Ogura to miss Aragon MotoGP after hand surgery
ALCAÑIZ, Spain: Japanese rider Ai Ogura, who is third in the MotoGP world championship standings, has undergone successful surgery on a hand injury, his team Aprilia-Trackhouse said Thursday.
Japanese MotoGP rider Ai Ogura, currently third in the championship, will miss the upcoming Aragon Grand Prix after undergoing successful surgery on a hand injury, his team Aprilia-Trackhouse announced on Thursday. The 25-year-old, who is in his second MotoGP season, suffered the injury while motocross riding in Japan. His left thumb fracture has been plated, and his condition will be assessed over the weekend before a rehabilitation plan is put in place.
While the team hopes Ogura will be fit for the San Marino Grand Prix, which begins in 15 days, it is too early to confirm his availability for that event. Ogura currently trails championship leader Jorge Martin by just 37 points with 10 races remaining in the season. However, he will miss the Aragon Grand Prix, following his crash at Silverstone in the previous race.
This is Ogura's first top-class MotoGP victory, achieved in the Dutch Grand Prix in June, and he has also secured three other podium finishes this year. His team-mate Marco Bezzecchi is second in the standings, six points ahead of Ogura, while Marc Marquez occupies the fourth position, three points behind Trackhouse's Ogura.
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