Martín hopes to return to training in three weeks, with Mugello in mind

The Pramac team rider from Madrid suffered a chilling crash just minutes from the end of the third free practice session in Portimao that forced him to miss Sunday’s race. Martín was removed from the track on a stretcher and taken to the medical center of the circuit itself, conscious at all times. From there, a helicopter evacuated him to Faro Hospital to carry out the pertinent examinations and rule out any internal injury.

After detecting fractures that required surgery, the initial plan was to undergo surgery on Monday, but the doctors stopped him due to the very strong blow the pilot received to the head and kept him under observation.

The medical staff at Faro Hospital found a fracture in the first metacarpal of the thumb of the right hand, the medial malleolus of the right ankle and a small fracture in the fifth metacarpal of the left hand, but Doctor Mir ‘s team in Barcelona Further tests also confirmed that the scaphoid and triquetrum of the right hand were affected, as well as the tibial plateau and the head of the femur of the left leg.

Finally, Martín underwent a triple operation on Wednesday afternoon on the thumb of his right hand, on the tibial malleolus of his right foot and on his left knee, which he said will be the one that will take the most recovery time.

Discarded for the Spanish Grand Prix in Jerez that takes place next week in Jerez –it is confirmed that Tito Rabat will replace him–, his presence in the next MotoGP event in France from May 14 to 16 is more than doubtful.

The rider himself explained to Motorsport.com that the plan is to return to training in three weeks, so he would arrive there practically without being able to train for a month. Therefore, the goal is to return to Mugello in the last weekend of May.

Ducati appointed Rabat to replace Martín in the Pramac team at the Spanish Grand Prix and would also be available for Le Mans, but it remains to be seen if he will repeat there or they will choose to go up to the brand’s tester Michele Pirro .