He spent Sunday night at the Hamad General Hospital, located in Doha, after having suffered a strong accident in the MotoGP Qatar GP. The Spanish pilot of Aprilia must remain under observation for several days in the hospital in the capital of the Arabic country. The 2024 world champion has been diagnosed with a pneumothorax with a slight pleural inflammation that will require the use of a drain with aspiration. In addition, doctors have detected a total of 11 fractures in the ribs on the right side of the corridor, eight affect the posterior costal arches, from the first to the eighth rib; and three affect the side arches, from the seventh to the novena.
Martín suffered the hard impact on curve 13 of the layout, more than 150km/h, nine laps from the end. The Madrid lost control of the RS-GP25 when somewhat long left on the path and step on the escape: he fell on the picnado piano and was dragged a few meters by the asphalt. The Italian Fabio Digiannantonio (Ducati VR46), who rolled just behind him, could not dodge him and hit him with the motorcycle on his back. He avoided the outrage for the hairs, according to his own story. The Spanish pilot was lying for several minutes in the site of the incident, unable to get up despite the help of the commissioners and doctors of the contest. After a first exploration in the medical center of the Portuguese circuit, where he was diagnosed with a thoracic trauma and the pneumothorax, he was immediately transferred by medicalized helicopter to the hospital in Doha.
“No traumatic alterations have been detected in the brain, the cervical column or in the abdominal organs,” they pointed out from Aprilia after the first night of the pilot under observation. “Thank God, this could have been much worse,” Martin wrote in his first public communication through his social networks. Already at first, extremities were also discarded, which Martín had played after having suffered two accidents in less than 20 days in a black preseason. Together with the rest of the companions in the Thailand GP, and his convalescence was extended to the fourth test of the course in Qatar.
The weekend under the spotlights of Lusil was positive until everything was twisted in the Grand Prix this Sunday. Despite the strong pain and fatigue, Martín had been able sprint on Saturday and signing the fourteenth place in the timed, still far from its best way to the accumulation of injuries and the lack of adaptation to its new team and motorcycle.
After the two operations in the hand of February, with respect to the rest of the grill, a notable handicap in the face of the absolute ignorance of the Noale factory group dynamics and the little understanding with the Italian machine. Before his return in Qatar, the Madrid had only completed 13 laps with the RS-GP25, from which he had been far away.
Martín’s colleagues soon sent their messages to support the corridor. “A lot of strength Jorge! Without words, I just want you to get out of this bad streak as soon as possible. Much encouragement!” Wrote Marc Márquez, winner of the test and World Cup leader. “Come on Jorge! You are great,” said Pecco Bagnaia, his great rival for the title last year.
Digiannantonio acknowledged after the race that the impact with Spanish on the ground was the greatest scare of his life. “I get chicken skin. It has been the worst I have seen in my life, a very bad fall,” the Italian acknowledged. “It is a very fast curve, and I did not have the opportunity to go anywhere, so I have touched him … when they have told me that it was fine has been the best news of the day,” added the VR46 Racing team pilot.
