Injured MotoGP champion Jorge Martin launched from Qatar hospital

Injured MotoGP world champion Jorge Martin has been launched from hospital in Qatar as plans for a return to Europe take form.

In an announcement from his Aprilia staff on Sunday, it was introduced that Martin “has been discharged from Hamad Normal Hospital and can stay in Qatar for a number of extra days till his medical situation stabilises.

“As quickly as his situation permits, an assisted flight might be organised to return [him] to Europe,” the assertion concluded.

Martin broke 11 ribs and sustained a pneumothorax in his accident throughout final weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, which included being struck by rival rider Fabio di Giannantonio.

The Losail occasion was Martin’s first race of 2025 following accidents picked up earlier than the season started.

Whereas his launch from hospital comes slightly sooner than anticipated, the truth that he’ll stay in Qatar for an additional few days is not any shock. As reported final week, flying is known to be a difficulty given the character of the Spaniard’s newest accidents. This explains the reference to an assisted flight for Martin, who might be out of motion for round three months.

In different MotoGP information, Honda has confirmed that its manufacturing unit squad will subject Aleix Espargaro as a wildcard rider at subsequent weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix.

The Jerez spherical will mark Espargaro’s first race outing since retiring from full-time motion on the finish of 2024, when he was a manufacturing unit Aprilia rider. Since stepping down from that position, Espargaro has labored for Honda as a check rider.

Espargaro will line up alongside fellow manufacturing unit riders Joan Mir and Luca Marini because the Japanese producer appears to construct on a robust begin to the season and reap the benefits of a circuit that ought to go well with the RC213V.