Jorge Martin faces further injury problems ahead of the 2026 MotoGP season and the first official test in Malaysia.
The 2024 champion was hoping to have an injury-free season in 2026, after his rookie year. Aprilia In the year In 2025, it was ruined by accidents and multiple surgeries.
however, Motorsport.com reported that Martin To overcome two more surgeries during the winter In the year Damages in 2025.
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The first was for the scaphoid in his left hand, which he broke in a crash at the Sepang pre-season test last year. The second was for the right collarbone, after it was broken Martin collided with his Aprilia teammate Marco Bezecchi In Motegi.
Although Martin returned to RS-GP after both injuries, he never fully recovered. It was believed that he was making good progress, but the Spaniard decided to do more surgeries to restore the correct one.
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As a result of the surgeries, Martin has been ruled out of the first official test of the 2026 season at Sepang.
Responding to the news RedditMotoGP fans could not sympathize with the Aprilia rider, as he suffered many times on the sidelines and away from the action.
“I’m so sorry for him at this point,” said one fan, while another said, “Totally agree. How unlucky can a guy be? I hope he picks it up again this season.”
“Considering by his own admission he’s been in a very dark place and didn’t think he’d survive this past year, it’s heartbreaking,” one user said.
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Some fans were skeptical about his season, with one writing: “Looks like he might be starting 2026 on the back foot. Again. Here’s hoping he doesn’t find a way to aggravate the injury through training or anything else.”
Another even questioned his future in MotoGP: “It will be interesting to see where he signs up for 2027, his future looks doubtful indeed.
Finally, one user expressed the seriousness of the injury: “This is why scaphoid and shoulder injuries are so dangerous and devastating. It’s been almost a year and the effects are still there.”
“We saw with Maverick, Mark said his recovery was complicated. I hope he only returns when Martin is fully healthy. And reading this, I hope Mark doesn’t rush things on his shoulders either.”
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George Martin was worried he would never ride again after his injury woes in 2025.
Matt Oxley felt ‘something was off’ with Martin. He couldn’t believe how long it took him to recover before returning to Valencia and his shoulder injury with Motegi. Certainly, he suffered another costly failure.
It is a very harmful situation for the Spaniard. Martin had one of his worst MotoGP title defences. In the year In 2025, and he is already on the back foot in 2026.
Martin never thought of retirement He had a nightmare at the time of his injury, but he was worried about never riding again due to the severity of the accident.
The Gresini rider joined Fermin Aldeguer on the sidelines in Malaysia after suffering a serious leg injury in training. Martin hopes to make a full recovery and have a strong year with Aprilia in 2026.
