Jorge Martin’s eventful Friday at the Spanish MotoGP has ended with a three place grid penalty.
The factory Aprilia rider, who arrives at Jerez holding second in the world championship behind team-mate Marco Bezzecchi, began the weekend tenth fastest in FP1.
However, Martin then crashed from his RS-GP after the chequered flag, losing the front while on his way to the practice starts.
Jorge Martin’s crashed Aprilia after FP1, 2026 Spanish MotoGP.
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The 2024 MotoGP champion then suffered another fall during afternoon Practice, this time at the final corner, before securing ninth place and direct access to Saturday’s Qualifying 2.
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However, Martin has now been handed a three-place grid penalty by the FIM Stewards for riding slowly on the racing line in the final minutes of the session and “disturbing” Alex Marquez at Turns 3-4.
It is Martin’s first offence of the season. The grid penalty only applies to the grand prix, and not Saturday afternoon’s Sprint race.
Despite the incident, Alex Marquez set the fastest lap time of the day for Gresini Ducati.
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