Reigning MotoGP champion Jorge Martin will return to action at this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix after injury woes.
Martin missed the first three races of the 2025 season following a pre-season testing crash, where he suffered a complex fracture of the radius and scaphoid on his left hand.
While recovering from these injuries, in training he suffered an ipsilateral calcaneal fracture before undergoing surgery on 25th February.
Aprilia confirmed that the 27-year-old will feature at the race weekend, but whether he will participate the whole weekend is unclear.
“I have a great desire to be back on the track and I’m happy to at least be able to try and race in Qatar,” said Martin, in a press release sent by Aprilia ahead of the Qatar GP.
“The goal will be to build up a bit of confidence with the RS-GP25 and to begin to turn some laps. I don’t know how my physical fitness will be – undoubtedly not 100%.
“We’ll try to do our best and to improve gradually. Physically, I’m not even sure I’ll be able to finish the race, but if we can manage, it will be a victory because that will mean that I’m beginning to recover.
“We need to take one step at a time to try and get back to our normal level as soon as possible.”
Martin’s outing at Qatar marks the first time he has ridden the RS-GP since the February pre-season test in Malaysia.
It is understood that if Martin opts out of the weekend, test rider Lorenzo Savadori will likely fill in for the Spaniard once again.
“I have a great desire to be back on the track and I’m happy to at least be able to try and race in Qatar,” stated Martin.
“The goal will be to build up a bit of confidence with the RS-GP25 and to begin to turn some laps.
“I don’t know how my physical fitness will be – undoubtedly not 100%. We’ll try to do our best and to improve gradually.
“Physically, I’m not even sure I’ll be able to finish the race, but if we can manage [to do so] it will be a victory because that will mean that I’m beginning to recover.
“We need to take one step at a time to try and get back to our normal level as soon as possible.”
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