Reigning champion Jorge Martin had a nightmare return to MotoGP after the Aprilia rider suffered a crash at Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix that injured his lung and ribs.
Martin was competing at his first Grand Prix weekend after lacking the opening three rounds following a crash in pre-season testing that fractured his foot and hand.
The Spaniard went down on Sunday on the kerb on flip 11 beneath the lights on the Lusail Worldwide Circuit and struggled to get again on his ft earlier than being taken to the medical centre.
“Jorge Martin underwent a CT scan that confirmed a rise within the pneumothorax, this can make it crucial to put a drainage in aspiration,” Aprilia mentioned in a press release.
“The rider should stay beneath statement for a number of days within the hospital till the pneumothorax resolves. The ultimate examination exhibits, additionally, six fractures on the suitable posterior arches from one to 6.”
Aprilia didn’t give a possible timeline for Martin’s return, with the following spherical in two weeks’ time on residence turf on the Spanish Grand Prix.
“Efficiency strikes to the again burner at the moment and our ideas are with Jorge at this tough interval. We stand with him,” mentioned Aprilia CEO Massimo Rivola.
Ducati’s Marc Marquez received the race in Qatar to increase his lead over his youthful brother Alex within the rider’s championship to 18 factors.
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