Jorge Martin cleared for Friday practice at Malaysian MotoGP after wrist fracture
NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 29, 2026
Martin cleared
Martin returned to action in Malaysia after passing his pre-event medical check at Sepang and being cleared for Friday practice at the Malaysian MotoGP. The Aprilia rider got back on his Aprilia RS-GP on Friday morning and still had to get through more medical clearance before his status for the rest of the weekend could be settled. He was due to be reviewed again after FP1, and the final call was tied to his condition after another fitness test following Friday practice. MotoGP medical chief Dr. Angel Charte and Aprilia left that decision open until the checks were complete.
The clearance came after a difficult stretch for Martin, who fractured his right wrist in a crash during the Phillip Island Sprint. He was ruled out of the Australian Grand Prix after that incident, then worked through the recovery process long enough to get back on track in Sepang. The return to practice matters because it gives him a chance to keep himself in the title fight while the season reaches its final stages. It also shows how quickly the situation changed from a crash that ended one race weekend to a medical pathway that allowed him to ride again at the next event.
Crash damage details
Martin’s crash was a heavy one, and the medical findings that followed gave a clear picture of what he was dealing with. He went down at 211 km/h at Turn 8, and the impact broke his right wrist. Further CT scans ruled out a second forearm fracture, which narrowed the injury to the wrist area. The scans also confirmed that the radius injury is non-displaced, a detail that matters in assessing how the bone is positioned and how the recovery can be managed.
The same impact also aggravated an old ulnar injury in that wrist and caused post-traumatic inflammation. That combination explains why the medical process remained cautious even after the first round of tests. A rider can get a clear early update and still need more checks before returning to the bike, and that is the path Martin followed. He had to prove he was fit enough to ride on Thursday, then clear another test after Friday practice before his final Sepang status would be decided. That left the weekend open in stages rather than all at once, with each medical step shaping what he could do next on track.
Title chase continues
Martin’s return matters because the title race is still very much alive. He goes into the closing stretch 10 points behind Marc Marquez, with four rounds and 148 points left in the championship. That gap leaves room for a swing in either direction, and every session from here carries extra weight. A rider in that position needs track time, clean medical results and enough pace to keep pressure on the front of the standings. Friday practice in Malaysia gave Martin the first part of that equation back.
The weekend also sits in the shadow of what happened in Australia. Martin was ruled out of the Australian Grand Prix after the Phillip Island crash, and then the race itself was canceled because low visibility prevented the medical helicopter from operating. No points were awarded after the cancellation, which means the title picture stayed unchanged from that round. Martin’s path back into the fight now depends on what he can do in Malaysia and what follows in the remaining races. The fact that he was cleared to ride at all is an important step after the wrist fracture, but the larger story remains the same, he is chasing time, points and a way to stay close to Marquez as the championship winds down.
