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Ai Ogura to miss MotoGP Aragon due to hand injury
Ai Ogura will miss the 2026 MotoGP Aragon Grand Prix due to a serious left-hand injury. The Trackhouse Aprilia rider suffered a fracture near his left thumb during a training session in Japan. Ogura is scheduled for surgery on Thursday, August 27, to address the fracture. His absence is a significant blow to his championship aspirations, as he currently sits third in the standings, trailing leader Jorge Martín by 37 points.
Trackhouse Racing has announced that Aprilia test rider Lorenzo Savadori will replace Ogura for the Aragon race weekend. Savadori will ride the RS-GP alongside Raúl Fernández.
In separate rider market news for the 2027 season, several major moves have been confirmed. Fermín Aldeguer will join the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team as a Ducati factory rider. Additionally, Izan Guevara has been signed by Prima Pramac Yamaha to compete alongside Toprak Razgatlıoğlu, marking a significant step for the Yamaha BLU CRU development program.
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Ai Ogura · Aprilia · Ducati · Fermin Aldeguer · Guenther Steiner · Honda HRC · Jorge Martin · KTM · Lorenzo Savadori · Luca Marini · MotoGP · MotorLand Aragón
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- [● 2 SOURCES] The move coincides with the introduction of 850cc motorcycles in 2027.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Marini will ride a KTM machine starting in 2027.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Luca Marini will leave the Honda HRC Castrol factory team after three seasons.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Marini replaces Enea Bastianini at Tech3.
- [● 3 SOURCES] Guenther Steiner expects Marini to contribute significantly to technical development.
- [● 3 SOURCES] The contract with Aldeguer extends through the end of the 2028 season.
- [● 2 SOURCES] Aldeguer will ride a factory-supported Ducati machine.
- [● 4 SOURCES] Fermin Aldeguer will join the Pertamina Enduro VR46 Racing Team for the 2027 season. vroom-magazine.com
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Aldeguer is the first non-Italian rider to join Valentino Rossi’s MotoGP team.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Francesco Bagnaia currently sits in eighth place in the standings, 97 points behind the leader.
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Ai Ogura will miss the Aragon Grand Prix due to a left-hand injury. www.sportal.it
- [○ 1 SOURCE] Francesco Bagnaia won his first MotoGP race with Ducati at the Aragon circuit.