Just days after sustaining a fractured right radius in a frightening high speed crash at Phillip Island, the Aprilia star will test his broken wrist in Friday’s opening session
Jorge Martin has been given the green light to take part in Free Practice 1 at the PETRONAS Sepang International Circuit on Friday morning, following a medical check on Thursday that cleared the Aprilia Racing rider to ride.
The decision comes less than a week after Martin’s violent Phillip Island Sprint crash, which left him with a non displaced fracture of the distal radius in his right wrist and immediately cast doubt over his participation in the PETRONAS Grand Prix of Malaysia.
Despite the expected recovery timeline for that kind of injury, Martin will roll out for FP1 and then make a call on whether he can continue through the weekend.
“First of all, I’m good. I could be much worse after that crash,” Martin said. “I feel grateful to be here, to be able to try after only 5 days since I broke my radius.”
The Spaniard admitted the stakes of the 2026 championship have played a major role in his accelerated return. With four Grands Prix in the next five weeks, time is not on the side of any rider trying to heal in the middle of a title push.
“If I wasn’t in the fight for the championship, I would have my arm in a cast and wait 4 or 5 weeks. That was the normal therapy,” he said. “The process of the bone is what it is, and it’s still not healed, it’s broken, so I will ride with a broken wrist.”
Martin arrives at Round 19 trailing World Championship leader Marc Marquez by 10 points, keeping the pressure firmly on a rider already managing pain and limited strength.
“To be fit is the first step. To ride is another big step. After riding, I will decide if I continue or not during the weekend,” Martin said. “I want to race, I want to see if I’m competitive.”
While Martin says his mobility and strength are improving each day, he is realistic about what Sepang might look like compared to his form in Australia before the crash.
“I don’t feel I can be as competitive as I was in Australia,” he said. “I’m going to go day by day.”
MotoGP’s medical team will review Martin again after FP1, with his continuation for the remainder of the Malaysian Grand Prix weekend to be determined by how he feels on the bike.
