Jorge Martin will miss the remainder of the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend as a result of the injuries he sustained in his heavy FP3 crash on Saturday morning.
Martin went down hard at Turn 7 while on an out-lap in the closing minutes of FP3, causing him to roll through the gravel before eventually coming to rest.
He found himself unable to walk away from the scene of the incident, causing the session to be red flagged as an ambulance made its way to treat the injured Martin.
The ’18 Moto3 world champion remained conscious as he was brought to the medical centre for checks following the accident, though it was found he had suffered a head, right hand and ankle contusion-forcing him to head for the local hospital for further tests.
His injuries mean he will have to miss the remainder of the Portuguese GP weekend and instead turn his focus to being fit for the Spanish GP at Jerez in two weeks time.
Martin has experienced a rather up-and-down maiden MotoGP campaign so far in ’21, having struggled for outright speed and race management in the season opening Qatar GP where he finished 15th despite making a lightning start that saw him move from 14th to fourth at the start.
He then improved significantly in the following weeks Doha GP at the same Losail International Circuit venue, marching to a maiden pole position in only his second race weekend in the premier class before taking third and a debut rostrum after leading 18 laps the following day.
Martin came into Saturday at the Portuguese GP 22nd in the timesheets after failing to put in a time attack during FP2, only managing to move up to 19th owing to a lap in the early phase of FP3.
Takaaki Nakagami is another rider to have suffered injuries so far this weekend, the LCR Honda racer having sustained a contusion on his collarbone as a result of a fearsome get-off at Turn 1 during FP2.
Nakagami managed to return to the track following a visit to the track medical centre and post a time fast enough for tenth overnight, though slipped to 19th overall by the end of FP3 after having to head off for a pain killer injection at the mid-point of the test.
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