Update on Jorge Martin: No injury to the ulna, no surgery required

Jorge Martin offers some reassurance following his heavy crash in the Sprint race – just a fracture of the radius, but not the ulna – no surgery currently planned in Spain

Encouraging news for Jorge Martin. The Aprilia rider crashed during the Sprint at the Australian Grand Prix whilst battling with Marc Marquez (Ducati) on the eighth lap in the fast right-hand Turn 8.

Martin sustained an injury to his right forearm in the crash. An X-ray at the Medical Centre on Phillip Island revealed a fracture of the radius near the wrist.

Initially, it was unclear whether he had also injured his ulna. Martin was therefore taken to a hospital in Melbourne. A CT scan was to provide precise information on the extent of the injury.

Had the ulna also been affected, Martin would have flown to Spain immediately to undergo surgery. Fortunately, this is not the case, as the Aprilia team announced on Sunday morning.

A statement from the team reads: “The only confirmed injury is a non-displaced fracture of the radius near the wrist. As a result, he will not be returning to Spain for the time being.”

Martin will undergo the necessary medical treatment over the coming days. This will determine whether he can compete at the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang next weekend.

“We’re relieved, as he’s doing well given the circumstances,” team manager Paolo Bonora told MotoGP.com on Sunday afternoon. “We’ll be keeping a close eye on things over the next few days.”

“We’ll see how his condition develops day by day. But to be honest, he seemed to be in quite good spirits this morning. So that’s quite positive news for us.”

The Italian confirmed that no operation is planned: “No, at the moment it doesn’t look as though an operation is absolutely necessary. So that’s quite welcome news.”

“We just have to wait and see how the situation develops now. But as I said: seeing Jorge this morning was really encouraging and positive for us.”

And will Martin be on the grid in Malaysia next weekend? “We’ll be working towards that,” says Bonora. “Absolutely, we’ll be working towards it. And he’s the first to be fighting for that goal.”

“But we just have to wait for the medical updates. We’re just engineers. So we have to go by the medical reports and his state of health. But we’re quite confident in that regard.”

The injury came at the worst possible time of the season, as Australia marked the start of the only triple-header of the 2026 MotoGP season. After Malaysia, the calendar features the race in Qatar, which has been postponed until the autumn.

Due to his crash in the sprint race and Marquez’s simultaneous victory, Martin lost the championship lead. He is now ten championship points behind the Ducati rider. With Malaysia, Qatar, Portugal and Valencia still to come, there are four race weekends remaining.