme blow to the pinnacle, Martin travelled to Barcelona, the place he underwent surgical procedure by Dr. Xavier Mir on 7 February.

Martin’s entourage had assured Motorsport.com that he was doing effectively and making ready to journey to Thailand on Tuesday with the purpose of passing the medical examination on Thursday and collaborating in first follow on Friday.

Nevertheless, Motorsport.com has now discovered that Martin picked up an damage on Monday morning and might want to have a direct operation achieved.

Along with his newest damage, the Spanish rider won’t be able to contest the Buriram race. It’s unclear how lengthy it might take for him to finish a full restoration.

The left-hand fracture completes a fraught winter break for Martin, who had signed a multi-million greenback deal to steer Aprilia’s MotoGP programme after successful the 2024 title with Pramac Ducati.

Martin acquired his first likelihood to pattern the Aprilia RS-GP within the Barcelona take a look at in November, however he had solely accomplished a dozen laps at Sepang in February when he was violently thrown off the bike at Flip 2.

Aprilia was keen to let Martin deal with the primary few rounds of the season as an extension of his take a look at programme, however the damage on Monday has dealt one other blow to his 2025 marketing campaign.

Aprilia might name in its take a look at rider Lorenzo Savadori to substitute for Martin on the Thai GP. The Noale-based model had beforehand drafted the 31-year-old in ultimately week’s Buriram take a look at to accrue helpful mileage with the RS-GP.