George Martin
The 27-year-old moved to Noale in 2025 after missing out on a factory Ducati ride as the Borgo Pangale outfit decided to sign Marc Marquez instead. Martin In the year He believed he could join Ducati in 2023 and 2024 after battling for the top spot with satellite team Pramac.
But Martin will start just seven of the 22 Grands Prix of the 2025 season as he suffers injury after injury. The worst happened when Martin suffered a hemopneumothorax and broke 11 ribs in Qatar, challenging him to reconsider his commitment to performing. Aprilia.
Martin informed Aprilia Le Mans of his intention to terminate his contractas he scored a performance clause in the final round of May’s French Grand Prix. Aprilia refused to accept Martin’s exit clause.But his lack of action due to injury made it pointless.
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George Martin now sees Marco Bezecic’s 2025 British Grand Prix victory as a positive.
In the midst of their argument, Martin agreed to a three-year contract with Honda.But the Japanese crew did not formalize it due to Apria’s request to remain in Noale until 2026. After Honda terminated their contract, Martin agreed to stay at Aprilia. And later stayed Luca Marini.
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Marco Bezecchi As Martin tried to leave the team, the RS-GP25 was starting to show what it could achieve in his first year with Aprilia. Yamaha rider Fabio Quattararo retired at Silverstone and saw Bezecci win the British Grand Prix. For the first time for nine platforms all year.
Bezecchi’s honor brought mixed feelings for Martin, but he said he “didn’t like” seeing his new team-mate succeed at Silverstone at a time when he was trying to leave Aprilian. Martin, however, understood Bezecchi’s victory as a positive sign for Aprilia’s potential.
Martin said. The competition: “From my point of view, it was a difficult situation, because I was in some conflict with Aprilia.
“On the one hand, it was good that Apria was working, and it really encouraged me to come back because I think I can do a good job.
“I didn’t watch much of the race, because I had to spend a month without the bike, which was when Marco won at Silverstone and had some good races.
But now, for sure, I can see that it’s a great thing, and now I feel good with Aprilia and being an Aprilia racer. I’m glad that Massimo (Rivola) kept me, let’s say, and finally we went in a good direction together.
Marco Bezecchi has scored three of the four victories for the Aprilia riders in the 2025 season.
Martin beat Ducati’s Francesco Bagna to win the 2024 title, which means he takes the No 1 plate to Aprilia in 2025. The Madrid native has agreed a two-year deal with the Italian factory in June 2024 after Ducati decided to sign Marquez on a two-year deal.
But there was no success for Martin in 2025. He broke his right arm and left leg in the Sepang test, broke his left arm in Supermoto training, broke 11 ribs and suffered a hemopneumothorax in the Qatar GP, as well as breaking his collarbone in the Sprint in Japan.
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Bezecchi showed that the RS-GP25 has a lot of potential as the Italian won the Grands Prix in Portugal and Valencia as well as the Sprint Races in Misano, Mandalka and Phillip Island. Also Trackhouse rider Raul Fernandez won the Australian GP for the first time.
Martin admitted that he was “not ready” to return to QatarWhen he crashed and was hit by Fabio Di Giannantonio in the VR46. Likewise Martin returned to Valencia despite not being fully fit For the last event, because he wanted to ride on the post-season test to prepare for 2026.
Next year will be a big year for Martin beyond just looking to bounce back from a never-ending injury crisis. The MotoGP rider market will explode next season, with most drivers out of contract, and Honda hasn’t closed the door on signing Martin for 2027. Christmas.
