Jorge Martin confirms desire to leave Aprilia for ...

Aprilia rider Jorge Martin confirmed his need to go away the Italian marque on the finish of the 2025 MotoGP season, having damaged his silence on Thursday.

As exclusively revealed by Autosport, Martin advised Aprilia administration that he meant to go away on the finish of this 12 months regardless of solely becoming a member of the crew for 2025. 

That is based mostly on a contractual clause which permits him to stroll away after spherical six of 2025 – Le Mans – if he’s not in rivalry for the MotoGP title.

His season-long accidents, which have saved him out of all rounds however Qatar, have made the state of affairs sophisticated with Aprilia arguing that it makes the clause inapplicable. It maintained its agency stance that Martin’s two-year contract stays legitimate. 

However having stayed silent on the state of affairs since information broke out, Martin has now launched an announcement on social media to share “a transparent clarification about my state of affairs”.

“At no level have I breached the contract,” Martin, who clinched final 12 months’s title with Pramac Ducati, stated.

“After we signed it, I agreed with Aprilia that if sure circumstances weren’t met, I’d reserve the best to determine my future for 2026. This was a necessary situation for me to just accept the contract supply at the moment.

“Once I determined final 12 months to alter producers, one in all my key necessities was to check the bike in actual circumstances and perceive the crew’s dynamic and dealing strategies. That method, I may really feel assured in signing for 2 years as a substitute of 1, and that’s why we included this situation.

“Confronted with the necessity to decide by a date set within the contract, I’ve chosen to train my proper to be launched for the 2026 season. I’ve all the time achieved so with respect, readability, and the only real intention of taking management of my future as knowledgeable athlete.

“Sadly, the circumstances attributable to the crashes – whereas they don’t alter the settlement – have influenced this section. That’s why I’ve all the time been open to dialogue with Aprilia about extending this analysis interval to a sure variety of grand prix races ranging from my return.

“The objective is for each events to offer one another a second probability and really feel snug earlier than making a call for 2026.”

Martin, sustaining a non-confrontational tone in direction of the producer, emphasised his respect for the crew which is at present third within the standings after seven rounds.

Jorge Martin, Aprilia Racing

Photograph by: Aprilia Racing

“I’ve all the time been trustworthy with Aprilia,” he added. “I worth the bike, the crew, and the trouble of everybody concerned within the challenge. All I ask is for my needs and the spirit of what we agreed upon to be revered.

“There isn’t a battle or blame. I simply need to have the ability to look forward with readability after going via very tough moments and a critical harm, and proceed giving my finest on and off the monitor.”

The 27-year-old made his MotoGP debut in 2021 with the Pramac crew below a Ducati contract.

Ducati had promised to advertise him to its manufacturing unit crew twice, each for 2023 and 2026, however didn’t ship on both event.

On 2 June final 12 months, in Mugello, Ducati knowledgeable Martin that six-time champion Marc Marquez had been chosen from Gresini as a substitute.

Martin subsequently determined to go away Pramac, which had provided him two extra years as Ducati’s third official rider, and be a part of Aprilia for this season. Honda is known to be an choice for 2026.